For the past month or so,
students have been protesting and fighting against the new education law in
Letpadan, Myanmar. As the students are making their point and sit in front of
police barricades, they're being violently treated by police- chased down,
being hit and kicked. As said in the article, it's sickening to see this police
brutality, and it should raise attention on an international level. The
government says [regarding the new education law], "its reforms will give universities more autonomy
and allow for an independent body to coordinate their functions."
(Mooney) The students only wish for academic freedom and more a democratic
education. The protestors also say they feel as
though the government failed to keep their word. It’s crazy to see how such
protests for freedom within education can happen, and authorities act in such a
negative way towards it. This also reminds us not to take our education in the
US for granted, since it’s an issue around the world.
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