Why do they protest?

Burma’s leading student activist groups ( 88 generation students and Generation Wave) and nearly 1,000 supporters urge the government to abolish and amend restrictive laws that make it difficult to organize protests on 5th January 2014 near Sule pagoda in Yangon. I got a doubt concerning the transforming process for democracy of my country. 

An aerial view of protesters gathering at a sit-in to urge the government to abolish or amend undemocratic laws and regulations. (Photo: JPaing /The Irrawaddy)

 

Also in attendance at the sit in was Khaing Maung Yi, a member of Parliament from the National Democratic Force (NDF) party, who stands with a poster. (JPaing / The Irrawaddy)