Thursday, October 6, 2016

A sleepy tourist unplugged a loudspeaker playing religious music in Myanmar — now he’s headed to prison

A sleepy tourist unplugged a loudspeaker playing religious music in Myanmar — now he’s headed to prison
In numerous countries around the world, unplugging a speaker blasting religious music would be considered a harmless -- though potentially offensive -- act. In Burma, where insulting a religion is prosecutable offense, it's the kind of behavior that can land you in prison. Klaas Haytema is the latest illustration of how seriously the conservative, southeast Asian country […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/10/06/a-sleepy-tourist-unplugged-a-loudspeaker-playing-religious-music-in-myanmar-now-hes-headed-to-prison/

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