Myanmar students in standoff over education law

Police prevent young activists from holding protest in Yangon over legislation they regard as restricting freedom.

Students in Myanmar are still locked in a standoff with police, who are preventing them from holding a protest in Yangon, the country’s main city.

The young activists say a new education law passed in September restricts academic freedom.

Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports from Yangon. 

Source: Al Jazeera