The idea of self expression is an inherent moral freedom which is so lost in many corners of the world, even in our western society which we may define as ‘democratic’ there are those who are lost between the bureaucratic and judicial processes.
History shows us the written documentation of those who we define to have power, but to place things in perspective they are but the tip of the historic iceberg of humanity.
To loose your voice is to loose your liberty, be it on social, religious or political grounds.
But who defines if you actually have that voice?