Rubaid Ahmed

Does the Freedom of Your Nation Set You Free?

May 28, 2024

Civil Liberties

“National freedom” is a nation's ability to govern itself without external control. And we all know how many nations celebrate an independence day of some kind.  But when it comes to individual liberty, what do national freedom and “independence” mean? Does the collective independence of any nation ensure freedom for all of its people? Are there cases where national freedom has been used to suppress individual liberties? Here’s a specific incident to chew on: In 2022, the Italian embassy refused to issue visas to the Bangladesh chess team for the FIDE World Junior (U-20) Chess