The lower house of the Malaysian parliament has passed amendments to the 1948 Sedition Act that have been condemned by lawyers and human rights organisations as a further assault on fundamental liberties. […]
Anti-terrorism Bill in Malaysia reintroduces indefinite detention without trial
The lower house of the Malaysian parliament has passed a controversial anti-terrorism Bill, which the government says is needed to combat the threat from Islamic extremists, but critics say is a grievous […]
Malaysian cartoonist Zunar faces nine sedition charges
The Malaysian cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Haque, better known as Zunar, has been released on bail after being charged with nine counts of sedition for allegedly insulting the judiciary in tweets about the […]
Outrage grows as Malaysian journalists are arrested over article about Islamic law
Outrage is growing in Malaysia over the continued wave of arrests, which has now extended to the media. Three editors from The Malaysian Insider (TMI) news portal were arrested yesterday, and executives […]
Malaysian lawyer in detention over comments about Islamic law
Malaysian lawyer Eric Paulsen (pictured left) is being detained after his arrest today under the Sedition Act for tweeting remarks about hudud (the Islamic penal code), which the government in the northern […]
Severe flooding forces mass evacuations in Malaysia
Flooding in Kelantan. Photo by Bernama. Nearly 110,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in five states of peninsular Malaysia as the worst floods in decades hit the country. Further heavy […]
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