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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 23:43:41 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Infographs on media coverage of upcoming Malaysian elections]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2013/05/02/media_coverage_infographs/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A series of infographs illustrates the findings of the Watching the Watchdog project, monitoring media coverage of the upcoming general elections.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 11:39:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2013/05/02/media_coverage_infographs/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Ensure fair media coverage in Malaysia's elections]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2013/05/02/elections_media_coverage/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As Malaysians go to the polls on 5 May 2013, the Southeast Asian Press Alliance is concerned that voters are being denied their rights to fair and credible sources of information. SEAPA is also concerned about incidents of intimidation of journalists in the run up to the elections.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 11:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2013/05/02/elections_media_coverage/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Watching the Watchdog: Analysis of media coverage of Malaysian elections]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2013/04/24/media_monitoring/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Malaysian voters are being deprived of fair and objective information about political parties in the General Election.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:53:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2013/04/24/media_monitoring/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Malaysia urged to drop sedition charges against opposition leader]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2013/04/10/sedition_charges/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A political opposition leader is facing sedition charges in Malaysia stemming from a statement he made in the media concerning recent violence and the role of a political party.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2013/04/10/sedition_charges/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Submissions to UN address free expression restrictions in Nigeria, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2013/03/15/widespread_censorship/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In submissions to the UN Human Rights Council, the International Publishers Association recommended ways to support the governments of Nigeria, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia to improve their records on freedom of expression.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2013/03/15/widespread_censorship/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Rights groups slam detention of Al Jazeera journalists in Malaysia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2013/02/26/aljazeera_reporters_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Three Al Jazeera journalists reporting on an armed standoff near Lahad Datu, Sabah, in Malaysia were detained and interrogated by Malaysian authorities for at least six hours on 20 February 2013. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:23:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2013/02/26/aljazeera_reporters_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - FOE Champion: 'Malaysians are tired of a broken electoral process,' says Bersih activist Ambiga Sreenevasan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/09/21/foe_champ_ambiga_sreenevesan/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ambiga Sreenevasan, co-chair of the Bersih 2.0 movement in Malaysia, talks about the challenges of organising the country’s largest public protests since independence – and the success of building a movement where Malaysians are less afraid to express themselves.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 08:32:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/09/21/foe_champ_ambiga_sreenevesan/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Tell Malaysia "Don't Change Evidence Act"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/08/15/evidence_act/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Section 114a, an amendment which has been passed by both Upper and Lower Houses, extends to practically everyone who uses any internet platform - from e-mail and social media to blogs and online media. <a href="http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/1million-malaysians-against-evidence-amendment-no2.html" target="_blank">Sign the petition</a> calling for its withdrawal.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/08/15/evidence_act/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Blogger given three-month sentence for contempt of court in Malaysia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/08/15/blogger_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A blogger has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment for breaking an order not to criticise a government minister in Malaysia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/08/15/blogger_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Free expression set back by court ruling on cartoonist's case]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/08/01/zunar_ruling/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A civil court found that Zunar's arrest had been lawful, while the continued holding of his books and artwork was not.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 08:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/08/01/zunar_ruling/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Blogger held under draconian Official Secrets Act]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/07/10/blogger_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Syed Abdullah Hussein Al-Attas was arrested as a result of a complaint by a group of 30 people over controversial posts about the Sultan of Johor.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/07/10/blogger_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Irshad Manji's new book banned, among others]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/06/06/manji_book_banned/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Human Rights Watch and the Malaysia-based Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) have criticised the government's decision to ban a book on liberal Islam by Canadian Muslim activist Irshad Manji.
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/06/06/manji_book_banned/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Book banning frenzy must end, say civil society organisations]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/06/04/book_banning/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[While there has been uproar against Irshad Manji's <em>Allah, Kebebasan dan Cinta</em> recently, the trend started much earlier with the banning of works by Karen Armstrong, Salman Rushdie, Khalil Gibran, Irvine Welsh and Iris Chang, among others.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/06/04/book_banning/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Authorities urged to drop charges against protest participants
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/05/24/protest_participants/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A criminal charge sheet obtained by media indicates that authorities will charge former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, president of the opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR); Azmin Ali, PKR deputy president; and Badrul Hisham Shaharin, a PKR activist, with disobeying judicial orders and taking part in a prohibited street protest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/05/24/protest_participants/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Media freedom is far from assured, open letter tells prime minister]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/05/17/malaysiakini_licence/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The media are exposed to censorship and violence and their independence is severely curtailed by the ruling coalition's political meddling, said RSF.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/05/17/malaysiakini_licence/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Time to rally for free and fair media, says CIJ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/05/04/cij_call_free_fair/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On World Press Freedom Day 2012, the Centre for Independent Journalism renews its call to the people to reclaim their right to a media that can play its role of bearing witness and informing society.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 13:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/05/04/cij_call_free_fair/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Journalists targeted in rally for electoral reform]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/05/02/bersih_rally/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Security forces attacked both local and foreign journalists last week with tear gas and water cannons while cracking down on a rally for electoral reform in Kuala Lumpur, reports Malaysia's Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), as well as international IFEX members.
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 15:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/05/02/bersih_rally/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Journalists assaulted, arrested while covering protest]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/04/30/journalists_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CIJ says this attack on nine journalists is an ongoing trend to prevent the media and citizen activists from reporting on police brutality.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:47:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/04/30/journalists_assaulted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Press still shackled despite amendments to law]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/04/19/pppa_amendments/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The amendments to the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 only abolished some of the heavy-handed provisions that placed too much power in the executive's hands, which should never have been allowed in the first place, CIJ argues.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:01:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/04/19/pppa_amendments/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Security bill threatens basic liberties]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/04/13/malaysia_security_bill/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The law which would replace the infamous ISA offers some reform but opens the door to a range of future abuses, Human Rights Watch said.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/04/13/malaysia_security_bill/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Ministry's show-cause letter to "The Star" unnecessary, says CIJ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/03/05/re_malaysia_cij_media/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The letter issued to the paper for publishing a photograph of singer Erykah Badu with body art that included markings with the Arabic word for "Allah", spotlights the draconian PPPA yet again.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/03/05/re_malaysia_cij_media/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Journalists assaulted while covering rally]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/03/01/journalists_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CIJ urged law enforcers to investigate the fracas at the anti-Lynas rally in Penang, and protect the right to peaceful assembly.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:46:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/03/01/journalists_assaulted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Government opposes judicial review of ban on sexual diversity festival]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/02/29/court_review_sexual_diversity_festival/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The government should drop its objection to a judicial review of the 2011 ban on the festival, which violated principles of freedom of expression and association, says Human Rights Watch.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/02/29/court_review_sexual_diversity_festival/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia - Blogger faces charges of blasphemy, apostasy after Mohammed tweets]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/saudi_arabia/2012/02/15/kashgari_deported/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Saudi blogger whose tweets about the Prophet Mohammed were deemed blasphemous and tantamount to apostasy has been deported from Malaysia back to Saudi Arabia, where he is certain to face trial and possibly the death penalty, report Malaysia's Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), Human Rights Watch and other IFEX members.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/saudi_arabia/2012/02/15/kashgari_deported/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia - Writer faces apostasy trial after Malaysia deports him back to Saudi Arabia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/saudi_arabia/2012/02/14/saudi_arabia_writer_faces/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hamza Kashgari was preparing to seek political asylum in New Zealand in light of the likely death sentence he faces in Saudi Arabia for expressing his religious views.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:43:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/saudi_arabia/2012/02/14/saudi_arabia_writer_faces/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia - Journalist flees country following detention order over tweets]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/saudi_arabia/2012/02/09/kashgari_flees_country/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hamza Kashgari posted several tweets about the birth of prophet Mohamed, and was surprised to find severe attacks on him by clergymen and some Saudi citizens who were angered by what he had written.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/saudi_arabia/2012/02/09/kashgari_flees_country/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - IFJ supports proposed electoral reporting reforms]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/02/02/electoral_reporting_reform/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The organisation supports a proposal put forward by its Malaysian affiliate in response to a call for public submissions issued by the Parliamentary Select Committee on Electoral Reforms.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/02/02/electoral_reporting_reform/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Political satirist takes government to court over "Cartoon-O-Phobia"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/01/19/zunar_suit/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Zunar (née Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque) appeared at the Kuala Lumpur High Court today for the first hearing of a civil suit brought by himself against the government and the police, in which he challenges them for his wrongful arrest and detention in September 2010.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:52:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2012/01/19/zunar_suit/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Real legal reform needs free expression and public participation, says SEAPA]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/12/16/legal_reform/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Rather than safeguarding the right to assemble, the Peaceful Assembly Act will greatly diminish people's ability to express their political opinions. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/12/16/legal_reform/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Authorities urged to allow lawyers' rally to proceed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/11/29/lawyers_march/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lawyers are marching out of concern that the freedoms of peaceful assembly and association are under threat from a proposed law.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/11/29/lawyers_march/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Government urged to ensure rights of all citizens to freedom of association, expression]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/11/10/ban_sexual_diversity_festival/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Human Rights Watch is urging the government to immediately rescind a police-imposed ban on a "sexual diversity" festival and adopt measures to protect all Malaysians from discrimination.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:11:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/11/10/ban_sexual_diversity_festival/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Broadcast ban placed on video aimed at increasing voter registration]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/09/28/video_ban/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The video was banned just days after Prime Minister Najib Razak promised renewed efforts toward creating a more democratic and liberal Malaysia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:58:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/09/28/video_ban/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - PM's promise of sweeping reforms does not extend to media freedom, says CIJ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/09/19/no_reforms/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The prime minister's minor concession in removing the requirement for an annual publishing permit in the PPPA does not address other infringements on freedom of expression within the act itself, CIJ noted.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:04:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/09/19/no_reforms/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Somalia - Malaysian journalist killed by AU forces]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2011/09/07/mohd_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Malaysian journalist was killed and another wounded after African Union (AU) forces fired on a Malaysian humanitarian convoy in Mogadishu on 2 September, report the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/somalia/2011/09/07/mohd_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - CIJ expresses concern over Home Ministry's reaction to newspaper's error]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/08/18/star_mistake/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The ministry issued "The Star" a show-cause letter after the newspaper included some non-halal eateries in its "Ramadhan delights" food supplement.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:14:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/08/18/star_mistake/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Prime minister urged to repeal PPPA and work to regain public trust in media]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/08/17/revise_pppa/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CIJ welcomes Prime Minister Najib Razak's call to review existing media censorship laws.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:26:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/08/17/revise_pppa/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Awards - Cartoonist Zunar receives award for courage]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/awards/2011/08/10/zunar_award/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Malaysian cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Ul Haque (Zunar) has fiercely resisted state censorship, deployed creative strategies to keep his cartoons alive for the Malaysian public, and courageously fought all the institutions of state power that have worked against him. Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI) presented its annual Award for Courage in Editorial Cartooning to Zunar on 7 July at a ceremony in St. Petersburg, U.S.
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:33:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/awards/2011/08/10/zunar_award/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Confiscation of journalist's notepad by police a serious "breach of media freedom"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/08/05/sipalan_materials_confiscated/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[If the police do not refrain from such actions in future, journalists may think twice about covering issues that may lead to them having their tools of the trade surrendered to the police, says CIJ.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:36:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/08/05/sipalan_materials_confiscated/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - CIJ concerned over proposed media consultative council]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/07/26/council_concerns/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["If the ruling government is serious about fostering media freedom, it should repeal all repressive laws and let the media self-regulate, with input from civil society and in the interest of the public," says CIJ.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:44:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/07/26/council_concerns/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Opposition blogger ordered to pay exorbitant damages to minister]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/07/22/amizudin_defamation_suit/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Political blogger Amizudin Ahmat was ordered to pay 400,000 ringit in damages and costs in a defamation suit brought by the minister of information, communications and culture over a blog entry suggesting that he raped his Indonesian maid.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:58:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/07/22/amizudin_defamation_suit/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Human Rights Watch calls for the release of the "PSM 6"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/07/21/free_psm6/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lawyers for the detainees told Human Rights Watch that the "PSM 6" have been held in solitary confinement, subjected to continual and intense interrogations, and blindfolded both in detention and during transport to meet with legal counsel. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:18:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/07/21/free_psm6/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Atmosphere "euphoric" despite arrests of protesters]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/07/13/bersih_rally/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As expected, the tens of thousands of peaceful protesters who took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur demanding electoral reform were met with police violence and arrests, report the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) and ARTICLE 19. But the mood in Malaysia is "euphoric", says CIJ: the rally, defying a government ban, went down as the largest in Malaysian history.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/07/13/bersih_rally/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Crackdown on electoral reform protesters violates right to free expression, says ARTICLE 19]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/07/12/bersih_rally_crackdown/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Police arrested more than 1,600 protesters and fired water cannons and tear gas at Bersih 2.0 rally participants demanding electoral reforms.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/07/12/bersih_rally_crackdown/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Call for respect of free expression on eve of Bersih 2.0 rally]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/07/07/bersih_demonstrations/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a letter to the prime minister, free expression advocates and media practitioners expressed alarm over recent arrests of nationals and foreigners on trumped-up charges for supporting calls for electoral reform.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:47:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/07/07/bersih_demonstrations/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Government fuelling tensions over rally for clean elections]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/07/06/crackdown_on_bersih/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A rally for free and fair elections in Malaysia hasn't even happened yet, but those who have been promoting or reporting on it are getting harassed and arrested, report the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), Human Rights Watch and other IFEX members. The members have called on the Malaysian government to allow the 9 July march to proceed and journalists to cover the story without fear of reprisals.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:13:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/07/06/crackdown_on_bersih/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Arrests in advance of rally for electoral reforms raise deep concerns
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/06/30/bersih_arrests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On the morning of June 29, authorities raided the offices of the Coalition for Free and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0), a coalition of civil society organisations campaigning for electoral reforms, without a warrant. The organisation's materials were confiscated and six staff members and one volunteer were arrested.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:19:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/06/30/bersih_arrests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - State should stop fuelling tensions over Bersih rally, says CIJ
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/06/30/bersih_rally/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Since 22 June, at least 81 persons have been arrested for their support of the movement campaigning for free and fair elections.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/06/30/bersih_rally/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - State government urged to not restrict media access]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/06/29/media_access_restrictions/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Kelantan state government has barred "Utusan Malaysia" journalists from state assembly proceedings and other official functions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:29:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/06/29/media_access_restrictions/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - Blogger on migrant workers' treatment faces company's defamation claim]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/06/24/charles_hector_lawsuit/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Charles Hector is facing a US$3.3 million suit for his criticisms of the treatment of Burmese migrant workers at a Japanese company's facility.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:36:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/06/24/charles_hector_lawsuit/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malaysia - People must reclaim media, make their voices heard, says CIJ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/05/03/cij_wpfd_overview/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 (PPPA) is one law that has been so effective in muzzling the traditional media that the federal government is reportedly considering expanding its scope to include new media.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 13:26:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/malaysia/2011/05/03/cij_wpfd_overview/</guid>
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