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Malaysia: Stop execution of prisoner due to be hanged on Friday
The Malaysian government must halt the execution of a 34-year-old man due to be hanged this Friday for murder, said…
March 23, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016
Press Release
Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Report
Critical Repression: Freedom of Expression Under Attack in Malaysia
Malaysia’s government has launched an unprecedented crackdown through the Sedition Act over the past two years to silence, harass and…
January 25, 2016
Press Release
Malaysia must end unprecedented crackdown on hundreds of critics through Sedition Act
Malaysia’s government has launched an unprecedented crackdown through the Sedition Act over the past two years to silence, harass and…
January 25, 2016
Press Release
Malaysia: Drop charges against cartoonist for tweets
Malaysian authorities must immediately drop politically motivated charges against one of the country’s best-known cartoonists, who could face a long…
November 4, 2015
Press Release
Singapore: Halt imminent execution of Malaysian national
The Singaporean authorities must immediately halt the imminent execution of 31-year-old Malaysian national Kho Jabing amid concerns his death sentence…
October 29, 2015
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Malaysia: End ‘far-reaching’ crackdown in wake of corruption scandal
The gathering pace of the Malaysian authorities’ far-reaching crackdown on human rights defenders, the media and opposition politicians in the…
August 4, 2015
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South East Asia: ‘Boat people’ crisis summit an opportunity that must not be missed
Representatives of 17 countries will gather in Bangkok on 29 May to discuss the current asylum seeker and migrant crisis…
May 28, 2015
Press Release
Malaysia: Human Rights “Black Hole” Expanding
The escalating “sedition” clampdown on the political opposition and activists in Malaysia points to an expanding human rights black hole.
March 31, 2015
Press Release
Malaysia: Scores of arrests point to escalating crackdown
The arrests of scores of protesters as well as two human rights lawyers in separate incidents yesterday and today in…
March 26, 2015