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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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