Posts Tagged ‘Raja Petra Kamaruddin’

Raja Petra released

November 7th, 2008

Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin has been released from jail after a court ruled that the interior minister, Syed Hamid Albar, had overstepped his authority in ordering the detention of Kamaruddin under the country’s notorious Internal Security Act. Read more here

Malaysia: changing the climate of fear

September 24th, 2008

The extension of Raja Petra Kamaruddin’s period of detention to two years is another example of the nefarious uses of Malaysia’s Internal Security Act, says Daniel Chandranayagam. But the reaction of ordinary citizens shows the tide may be turning in favour of free expression
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Malaysia: would watchdog free web?

September 15th, 2008

The establishment of an independent press council may help protect journalists and Internet activists like Raja Petra Kamaruddin, writes
Daniel Chandranayagam

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