Malaysia - Major protest prompts attacks on journalists, censorship and missing media replaced by civil society

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns the use of violence against journalists during a major civil society demonstration in Kuala Lumpur on 28 April, and the censorship of foreign TV coverage of the protest. The organization is also concerned about the scant coverage that the protest received in Malaysia's mainstream print media such as Utusan Malaysia, New Straits Times and The Star. Called Bersih 3.0 because it was the third of its kind organized by the Coalition for Free and Fair Elections (...)

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