Malaysia: Elections Cap Year of Upheaval

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A woman casts her vote at a polling station for the 15th general election, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 19, 2022. © 2022 Afif Abd Halim/NurPhoto via AP (Jakarta) – Malaysia’s November 2022 general elections followed a year of repression, abuses against vulnerable groups, and political instability, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2023. Under then-Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, the authorities aggressively cracked down on free speech and peaceful protests, and increased discrimination and harassment of refugees, migrants, and lesbian, gay, bisexual,…

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