Malaysian Police Sweep Up Opponents Ahead of Rally
In an unprecedented move, Malaysian authorities yesterday, November 18, descended on the headquarters of the election reform NGO Bersih, arresting its chairperson, Maria Chin Abdullah, and a half dozen other activists in advance of a rally against the government scheduled for the weekend.
That was only part of a wide-ranging attack on critics over the pa…
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