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Malaysia Condemned For Migrant Worker Crackdown
Malaysia has rounded up over 3,000 undocumented migrant workers this month in a major crackdown, prompting alarm Wednesday from lawmakers across the region who said the campaign was "victimising the vulnerable".
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Terrified Girls Forced To Swim With Python In 'Motivational Camp'
The girls were terrified. Some howled awful, blood-curdling screams. Some simply began crying. But all tried to escape.
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Barack Obama Says Will 'Definitely' Raise Issue of Rights, Corruption With Malaysia Leader
US President Barack Obama says he will "definitely" raise issues of human rights and corruption when he meets Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in Kuala Lumpur today.
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Australia Bids For Seats On Security Council, Human Rights Council
Australia has launched a new bid to be elected to the United Nations Security Council, with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop saying the nation hoped to maintain its focus on international security.
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Malaysia Removes Bodies From Mass Graves on Eve of Talks on Human Trafficking
Malaysian police today removed the remains of nine people from jungle camps near the Thai border where an estimated 139 bodies are believed to have been buried in a still unfolding people-smuggling crisis in Southeast Asia.
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Malaysian Government Missed Clues on Trafficking
Malaysia's government has expressed shock at finding human-trafficking camps and graves near the Thai border, but for local villagers like Sani Hashim the human clues were right there in plain sight.
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'Black Day' for Free Speech as Malaysia Amends Sedition Law
Malaysia's parliament earlier today approved tougher penalties for sedition in a move criticized by the United Nations and described by the opposition as "a black day" for democracy and free expression.
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Malaysian Leader Anwar Ibrahim Jailed in 'Deplorable' Conditions
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is jailed in "deplorable" conditions in a small cell equipped only with a thin foam mattress on the floor, a squat toilet and a bucket for bathing, his daughter said today.
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Cartoonist Arrested for Criticizing Malaysian Opposition Leader's Ruling
One of Malaysia's best-known political cartoonists has been arrested for sedition over a Twitter posting that criticized the jailing of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, the artist's wife said today.
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Mother of German MH17 Victim Takes Ukraine to Human Rights Court
The mother of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has begun legal proceedings against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights, accusing Kiev of failing to close the country's airspace, a German daily reported Sunday.
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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Nixes Pledge to Scrap Sedition Law
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak says a colonial-era law curbing free speech will be retained and strengthened, backpedaling on a pledge two years ago to abolish the law as part of political reforms.
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Hindraf Asks India to Address Diaspora Issues
Hindraf, a coalition of 30 Hindu non-governmental organisations in Malaysia, has asked India to include the issue of human rights violations affecting the Indian diaspora in the agenda of next year's annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
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Amnesty International Condemns 'Allah' Ban for Malaysia Christians
Human rights group Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned a Malaysian government ban on Christians using "Allah" to refer to God as "an abuse against free speech".
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Humanitarian Groups Slam Malaysia Deportation of Sri Lanka Refugees
The United Nations refugee agency and Human Rights Watch on Wednesday decried Malaysia's deportation of two Sri Lankan refugees and an asylum-seeker accused of being Tamil Tiger separatists.
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Sri Lanka war film released online in India after censorship
The director of a controversial war film on Sri Lanka streamed it free online in India today, after censors banned its theatrical release over fears it may strain friendly ties with Colombo.
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Malaysia Condemned For Migrant Worker Crackdown
Malaysia has rounded up over 3,000 undocumented migrant workers this month in a major crackdown, prompting alarm Wednesday from lawmakers across the region who said the campaign was "victimising the vulnerable".
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Terrified Girls Forced To Swim With Python In 'Motivational Camp'
The girls were terrified. Some howled awful, blood-curdling screams. Some simply began crying. But all tried to escape.
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Barack Obama Says Will 'Definitely' Raise Issue of Rights, Corruption With Malaysia Leader
US President Barack Obama says he will "definitely" raise issues of human rights and corruption when he meets Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in Kuala Lumpur today.
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Australia Bids For Seats On Security Council, Human Rights Council
Australia has launched a new bid to be elected to the United Nations Security Council, with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop saying the nation hoped to maintain its focus on international security.
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Malaysia Removes Bodies From Mass Graves on Eve of Talks on Human Trafficking
Malaysian police today removed the remains of nine people from jungle camps near the Thai border where an estimated 139 bodies are believed to have been buried in a still unfolding people-smuggling crisis in Southeast Asia.
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Malaysian Government Missed Clues on Trafficking
Malaysia's government has expressed shock at finding human-trafficking camps and graves near the Thai border, but for local villagers like Sani Hashim the human clues were right there in plain sight.
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'Black Day' for Free Speech as Malaysia Amends Sedition Law
Malaysia's parliament earlier today approved tougher penalties for sedition in a move criticized by the United Nations and described by the opposition as "a black day" for democracy and free expression.
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Malaysian Leader Anwar Ibrahim Jailed in 'Deplorable' Conditions
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is jailed in "deplorable" conditions in a small cell equipped only with a thin foam mattress on the floor, a squat toilet and a bucket for bathing, his daughter said today.
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Cartoonist Arrested for Criticizing Malaysian Opposition Leader's Ruling
One of Malaysia's best-known political cartoonists has been arrested for sedition over a Twitter posting that criticized the jailing of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, the artist's wife said today.
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Mother of German MH17 Victim Takes Ukraine to Human Rights Court
The mother of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has begun legal proceedings against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights, accusing Kiev of failing to close the country's airspace, a German daily reported Sunday.
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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Nixes Pledge to Scrap Sedition Law
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak says a colonial-era law curbing free speech will be retained and strengthened, backpedaling on a pledge two years ago to abolish the law as part of political reforms.
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Hindraf Asks India to Address Diaspora Issues
Hindraf, a coalition of 30 Hindu non-governmental organisations in Malaysia, has asked India to include the issue of human rights violations affecting the Indian diaspora in the agenda of next year's annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
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Amnesty International Condemns 'Allah' Ban for Malaysia Christians
Human rights group Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned a Malaysian government ban on Christians using "Allah" to refer to God as "an abuse against free speech".
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Humanitarian Groups Slam Malaysia Deportation of Sri Lanka Refugees
The United Nations refugee agency and Human Rights Watch on Wednesday decried Malaysia's deportation of two Sri Lankan refugees and an asylum-seeker accused of being Tamil Tiger separatists.
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Sri Lanka war film released online in India after censorship
The director of a controversial war film on Sri Lanka streamed it free online in India today, after censors banned its theatrical release over fears it may strain friendly ties with Colombo.
