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Malaysia: Vigil for jailed Raja Petra this evening

posted by John Kennedy on May 08, 2008
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Take note of what’s been happening in Malaysia these past few days since popular blogger and political commentator Raja Petra Kamarudin, 58, was imprisoned on Tuesday after a trial which saw him charged with sedition for having written a blog post.
If the Malaysian government was truly worried about bloggers effecting social unrest, now they have [...]

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Popular Malaysian blogger interrogated

posted by John Kennedy on Jul 28, 2007

The dirt-busting blogger and editor of popular news and politics blog Malaysia Today Raja Petra was brought in for questioning by police on July 26 ostensibly in connection to a complaint filed against him regarding comments left on his posts. Petra and others are saying this is part of a larger, politically-motivated trend and his [...]

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Malaysian blogger arrested for comment published on his blog

posted by Sami Ben Gharbia on Jul 14, 2007

Malaysian blogger Nat Tan has been arrested for a comment published on one of his blog posts last year. His Laptop and desktop were seized. Tan has been remanded for four days, until Tuesday, to facilitate investigation under the Official Secrets Act (OSA).

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Online Freedom for All: Some cases worth supporting

posted by Sami Ben Gharbia on Apr 21, 2007

In my last article, “Lessons from the Free Kareem campaign”, I talked about campaigning and why some jailed and persecuted bloggers and online writers are winning sympathy, while others have difficulty attracting the attention of the public. I also discussed the logic behind the success or the failure of campaigning, and made a comparison with [...]

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