Crackdown on dissent shows Putrajaya regressing on democracy, Bar says

May 24, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The Najib administration’s bid to silence its critics through a display of muscle signals a return to greater authoritarianism and fascism, the Malaysian Bar said today, ... Read More

  • A Buddhist devotee praying with a candle during the  Wesak Day celebration at The Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfield, May 24, 2013. — Picture by Choo Choy May A Buddhist devotee praying with a candle during the Wesak Day celebration at The Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfield, May 24, 2013. — Picture by Choo Choy May
  • Wanita PKR national chief Zuraida Kamaruddin speaks during Keadilan’s Annual Natonal Congress in Dewan Sivik, Petaling Jaya, May 24, 2013. — Picture by Choo Choy May Wanita PKR national chief Zuraida Kamaruddin speaks during Keadilan’s Annual Natonal Congress in Dewan Sivik, Petaling Jaya, May 24, 2013. — Picture by Choo Choy May Read More
  • Devotees being splashed with holy water during the Wesak Day celebration at The Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfield, May 24, 2013. — Picture by Choo Choy May Devotees being splashed with holy water during the Wesak Day celebration at The Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfield, May 24, 2013. — Picture by Choo Choy May
  • Keadilan leaders get ready for the start of Keadilan’s Annual National Congress at Dewan Sivik, Petaling Jaya, May 24, 2013. — Picture by Choo Choy May Keadilan leaders get ready for the start of Keadilan’s Annual National Congress at Dewan Sivik, Petaling Jaya, May 24, 2013. — Picture by Choo Choy May
  • Devotees hanging their wish at a wishing tree during Wesak Day celebration at The Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfield, May 24, 2013. — Picture by Choo Choy May Devotees hanging their wish at a wishing tree during Wesak Day celebration at The Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfield, May 24, 2013. — Picture by Choo Choy May
  • Wanita Keadilan putting on the BlackOut headband before the start of Keadilan’s Annual National Congress at Dewan Sivik, Petaling Jaya, May 24, 2013. — Picture by Choo Choy May Wanita Keadilan putting on the BlackOut headband before the start of Keadilan’s Annual National Congress at Dewan Sivik, Petaling Jaya, May 24, 2013. — Picture by Choo Choy May
  • PAS’s Tamrin Ghafar meeting his wife  after being released from Jinjang Police Station in Kuala Lumpur, May 24, 2013. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng PAS’s Tamrin Ghafar meeting his wife after being released from Jinjang Police Station in Kuala Lumpur, May 24, 2013. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng Read More
  • A Buddhist monk receives food as medium to be offered to the dead during Vesak Day at a temple in Bachok in Malaysia’s northeastern state of Kelantan May 24, 2013. — Reuters pic A Buddhist monk receives food as medium to be offered to the dead during Vesak Day at a temple in Bachok in Malaysia’s northeastern state of Kelantan May 24, 2013. — Reuters pic
  • Anything But Umno (ABU) leader Haris Ibrahim  greeting supporters after being released from Jinjang Police Station in Kuala Lumpur, May 24, 2013. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng Anything But Umno (ABU) leader Haris Ibrahim greeting supporters after being released from Jinjang Police Station in Kuala Lumpur, May 24, 2013. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng Read More
  • Buddhist nuns pray during the Vesak Day ceremony at the Udong mountain in Kandal province May 24, 2013. — Reuters pic Buddhist nuns pray during the Vesak Day ceremony at the Udong mountain in Kandal province May 24, 2013. — Reuters pic

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