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– Malaysia urged to cease arrests, investigations of critics on social media (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News April 17, 2017

ARTICLE 19 is concerned about the arrest and remand of two unnamed social media users and the ongoing police search for a further two social media users in the space of just two days for comments made on Facebook.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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