# Claim 250

UMNO-linked newspapers pressured editors and journalists to follow the party line or face dismissal.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: UMNO-linked newspapers pressured editors and journalists to follow the party line or face dismissal.
- Field: action
- Value: Party-linked papers pressure staff
- About: [incident 1998-malaysia-anwar-arrest-press-restrictions](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1998-malaysia-anwar-arrest-press-restrictions)
- Source: Human Rights Watch On Malaysia: It's Not Just The Trial. https://www.hrw.org/news/1998/11/02/human-rights-watch-malaysia-its-not-just-trial
- Publisher: Human Rights Watch
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 1998-11-02

## Quotation from the source

> Newspapers in which the ruling party, UMNO, is a major shareholder, such as Utusan Malaysia, have pressured editors and journalists to follow the party line on Anwar or face dismissal.

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