The War On News

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Claim

Claim 254

The opposition paper's editor said the government was trying to silence its coverage.

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

Statement
The opposition paper's editor said the government was trying to silence its coverage.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
Harakah editor says government trying to silence paper
About
incident 1998-malaysia-anwar-arrest-press-restrictions
Source
Attacks on the Press 2000: Malaysia archived copy
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2001-03-01

Quotation from the source

The government is trying to silence us