# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1998-malaysia-anwar-arrest-press-restrictions)
- Source: Attacks on the Press 2000: Malaysia. https://cpj.org/2001/03/attacks-on-the-press-2000-malaysia/
- 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

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