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  "subject_id": 227,
  "field": "effect_on_reporting",
  "value": "Licensing power discourages independent journalism",
  "statement": "Government power over publishing licenses and other policies created \"an atmosphere that inhibits independent or investigative journalism and results in extensive self-censorship.\"",
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  "evidence_quote": "Government power over license renewal and other policies create an atmosphere that inhibits independent or investigative journalism and results in extensive self-censorship.",
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  "url": "https://thewaronnews.com/claims/979",
  "subject_url": "https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1987-malaysia-printing-act-bars-court-review",
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    "url": "https://1997-2001.state.gov/global/human_rights/1998_hrp_report/malaysia.html",
    "final_url": "https://1997-2001.state.gov/global/human_rights/1998_hrp_report/malaysia.html",
    "title": "1997 Human Rights Report: Malaysia",
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