The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, 1900 to today

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MalaysiaRSF 2026 rank: 95th of 180

Malaysia pressures domestic media and monitors foreign correspondents after arresting former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim

After Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's government arrested former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim in September 1998, party-linked newspapers pressured staff to follow the official line, police visited journalists who interviewed his w…

Surveillance and subpoenas · Stage Pressure · Head of government Mahathir Mohamad · Unknown

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