1997 Human Rights Report: Malaysia

Address

https://1997-2001.state.gov/global/human_rights/1998_hrp_report/malaysia.html

Kind

official statement

Last checked

2026-09-26

Archived copy

none yet

Cited by

• Malaysia: Printing Presses and Publications Act amended to bar court review of publishing permits, 1987
• Claim 978: The Printing Presses and Publications Act was amended in 1987 to make the publication of "malicious news" a punishable offense, expand the government's power to restrict publications, and bar court challenges to permit suspensions.
• Claim 979: 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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