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'Fears for freedom of expression' under new Malaysian govt
Opposition, rights groups cite probes into media outlet, book publisher and civil activist
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Al Jazeera journalists - reporter/senior producer Drew Ambrose (left), executive producer Sharon Roobol (third from right) and cameraman Craig Hansen (in cap) - at a police station in Kuala Lumpur last Friday.
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Ram Anand Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur, Ram Anand
Opposition politicians and civil society leaders in Malaysia are growing increasingly concerned about the government's stance on freedom of expression, following a week in which it initiated criminal investigations into a media outlet, a book publisher and a civil activist.
The Perikatan Nasional government led by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been in power for just over 100 days, and civil society leaders say there has already been a decline in civil liberties compared to the previous Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration that governed for 22 months, until the end of February.
