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Malaysia: Police raid on Al Jazeera offices is a blow to press freedom
ARTICLE 19 condemns today’s police raid on Al Jazeera’s office in Malaysia, during which two computers were seized. The raids are part of an ongoing investigation into an Al Jazeera video report on the mistreatment of migrant workers and refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The
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Malaysia: End investigation of Al Jazeera for reporting on the treatment of migrants
Malaysian authorities should immediately end the ongoing investigation into an Al Jazeera video report on the mistreatment of migrant workers and refugees during the COVID-19 pandemic, said ARTICLE 19 today. The case represents an arbitrary application of the law against journalists that
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India reports biggest one-day coronavirus spike as lockdown eased
India has recorded its biggest single-day spike in coronavirus cases as the government eased one of the world’s strictest lockdowns to allow some manufacturing and agricultural activity to resume. An additional 1,553 cases were reported over 24 hours, raising the
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