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Saturday, July 9, 2011

Malaysian Protests

Malaysian Protests: Malaysian Police Arrest Including Anwar Ibrahim 1,000 In Protests Channel News Asia, China News:  Malaysian police said Saturday they have arrested nearly 1,000 people during a crackdown on a huge protest demanding electoral reforms. An official police Facebook page giving updates on the demonstrations said 924 people have been arrested, including legislators aligned with opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.

The rally planed for Saturday is the culmination of weeks of pressure on Prime Minister Najib Razak’s long-ruling coalition to make election laws fairer and more transparent ahead of national polls widely expected by mid-2012. The demonstrators fought back by picking up tear gas canisters which they lobbed back at police, AFP reporters said. You can read full story on Channel News Asia.

Police fired tear gas and detained hundreds of activists as more than 20,000 demonstrators massed Saturday across Malaysia’s main city demanding electoral reforms in the country’s biggest political rally in years, a website Seattle Pi reports.
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