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Malaysia to apply anti-terrorism laws against bloggers who write against Islam or King

This is the latest attempt to censor online speech. The BBC reports that the Malaysian Government 'may' use strict anti-terror laws against bloggers who write defamatory/insulting pieces on either Islam or the King.
Whether the move is aimed at curbing honest criticism and debate over issues that affect people' s lives is yet to be see, but Malaysian bloggers now run the fear of being detained indefinitely, without being charged or put on trial.

As of now, if you blog your open mind in Malaysia, you are a terrorist.

On a side note, governments in the developed and the developing nations are going to crazy lengths on the pretext of fighting terrorism and more than often, the common citizen finds herself treated like a terrorist, whatever the pretext.

Labels: blogging, controversey, law, trends

posted by Pramit Singh @ 12:51 PM