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Hindu activist sues Malaysia govt over terror claims: lawyerKUALA LUMPUR (AFP) — A Hindu rights activist Friday filed a 100-million-ringgit (30.5-million-dollar) libel suit against the Malaysian government for allegedly linking him to terror groups, his counsel said.M. Manogar said the suit was filed in the Kuala Lumpur High Court on behalf of P. Uthayakumar who is being held along with four

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Subhasini's lawyer said the court made it clear a newly converted Muslim had recourse to the Islamic courtsA Hindu woman has had her attempt to stop her estranged husband from divorcing her in an Islamic court, and converting their youngest son to Islam, thwarted by Malaysia's highest court.Subhasini Rajasingham's husband had already converted himself and their elder son, now four, to the

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KUALA LUMPUR (AP): An international human rights group called on Malaysia Tuesday to release five ethnic Indian activists who have been detained without trial, and accused the Muslim Malay-dominated government of trying to silence a minority.New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a statement that Malaysia should immediately free the five leaders of the Hindu Rights Action Force, or Hindraf,

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Malaysian prosecutors dropped attempted murder charges against 31 ethnic Indians on Monday, a move likely to soothe minority Indians who say they are victims of discrimination in this Muslim-majority country.Prosecutors said all charges were being dropped against five Indians, all students. Attempted murder charges—punishable by 20 years in prison—were dropped against the remaining 26 defendants.

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How much trouble is the government’s leadership actually in, given the continuing protests and arrests?malays-badawiWith Malaysia in the midst of a crackdown on political dissent with the first use of the draconian Internal Security Act in at least half a decade and Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi under fire from both domestic and international human rights organizations, where does the

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Protests for greater democratization have spurred a strategic Muslim ally of the United States to clamp down and prioritize security concerns over civil liberties. Opposition parties have promised more protests, while the government states it will not tolerate any more public demonstrations that it deems a threat to national security. All of this takes place with critical democratic elections on

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Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): Malaysian authorities arrested five ethnic Indian activists on Thursday under a security law that allows indefinite detention without trial, a lawyer said.The activists are key officials in the Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF), which held a street protest November 25 that drew about 20,000 ethnic Indians complaining about alleged racial discrimination.''They were told

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HONG KONG: Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leader P Uthayakumar was released from police custody in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, without being formally charged.The firebrand lawyer had been arrested twice on Tuesday, the second time within minutes of his having posted bail for an earlier arrest on sedition charges.News of Uthayakumar’s release came as a surprise to his lawyers and supporters,

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SINGAPORE: Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leader P. Uthayakumar was arrested, granted bail and rearrested under Malaysia’s Sedition Act on Tuesday, amid the continuing crackdown on opposition leaders and civil liberty activists.Mr. Uthayakumar was first arrested in Kuala Lumpur while he was on way to his office in the morning. He was soon charged, in a Sessions Court, for having posted a “

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Malaysia, which celebrated 50 years of independence from British colonial rule on 31 August this year, had a fairly good record of communal harmony all these years. With creeping Islamisation by the ruling United Malays National Organisation led by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and attempts to convert Malaysia into a one-party Islamic state, many Malaysians, mainly people of minority Chinese and Indian

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Following through on a threat, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has decided to get tough. Authorities Monday filed three legal actions against organizers of recent protests and threw one lawyer in jail overnight for displaying protest signs on private property Saturday.The charges were condemned by human rights organizations and the opposition. Some opposition figures and lawyers

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WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States on Monday called on Malaysia to allow freedom of expression and assembly as the government of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi widened its crackdown on dissent."We have repeatedly raised with Malaysian authorities our belief that citizens of any country should be allowed to peacefully assemble and express their views," department spokeswoman Nancy Beck

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Kuala Lumpur's imaginative 'Malaysia truly Asia' campaign emphasising the country's multicultural society has taken a hit following the recent violence involving local Indians, many of whom are Tamil Hindus.Although the outbreak was brought under control fairly quickly, the fact that the agitation was spearheaded by the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) was a disturbing sign. Though small, such

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has warned the ethnic Indians that they could be held under the Internal Security Act if their actions threatened national interest and asked the police to monitor their movements.Abdullah's warning came following allegations by authorities that the members of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), which is spearheading the

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NAGERCOIL, India, Dec. 6; It seems that historical injustices permeate the existence of all humanity. What happens when a section of humanity is violently plucked from its motherland and transplanted to another region in dreadfully subhuman conditions? It is unthinkable. But what if that community, now reduced to an ethnic and religious minority in the country where it is has been

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia's government has told the mainstream media not to sensationalize a crackdown on ethnic Indians following an unprecedented rally against racial discrimination in Muslim-majority Malaysia, officials said.Che Din Yusoh, a senior official with the Internal Security Ministry, said newspaper editors had been given "verbal advice" not to highlight sensitive issues

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In my opinion this video depicts the most acurate representation of HINDRAF rally dated 25.11.2007 in KL, Malaysia.

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MALAYSIA: Opposition spills over into FacebookFacebook, the social networking site used around the world for having fun with friends, is becoming a popular avenue for political dissent in Malaysia.To circumvent the muted coverage of opposition politics in Malaysia's mainstream media, an increasing number of people are using the site to discuss issues and announce upcoming meetings.It adds to the

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HONG KONG: The informal racial compact that has worked so well for Malaysia since the bloody riots of 1969 is unraveling under domestic and international pressure.Two anti-government demonstrations in Kuala Lampur last month - one on Nov. 10 demanding election reform and another on Nov. 26 that drew 10,000 ethnic Indians protesting discrimination - erupted in violence and ended in arrests as

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WASHINGTON (AFP) — A US Congress-appointed commission expressed concern Thursday at the destruction of Hindu temples and other alleged discrimination faced by religious minorities in predominantly-Muslim Malaysia.The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom urged the administration of President George W. Bush to raise the matter with Kuala Lumpur and "insist that immediate

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NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party plans to take up with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the case of ill-treatment of Hindu Malaysians and people of Indian origin in Malaysia. On Thursday, the party’s senior leader adopted a resolution urging the government to take up this issue seriously “at the highest level” and demand “immediate reversal” of Malaysia’s policy towards people of Indian origin.

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Denial of the historic influence of Hindu religion and culture over the evolution of civilisation and culture in Malaysia and frequent instances of demolition of Hindu temples lead to unrest. But excessive rhetoric wouldn't ...It is important for the government of India not to take a public stand in criticism of the policies of the Malaysian government towards the Malaysian citizens of Indian

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It's rally season in Kuala Lumpur. Last month, around 40,000 opposition parties, trade unions and non-governmental organizations braved thunderstorms and roadblocks to demand clean and fair elections. Two weeks ago, the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) demonstrated, demanding fair treatment for Malaysian Indians. A fracas broke out and some 200 people were arrested. These rallies are clearly

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22-yr-old Sharanya talks about the plight of IndiansHONG KONG: As a celebrated bilingual poet, Sharanya Manivannan, 22, knows the searing power of words. Yet, as an ethnic Indian-Sri Lankan who lived in Malaysia for 17 years — and fled to India last month to escape systematic racial harassment — she finds even the most powerful words hopelessly inadequate to describe the plight of Indians there.“

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