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Publisher:  Reporters without Borders
Date Written:  07/10/2009
Year Published:  2009  
Resource Type:  Article

The governmentâ##s decision to prosecute the company that published the new cartoon magazine Gedung Kartun for not having a permit is a setback for press freedom in Malaysia. â#oWe urge the interior ministry to reverse its ban on Gedung Kartun,â## Re

Abstract:  The governmentâ##s decision to prosecute the company that published the new cartoon magazine Gedung Kartun for not having a permit is a setback for press freedom in Malaysia. The decision was announced by Jamilah Taib, the head of the interior ministryâ##s communication unit. The company insists it did get a verbal go-ahead.

â#oWe urge the interior ministry to reverse its ban on Gedung Kartun,â## Reporters Without Borders said. â#oIt is regrettable that the authorities reacted to its appearan...
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