Freedom of Expression Crackdown Recap: July 31-August 10

PARTICIPANTS OF #LAWAN, MPs, MEMBER OF BAR COUNCIL, SUHAKAM COMMISSIONERS, #MakeSchoolASaferPlace ACTIVIST QUESTIONED

[31 July] #Lawan protestors barred from entering Dataran Merdeka

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/…/cops-stop…/

[2 August] Riot police block MPs from entering parliament

https://www.aljazeera.com/…/malaysia-deploys-riot…

[2 August] 11 participants of #Lawan questioned

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/585567

[2 August] Police to question 107 MPs

https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/330972

[4 August] Six MPs questioned by police over parliament gathering

https://www.theedgemarkets.com/…/opposition-gathering…

[4 August] Police go to the homes of 15 #Lawan organisers and protestors

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/585853

[5 August] Andrew Khoo, member of the Bar Council observer team for the #Lawan protest, was questioned by police

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/586203

[5-6 August] Eight MPs questioned by police over parliament gathering

5 August: https://www.theedgemarkets.com/…/three-more-mps-give…

6 August: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/…/anwar-to-be…/

[6 August] Sin Chew Daily reports at least 20 media personnel questioned by police over parliament gathering

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/586203

[6 August] Ain Husniza, who exposed rape culture in schools, questioned

https://www.scmp.com/…/makeschoolasaferplace-anger-and…

[7 August] Police question five MPs

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/586211

[7 August] Police threaten stern action against organisers and participants of upcoming second #Lawan protest

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/586313

[8 August] Suhakam commissioners who served as human rights observers at #Lawanprotest called in police

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/586383

[10 August] Four arrested over online comment criticising Kedah MB

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/586584

[9-11 August] 20 MPs questioned by police over parliament gathering

https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/586422

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