Group rues Malaysia's 'appalling' slide in press freedom index
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The CSO Platform for Reform has expressed concern over Malaysia’s “appalling” slide in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) 2024’s World Press Freedom rankings, as well as Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil’s justification of the finding.
The coalition of civil society organisations attributed the decline to the restrictions placed upon news outlets that were critical of the government.
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