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TO GO WITH AFP STORY "Malaysia-politics-vote-education-university-rights,FEATURE" BY JULIA ZAPPEI This picture taken on November 17, 2011 shows students displaying posters reading "Abolish the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA)" in front of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) building during a protest in downtown Kuala Lumpur. Hundreds of university students organized by Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia (SMM) took to the streets to lobby the repeal of the University and University Colleges Act (UUCA), which the undergraduates say denies their academic freedom. AFP PHOTO / Mohd Rasfan (Photo credit should read MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)

TO GO WITH AFP STORY "Malaysia-politics-vote-education-university-rights,FEATURE" BY JULIA ZAPPEI This picture taken on November 17, 2011 shows students displaying posters reading "Abolish the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA)" in front of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) building during a protest in downtown Kuala Lumpur. Hundreds of university students organized by Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia (SMM) took to the streets to lobby the repeal of the University and University Colleges Act (UUCA), which the undergraduates say denies their academic freedom. AFP PHOTO / Mohd Rasfan (Photo credit should read MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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