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To go with Malaysia-politics-sedition-law-rights,FOCUS by Julia Zappei In a photo taken on October 16, 2014, a Malaysian Lawyer holding a placard outside the Parliament house during a rally to repeal the Sedition Act in Kuala Lumpur. The increased use of the Sedition Act against government critics has created a "climate of fear" and has had a "chilling effect" on freedom of speech in Malaysia, observers and activists say. AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFAN (Photo credit should read MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)

To go with Malaysia-politics-sedition-law-rights,FOCUS by Julia Zappei
In a photo taken on October 16, 2014, a Malaysian Lawyer holding a placard outside the Parliament house during a rally to repeal the Sedition Act in Kuala Lumpur. The increased use of the Sedition Act against government critics has created a "climate of fear" and has had a "chilling effect" on freedom of speech in Malaysia, observers and activists say. AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFAN        (Photo credit should read MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)