1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgShazdeh Omarihttps://cpj.org/author/somari/CPJ welcomes Malaysian reform vow - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="c4Wf8qI1WO"><a href="https://cpj.org/2011/09/cpj-welcomes-malaysian-reform-vow/">CPJ welcomes Malaysian reform vow</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2011/09/cpj-welcomes-malaysian-reform-vow/embed/#?secret=c4Wf8qI1WO" width="600" height="338" title="“CPJ welcomes Malaysian reform vow” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="c4Wf8qI1WO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/najibrazak.reuters.jpg200232Bangkok, September 16, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's vow to abolish the Printing Presses and Publishing Act, and urges his administration to follow through with additional press freedom-related reforms.On Thursday, during an Independence Day national address, Najib vowed to dismantle two harsh security-related laws--the Internal Security Act and the…