Malaysia
Who are the Rohingya and why are they fleeing Myanmar?
By Brian Pellot — May 20, 2015
Thousands of Rohingya people have left Myanmar this spring and at least hundreds are now stranded at sea. Who are these Rohingya and what are they running from?
5 takeaways from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s new report
By Brian Pellot — May 6, 2015
The Central African Republic is bad, Malaysia is getting worse, and ISIS fighters should face the International Criminal Court. Despite much gloom and doom, silver linings offer some hope in USCIRF’s latest report.
Non-banned ‘banned’ books and Malaysia’s unjust Islamic justice system
By Brian Pellot — March 20, 2015
In May 2012, Malaysia’s religious authorities raided a bookstore and confiscated “Allah, Liberty and Love.” A store manager was charged for selling the "banned" book, which was only banned six days after the raid. Three years later and she’s still being hounded.
The road to sedition: Malaysia and Myanmar crackdown on dissent
By Brian Pellot — October 21, 2014
On my (lack of) freedom trail across Asia, fresh sedition and defamation charges are pressuring journalists and activists to self-censor government criticism or face hefty consequences.
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