Saturday, July 9, 2011

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Rally

Police have detained hundreds of people trying to assemble at a stadium and sealed off parts of Malaysia's largest city in an attempt to prevent a banned rally seeking electoral reforms.
Reported that the Malaysia opposition' leader, Anwar Ibrahim, who also beinga participant in the rally, injured when police fired numerous rounds of tear gas and chemical-laced water in repeated attempts to disperse the crowds.
Police detained two leader of the rally, Maria Chin Abdullah and Ambiga Sreenivasan. Ambiga is the Clean leader, who was one of 8 women in the world  achieved an award named Award for International Women of Courage from United States' Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2009.
"Clean Org" or in the Melayu language called "Bersih"

As the afternoon progressed, activists estimated the total number of demonstrators exceeded 20,000 people, making it Malaysia's biggest street rally since 2007. Some independent news websites estimated there were tens of thousands of people, but authorities did not immediately have an official figure.

The activists' demands include an overhaul of voter registration lists, tougher measures to curb fraud and fairer opportunities for opposition politicians to campaign in government-linked media. The National Front's  mandate will expires in mid-2013.

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