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                                <title><![CDATA[ Groups dismayed by Anwar's failure to protect human rights ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 05:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Five civil society groups supportive of the prime minister's reform promises say it has been a disappointing two years. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ MalaysiaNow is back! ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Abdar Rahman Koya ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Our task of uncovering the misdeeds of those in the corridors of power remains unchanged despite the challenges ahead. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Rio carnival returns, celebrating 'life, democracy' ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2023 00:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Rio is ready to party after two pandemic-disrupted carnivals and a polarising presidential election in October, in which veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ousted incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Hong Kong's largest national security trial to begin with 47 in dock ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ According to authorities, they were trying to topple Hong Kong's government, while the defendants say they are being prosecuted for practising normal opposition politics. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Removing hatred from democracy ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Murni Wan Mohd Nor ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2022 01:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Hate speech on its own is already insidious but when politicians participate in it, it adds a sense of 'legitimacy' to the public, who may be influenced by what is being said. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Local govt elections, a top priority ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kua Kia Soong ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ If now is not the time for Anwar Ibrahim to bring back this essential local election level of democracy to Malaysian society, when exactly can civil society expect its promised restitution? ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Half of world's democracies in decline, report says ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ In Europe, almost half of all democracies, or 17 countries, suffered democratic erosion in the last five years. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Trust, the bigger challenge for GE15 victors ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/opinion/2022/11/08/trust-the-bigger-challenge-for-ge15-victors</link>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Lemière ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Malaysia should not wait to become a full-fledged democracy to implement new forms of democratic participation, as such innovations would support the democratisation process. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Malaysia tops Asean countries in democracy index ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 03:37:32 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ But the Economist's annual index maintains Malaysia as a 'flawed democracy', a category that includes the US and several other major democracies. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Ban on election gatherings isn’t suppression of democracy, says Sarawak PBB leader ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Shazreena Ali ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:35:07 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah says he would support a ban on political gatherings if one is imposed for the Sarawak election. ]]></description>
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