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...Because of Malaysia's ethnic makeup, religion is a sensitive issue, and any religious controversy is seen as a potential spark for unrest. Some 60% of Malaysia's 28 million people are Malay Muslim, while the rest are mainly ethnic Chinese, Indians or members of indigenous tribes, practicing various faiths including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and animism. Among Christians, the majority Catholics number about 650,000, or 3% of the population. Despite Malaysia's diverse national complexion, political Islam is a growing force, and the country operates under two sets of laws, one for Muslims, the other for everyone else...
...sign of fissures beginning to develop within the Iranian government, the consul of the country's embassy in Norway resigned suddenly on Wednesday over the regime's bloody crackdown on antigovernment protesters during the Shi'ite holiday of Ashura last month - the worst violence the country has seen since the unrest that erupted following last June's disputed presidential election...
...violence that broke out during the protest on Dec. 27 - the mourning day of Ashura, the most sacred date on the Shi'ite calendar - was seen by many experts as a possible turning point in the increasingly bitter struggle between the hard-line regime and the opposition green movement. Not only was it the first time that security forces opened fire had on protesters since last June's election sparked the mass antigovernment demonstrations, but the protesters also took unprecedented risks, attacking police with rocks and other weapons and leaving their faces uncovered. (Read "Iran's Hard-Liners...
...allegation. Several news organizations have also reported on the burgeoning black market for rations distributed in displaced-persons camps. But with a few exceptions, the coverage of the elections has been limited to the shifting alliances of players in the major parties. Only a handful of stories have seen print about the resettlement of people displaced in the war, the provisions to ensure free and fair voting in areas once controlled by the LTTE, or the country's serious economic challenges, all of which are major issues for voters...
...those less courageous than him to work," says Marwaan Macan-Markar, another of Wickrematunge's young hires who now works as Asia correspondent for Inter Press Service. "His regular exposés defined the parameters of free expression in an environment hostile to the media. His murder has seen that space shrink...