Malaysia: Immigration officials deny entry to foreign journalist that criticized its government

The Committee to Protect Journalists reports that Malaysian immigration authorities should reverse their decision to deny entry Wednesday to a journalist critical of the provincial Sarawak government, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Clare Rewcastle Brown, who is based in the United Kingdom, flew to Kuching in southeast Malaysia but was served a “notice of refusal of entry” and later put on a flight to Singapore, according to news reports. Read article