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View More NewsJakarta, August 11, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) and its executive vice-chairperson, Salim Fateh Din, to withdraw their excessive RM100 million (US$24.45 million) defamation lawsuit against veteran journalist P. Gunasegaram over an opinion piece on an urban rail project. The lawsuit, filed in the Shah Alam High Court on July 29, stems from a July 3 post on Gunasegaram’s Facebook page that linked to an opinion piece he wrote for KINIBIZ, titled “LRT3 Shah Alam line welcome but questions on costs, delays remain,” according to the statement of claim reviewed by CPJ. The…
In brief Brazil ranks 5th worldwide for crypto use and pulled in $318.8 billion on-chain in a year, according to a new report from CertiK. Virtual asset firms must file for Central Bank authorization by October 30, 2026, with an independent audit attached. Hackers and thieves took $1.32 billion from crypto in the first half of 2026 alone. Brazil is one of the world’s largest crypto markets, and its regulator has just set a hard date for pulling it under formal supervision. A new report from blockchain security firm CertiK lays out what the rules require and why they matter for…
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In late November 2023, seven weeks after Hamas’s 7 October terrorist attacks, I attended a private roundtable at the Jordanian Embassy in London. There, Ambassador Manar Dabbas discussed the unfolding regional catastrophe with the composure of someone reviewing the previous night’s football scores. Some 1,200 Israelis, most of them civilians, had been murdered; around 250 had been taken hostage into Gaza; and pro-terror rhetoric was spreading across the world. But at this juncture, Dabbas emphasised the importance of de-escalation and the need for Israeli restraint. With respect to Jordan’s position, he remarked: “We sometimes joke among ourselves that we are…
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Mexico City, May 19, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Mexican authorities to immediately and credibly investigate possible malware and digital surveillance attacks…
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