Senior journalists the latest targets of Malaysia's crackdown on civil liberties

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated April 2 2015 - 1:08am, first published April 1 2015 - 12:20pm
Nurul Izzah, daughter of imprisoned Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, was released on bail on March 17. She has warned that Malaysia is sliding towards becoming a "police state".  Photo: Reuters/Olivia Harris
Nurul Izzah, daughter of imprisoned Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, was released on bail on March 17. She has warned that Malaysia is sliding towards becoming a "police state". Photo: Reuters/Olivia Harris

Weeks after jailing opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim for five years, Malaysia's government has escalated a crackdown on civil liberties and freedom of speech.