Human rights activists arrested in Malaysia

At a protest to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the imposition of the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Malaysia, over 30 human rights activists were arrested.

The ISA is a preventive detention law that was enacted after Malaysia gained independence from Britain in 1957.

The ISA allows for detention without trial and has been used to suppress political and labour struggles.

At a protest to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the imposition of the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Malaysia, over 30 human rights activists were arrested.

The ISA is a preventive detention law that was enacted after Malaysia gained independence from Britain in 1957.

The ISA allows for detention without trial and has been used to suppress political and labour struggles.