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Saudi Journalist Detained in Malaysia for ‘Offensive’ Tweet

Posted 11 February 2012 0:51 GMT 1 · Written by Mong Palatino

Categories: East Asia, Malaysia, Human Rights, International Relations, Law, Protest, Religion

Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari was stopped ^[1] at Malaysia's airport after Saudi Arabia ordered his arrest. The journalist is accused ^[2] of sending a twitter message that ‘insulted’ Prophet Mohammad