PRESS RELEASE: Malaysia – Malaysian State religious authority raids Ashura event

PRESS RELEASE: Malaysia – Malaysian State religious authority raids Ashura event
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Islamic Human Rights Commission
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17 December 2010

PRESS RELEASE: Malaysia – Malaysian State religious authority raid Ashura event

IHRC is deeply concerned by reports that JAIS (State religious authority) raided an Ashura commemoration event, at the Hauzah ar-Redha in Selangor on 16 December 2010.  IHRC is monitoring the situation and raising its concerns with the Malaysian authorities.

For more information please contact the Press Office on (+44) 20 8904 4222 or (+44) 7958522196, email: info@ihrc.org.[ENDS]

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The Islamic Human Rights Commission is an NGO in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

Islamic Human Rights Commission
PO Box 598
Wembley
HA9 7XH
United Kingdom

Telephone (+44) 20 8904 4222
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Email: info@ihrc.org
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