Groups urge joint action to halt online abuse against journalists, minorities

More groups have come forward to condemn online attacks against Malaysiakini journalist Kow Gah Chie, sparked by a Facebook post that alleged one of her recent articles that quoted Environment Minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man was fabricated.

In a joint statement, Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) and rights group Article 19 urged all parties including the government and social media platform Facebook to work together against such threats to independent journalism and freedom of expression....