Malaysia's prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim is known as the face of freedom fighters for his 'reformasi' (reform) movement during the leadership of Dr Mahathir Mohamad in the late 90s. He was jailed twice in 1999 and 2015 for sodomy and corruption charges which were aimed to end his political career.
After more than two decades of repression, he was sworn in as Malaysia's 10th prime minister in 2022 but civil society groups and opposition parties are keeping a close eye on how he and the Pakatan Harapan coalition he leads is honouring press freedom while maintaining national security.
So far, the signs are not promising.
