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The Julian Assange Show: Anwar Ibrahim (Final Episode)
- Published_at:2012-07-03
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:RussiaToday
- tags: RT, Julian Assange, Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia, Malaysian opposition, Mahathir, detain without charge, sex crimes allegations, smear campaign, democracy, solitary confinement, Shakespeare, opposition movement, Arab Spring, Aung San Suu Kyi, Altantuyaa murder, Asia, military dictatorship, Philippines, OWS
- description: Julian Assange speaks to the leader of the Malaysian opposition - Anwar Ibrahim. As a rising internal rival to the former Prime Minister Mahathir, Anwar was imprisoned for 5 years after being smeared with sex allegations. As a result of a popular campaign in 2004, his conviction was overturned and he was released from prison. In 2008, he was again targeted for sex crimes allegations, he won the case earlier this year. With Malaysian elections looming with Anwar tipped to win, he has now been charged with unauthorized assembly. If found convicted, he will be prevented from running. Assange talks to him about how he has survived and what he sees as the future of Asia and the West. If you've missed the previous episodes, you can always watch them online at http://assange.RT.com Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Watch RT LIVE on our website http://rt.com/on-air Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/b/102728491539958529040 RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
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2012-07-06 | 23,672 | 370 | 213 |
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