Monday, February 14, 2011

Malaysia arrests Indian activists over "caste" book ban...


Malaysian police arrested 65 members of a Indian rights group who want the government to drop a textbook from the school curriculum over a reference to the caste system, an activist said Monday.

"Sixty-five people were arrested Sunday in three states for demonstrating and handing out pamphlets against the use of the book "Interlok," S. Jayathas, from the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) told AFP.

"We were detained unlawfully," he said, adding that police had freed most of the protestors Sunday but were still holding 28 in the southern Negeri Sembilan state. More...

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