In Malaysia, over 1,000 Orang Asli rally for land rights: ‘we’re not going anywhere’
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Over 1,000 Orang Asli rallied in Malaysia to demand recognition of their ancestral land and an end to evictions.
More than 1,000 Orang Asli, the indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia, rallied outside a federal ministry in Putrajaya on Friday in a rare mass protest to demand recognition of their ancestral land and an end to evictions and development on their territories. Many wore traditional headgear as they marched through Malaysia’s administrative capital, carrying signs reading “Orang Asli are not immigrants”, “Respect the Orang Asli right to self-determination” and “Our voices will not be...
Topics covered
- land rights
- indigenous rights
- protest
- self-determination
- evictions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Orang Asli
Places: Malaysia, Putrajaya, Peninsular Malaysia
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