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Teargas, water cannons fired at Malaysian pro-democracy protesters: The protesters showed up on the streets of Kuala Lumpur Saturday, despite lockdown orders, fighting for electoral reform — or, as opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim put it: “The message we are sending to Najib is that we must have clean elections!” The crackdown, a year after a similar crackdown, raised questions about Malaysian PM Najib Razak’s commitment to expanding civil liberties. (AP photo)
