Meet Sarah Irdina, Young Activist Who Was Detained Under Sedition Act in 2021

Sarah Irdina, Former Sedition Act Detainee

02-Feb-24 15:00

Meet Sarah Irdina, Young Activist Who Was Detained Under Sedition Act in 2021

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Sarah Irdina is the co-founder of MISI Solidariti, which is a youth-led organisation. They garnered attention during the COVID-19 pandemic for being one of the many youth-led groups that organised the LAWAN rally during Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s administration. Sarah, who was a 20 year-old college student at the time, was arrested and detained overnight under the Sedition Act.

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Categories: politics, Law/Activism, corruption

Tags: the bigger picture, good things, sedition act, akta hasutan, activism, lawan, pandemic, covid-19, muhyiddin,

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