One week detention is over for popular Malaysian pro-democracy leader Maria Chin Abdullah

Kuala Lumur (dpa) – Malaysian pro-democracy leader Maria Chin Abdullah was released from solitary confinement on Monday, more than a week after being arrested on the eve of a mass anti-government rally. The prominent activist was detained on November 18, a day before tens of thousands of Malaysians marched through Kuala Lumpur to call for Prime…