IFJ 04 August 2021 Malaysia: Riot police block opposition members from entering parliament Opposition members of Malaysia’s parliament who marched to the parliamentary building on August 2 were met by a police blockade and threatened with arrests as they tried to enter the building to protest the parliament’s sudden closure. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges the Malaysian government to resume parliament. Malaysia opposition members march to parliament protesting its closure in Kuala Lumpur on August 2, 2021. Credit: Arif KARTONO / AFP Opposition members protested the two-week lockdown of Malaysia’s parliament in Kuala Lumpur, which postponed the final day of the “special session”. The session commenced on July 26 and was scheduled to end on August 2. Protestors faced a wall of riot police, water cannons and threats of arrests from police who blocked the road to enter parliament.