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Dashveenjit Kaur, Editor, TechForge Media

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Dr Rahul Mishra, Senior Lecturer, University of Malaya

Dr Olsi Jazexhiu, Assistant Professor, Department of History, International Islamic University Malaysia

Cédric Alviani, Director, RSF Asia-Pacific Bureau

Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, Center for Independent Journalism

Yanitha Meena, Analyst, Institute of Strategic & International Studies Malaysia (ISIS Malaysia)