Cover image via Twitter @anwaribrahimToday, 10 August, marks Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's 68th birthday as well as his 182nd day in prison after he was sentenced to a five-year term over sodomy charges
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Anwar's family, including his wife Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and daughters Nurul Izzah, Nurul Nuha, Nurul Iman, and Nurul Hana, congregated at Sungai Buloh prison alongside several Opposition leaders as a show of solidarity Anwar earlier today
Image via Nurul Izzah Anwar's Facebook
On Twitter and Facebook, Anwar's eldest daughter Nurul Izzah – who is also Lembah Pantai MP – lamented not being able to secure the release of their incarcerated father yet
Anwar's youngest daughter Nurul Hana, who was only 6 when her father was jailed for the first time in 1998, created a heartwarming video montage in commemoration of his 68th birthday
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has also launched a global petition to demand Anwar's freedom with support from former world leaders such as ex-US vice-president Al Gore, ex-UK PM Gordon Brown, and ex-Indonesian president Dr. Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, all of whom believe that Anwar's imprisonment is a "politically motivated" act
In a separate statement, a group of 38 globally-known activists and academicians also condemned the "political machinations behind Anwar's convictions", calling it "the beginning of an intense crackdown on freedom of speech and freedom of peaceful assembly in the country"
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Several human rights organisastions, including Amnesty International and Article 19, released an open "solidarity statement" to bring attention to "serious doubts about the independence of Malaysia's judiciary" and Anwar's health issues in prison, amongst other agendas
The open letter, undersigned by Amnesty International, Article 19, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR), FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights), Global Bersih, and Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), can be read in its entirety [here](https://www.fidh.org/International-Federation-for-Human-Rights/asia/malaysia/malaysia-solidarity-statement-for-prisoner-of-conscience-anwar).
