Clare Rewcastle Brown
Clare Rewcastle Brown | |
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Clare Rewcastle Brown, 2017 | |
| Born | Clare Louise Rewcastle 20 June 1959 |
| Alma mater | King's College London London School of Economics |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist Activist Founder of Sarawak Report |
| Spouse | Andrew Brown (m. 1993) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Gordon Brown (brother-in-law) |
Clare Rewcastle Brown (born 20 June 1959) is a British environmental and anti-corruption journalist and activist who uncovered the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal. Born in the former British Crown Colony of Sarawak (now part of Malaysia), she is the founder and operator of the Sarawak Report blog and Radio Free Sarawak which have exposed corruption driving deforestation and human rights violations in that state along with failures in the global financial systems which facilitate kleptocracy. In 2015 she shifted her focus to the federal government of Malaysia and the country's prime minister, Najib Razak. Her blog Sarawak Report gained widespread recognition for its original and early exposure of the 1MDB scandal, which contributed to widespread disillusionment with Najib's Barisan Nasional government, culminating in its loss in the 2018 elections.