Here are this week-end's warnings from friends in democratic difficulty, from Malaysia and Russia:

Folks, Anwar’s party is winning a considerable number of seats ... there is currently no news whatsoever domestically being carried on Anwar’s wins, and there is some concern over whether such wins will in effect be permitted...a time, for Anwar’s friends outside to be vigilant and vocal.

From Masha Lipman in Moscow

PS. I spoke yesterday with a professor of the European University which is in trouble with the gov't - the univ license has been suspended and all classes and activities have been stopped. He said he and his colleagues get mixed signals and the outcome is not clear. (I posted some background to this story here)