The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is concerned that two journalists from a local Tamil daily, Malaysian Nanban, have come under physical and verbal threats, allegedly over articles they have written. We are concerned with the growing threats on journalists from the Tamil language dailies, particularly those that are critical of the leadership in the […]
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CIJ: Investigate assault, death threats against journalists
Published by November 15th, 2007 in Freedom of Information. 0 CommentsGovernment tells media not to report on rally for electoral reforms
Published by November 13th, 2007 in Freedom of Information. 0 CommentsSOURCE: Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), Bangkok
(SEAPA/IFEX) - Malaysian authorities have instructed the local media not to give coverage to a rally calling for free and fair elections, to be held on 10 November 2007 in the capital city Kuala Lumpur, reports the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), a SEAPA partner in Malaysia. [Editor’s note: […]
Misinformation reigns on the November 10 march
Published by November 13th, 2007 in Civil Liberties and Freedom of Information. 0 CommentsThousands of Malaysians joined a peaceful rally on November 10 organized by BERSIH, the coalition of 67 civil society groups and five opposition political parties, to demand for electoral reforms. Despite the extensive restrictions placed by the government, the public marched through the city, braving the rain, water cannons and tear […]
POLICE ATTEMPTS TO SABOTAGE HINDRAF FORUM IN SEMENYIH ON 6.10.2007
Published by October 9th, 2007 in Civil Liberties, Law Enforcement and Freedom of Information. 4 CommentsThe UMNO controlled government is once again trying to sabotage and silence Hindraf from championing the cause of especially the Indian poor in Malaysia.
Despite having booked the SRJK(C) Kampung Baru Semenyih School hall on 18.8.2007 and notifying the Semenyih police vide our letter dated 24.8.2007 the Semenyih police Special branch called us and vowed to […]
Memorandum on the Panel of Inquiry Concerning the Video Clip and the Independence of the Judiciary
Published by October 5th, 2007 in Law and Justice and Freedom of Information. 1 CommentThe Steering Committee on Free the Judiciary, comprising of various organizations, political parties and individuals, views with serious concern and alarm the setting up of the panel of inquiry by the executive to look into the video clip scandal concerning the independence of the judiciary. The video clip recording of controversial lawyer V.K. Lingam speaking […]
CIJ Statement: NGO members and volunteers give out 11,000 leaflets in KL
Published by September 28th, 2007 in Public Health, Event, bangkitnews, Gender, Detention without Trial, Corruption / Public Integrity, Freedom of Information and Malaysian NGOs. 0 CommentsMEDIA STATEMENT
NGO members and volunteers give out 11,000 leaflets in KL
28 September 2007
KUALA LUMPUR, Fri: Twenty members and volunteers of civil society groups today distributed 11,000 leaflets on various social justice issues within two hours here today.
The joint leafleting activity involving several NGOs was held in conjunction with the International Right to Know Day that […]
Malaysia: Restrictive laws continue to undermine human rights
Published by August 30th, 2007 in Government Policies & Negligence, Civil Liberties, Law and Justice, Detention without Trial and Freedom of Information. 0 Comments50 Years After Merdeka
For the last 50 years, voices within Malaysia have expressed concern that a legislative and administrative structure was emerging which posed a grave threat to the rights and liberties safeguarded in the Malaysian Constitution and under international human rights law.
There has been an incremental development of an array of preventive detention laws […]
Abolish Sedition Act, Establish Anti-hatred Law
Published by August 23rd, 2007 in Civil Liberties and Freedom of Information. 0 CommentsCivil Rights Committee — Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (CRC-KLSCAH), Writers Alliance for Media Independence (WAMI), Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), Institut Kajian Dasar (IKD), People’s Parliament, Sisters in Islam (SIS) and Women’s Development Collective (WDC) and Group of Concerned Citizens (GCC) call for the repeal of the Sedition Act and the enactment […]
SEMINAR ON ‘SUPER TERROR AND THE POLITICS OF 9-11′
Sin Chew Hall, PJ
Published by August 22nd, 2007
in Event, International Affairs, Labour and Freedom of Information.
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Date: 8 September 2007 (Saturday)
Time: 9.00 am – 5.30 pm
Venue: Sin Chew Hall
Sin Chew Daily
19, Jalan Semangat
46200 Petaling Jaya
Organiser: International Movement for a Just World (JUST)
Joint Statement: Constitution guarantees Malaysians’ freedom to celebrate Merdeka
Published by August 14th, 2007 in Ethnic Relations and Freedom of Information. 0 CommentsWriters Alliance for Media Independence (WAMI), Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) and Institut Kajian Dasar (IKD) stress that the Federal Constitution guarantees Malaysians’ freedom to celebrate Merdeka in any peaceful way they prefer. In fact, freedom as enshrined in the Constitution is central to the celebration of Merdeka. If we are not free, what independence […]
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