October 2020

Press Statements
CIJ condemns Dr. Mahathir’s act of glorifying violence and pushing out hate speech and misogyny

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) strongly condemns the actions of former prime minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad last night that glorified violence and pushed out hate speech and misogynistic messages. We call on Dr. Mahathir to apologise to the nation […]

October 30, 2020

News
Probe against Ronnie Liu doesn’t make sense in context of law – activists

The probe against Ronnie Liu does not make any sense in the context of the laws and legal thresholds in Malaysia. “Nor does it make any sense for the police to take action and initiate investigations based on a social […]

October 30, 2020

News
‘Tak masuk akal’ nak siasat Ronnie Liu – NGO

Siasatan terhadap Ronnie Liu tidak masuk akal dalam konteks undang-undang di Malaysia. “Juga tidak masuk akal bagi polis untuk mengambil tindakan dan memulakan siasatan berdasarkan hantaran media sosial yang menggambarkan keadaan politik di negara lain,” kata NGO Suara Rakyat Malaysia […]

October 30, 2020

News
US ambassador ‘strongly disagrees’ with Dr M

US ambassador to Malaysia Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir said she “strongly disagreed” with former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s controversial reaction to ongoing events in France. Kamala (above) said this in a terse two-paragraph statement which offered condolences to France and the […]

October 30, 2020

Joint Statements & Endorsements
Ronnie Liu arrest an abuse of power against the peoples’ interest

Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) and the Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) are appalled over the arrest and detention of Ronnie Liu and others under the Sedition Act 1948 and the Communication […]

October 28, 2020

News
Ronnie Liu’s arrest proves need for IPCMC and Sedition Act repeal, say rights groups

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Three rights groups today revived calls for the abolition of the Sedition Act 1948 and the creation of an Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) following the arrest of Selangor lawmaker Ronnie Liu. Suara […]

October 28, 2020

News
Civil societies slam DAP man’s arrest, say it ‘makes no sense’

PETALING JAYA: Three civil societies have condemned the arrest of a DAP state assemblyman for sedition over a Facebook posting on the protests taking place in Thailand, saying it made no sense as it was not relevant to the Malaysian […]

October 28, 2020

Press Statements
CIJ condemns police probes into “potentially seditious” social media posts

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) strongly condemns Bukit Aman’s decision to investigate individuals over “potentially seditious” social media postings they allegedly made in response to recent events. We consider the ongoing police probes an infringement on freedom of expression […]

October 27, 2020

News
DAP rep probed for ‘sedition’ against Agong over FB post on Thai protest

DAP assemblyperson Ronnie Liu has come under the crosshairs of the police following a Facebook post on the protest in Thailand with regard to King Maha Vajiralongkorn. In a statement this morning, federal CID director Huzir Mohamed said Liu’s post […]

October 27, 2020

Joint Statements & Endorsements
Rainbow solidarity towards democracy

We, the undersigned organizations, express our deep solidarity with our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and gender-diverse/non-binary (LGBTIQ+) siblings around the region who are at the forefront of movements seeking to uphold human rights and democratic values. We affirm […]

October 24, 2020

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