Brown Bag Sessions

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) hosted its 10th brown bag on COVID-19 impacts on freedom of expression (FOE), this time on racism, xenophobia and the intersectionality of discrimination in Malaysia, amid the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement. […]

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) hosted its ninth brown bag on COVID-19 impacts on freedom of expression (FOE), this time on the human rights of women workers, following the recent peaceful protests held outside a hospital in Perak demanding […]

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) hosted its eight brown bag, this time on the impact of COVID-19 preventive and mitigative measures on the freedom of association, following the recent arrest of five unionists who were participating in a peaceful […]

The Centre for Independent Journalism hosted its seventh brown bag on COVID-19 impacts on freedom of expression, this time on how the rights of indigenous peoples in Malaysia, already experiencing economic, social and political challenges, are further threatened and exacerbated […]

On 27 May 2020, the Centre for Independent Journalism hosted its sixth brown bag on COVID-19 impacts on freedom of expression, this time on identifying current trends surrounding hate speech amid the COVID-19 pandemic and possible actions that could be […]

On 6 May 2020, the Centre for Independent Journalism hosted its third brown bag on COVID-19 impacts on freedom of expression, this time on the future of the media with the current challenging landscape, threats to media freedom with the […]

On 29 April 2020, the Centre for Independent Journalism hosted its second brown bag on COVID-19 impacts on freedom of expression, this time in collaboration with Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) on holding the police force accountable when they arrest and […]

On 23 April 2020, the Centre for Independent Journalism hosted its first brown bag on COVID-19 impacts on freedom of expression. The session was on privacy and surveillance concerns with all the technology and contact tracing apps coming out. Click […]