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KUALA LUMPUR – Several civil society groups staged a flash mob outside Parliament here this afternoon to protest against the emergency ordinance on fake news that took effect last week. More than a dozen activists, who identified themselves as the “Freedom […]

Jurucakap Masyarakat Sivil, Wathshlah Naidu berkata, pihaknya menuntut pembukaan semula Parlimen sebagai institusi yang bertanggungjawab melulus dan meminda undang-undang Persekutuan dan memeriksa dasar-dasar kerajaan dengan serta merta. Sumber: ASTRO Awani

一群以推广言论自由为目标的“表达自由蔟群”非政府组织今早11时手持大字报从纪念碑公园步行至国会大厦外，抗议政府颁布的《2021年紧急（关键权力2）条例》钳制言论自由，并要求立即恢复国会。 Source: Sin Chew Daily (Pocket Times)

Maklumat palsu mengenai isu kritikal termasuk wabak Covid-19 dan proklamasi darurat harus ditangani dengan fakta dan bukan Akta, kata gabungan organisasi masyarakat sivil yang memfokuskan kepada kebebasan bersuara. Menggesa agar parlimen bersidang semula bagi memastikan proses semak dan imbang, kira-kira […]

False information on critical matters, including the Covid-19 pandemic and the emergency, should be countered with facts, not Acts, said a coalition of civil society organisations focused on freedom of expression. Calling for Parliament to reconvene as a check and […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Media and legal rights movement groups are concerned over the fresh laws on fake news, which comes into effect today, will be abused by the authorities. Gerakan Media Merdeka (Geramm) said its concerns were based on the fact […]

KUCHING (Mar 12): The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is shocked by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government’s reintroduction of the Anti-Fake News Act 2018, which was repealed by the previous Pakatan Harapan (PH) government. In a statement last night, CIJ […]

Malaysia’s government has introduced a law that punishes spreading coronavirus misinformation with jail time and hefty fines, sparking fury at what critics labelled an “appalling” attack on free speech. The shock move comes amid growing concerns about worsening freedom of […]

Malaysia made use of its emergency powers on Thursday, bypassing parliament to impose new laws on fake news two years after the act was scrapped by the previous government. An ordinance that took affect Friday punishes creating or spreading information “wholly or partly false” […]

KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): The federal government has gazetted an ordinance that seeks to criminalise “fake news” relating to Covid-19 and the Emergency proclamation, with stiff penalties for offenders. Effective tomorrow (March 12), those who spread fake news “by any […]