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Malaysia’s recent moves to arrest and deport a Bangladeshi man for criticizing the government’s treatment of migrant workers on a news show underscore the country’s backsliding on press freedom in recent months, rights groups say. Authorities arrested Mohamad Rayhan Kabir on July […]

We, the undersigned organisations and individuals, welcome Communication and Multimedia Minister Saifuddin Abdullah’s pledge that the government will not be using the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia Act 1981 (Finas Act or Akta 244) to infringe on personal freedom on […]

Following the government’s vow to uphold media freedom, Communications and Multimedia Minister Saifuddin Abdullah has been asked to honour his pledge by not using the National Film Development Corporation (Finas) Act 1981 to penalise Al Jazeera. In a joint statement today, the […]

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) condemned today the Communications and Multimedia Ministry’s plan to review Al Jazeera’s accreditation and production licence over its controversial documentary Locked Up In Malaysia’s Lockdown. CIJ called the move “alarming” and a form of state […]

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) wants the immediate establishment of the Malaysian Media Council in the wake of the investigation into Al Jazeera’s accreditation and licence following its “Locked Up in Malaysia’s Lockdown” documentary. Responding to Communications and Multimedia […]

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is alarmed by the government’s probe into international news outlet Al Jazeera’s accreditation and license. Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah on Sunday said the ministry is checking if the broadcaster’s controversial documentary […]

A wave of criminal charges and police probes targeting critics of Malaysia’s embattled new government has rights groups worried the country is backsliding on free speech protections following the brief spell of a reform-minded administration. They say at least eight […]

Malaysia’s top court on Monday heard a rare contempt charge by the attorney general against a popular online news portal for publishing readers’ comments that criticized the judiciary, a move slammed by media groups as a clampdown on press freedom. […]

More than 30 local civil society organisations (CSO) say they are standing in solidarity with all sexual harassment survivors today, following allegations involving a senior director of think tank Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) this week. The groups, under a coalition […]