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Police had seized all mobile phones belonging to seven activists affiliated with Sekretariat Solidariti Rakyat (SSR) in another round of questioning for sedition over the cancelled second #Lawan protest.   The group together with their lawyers entered Dang Wangi district […]

A coalition of civil societies has called on Putrajaya to reinstate a moratorium on the use of the Sedition Act following the probe into activists over a protest which has since been called off.   The CSO Platform for Reform […]

Over 1,200 educators across the nation joined the Media Education Academy’s (MEA) media literacy programme, in an effort to fight misinformation and fake news.   The MEA is a media literacy programme by Media Education For All (ME4A), a national […]

Civil society groups that monitored the #Lawan rally last July said the police were “friendly” towards protestors but intimidation was still observed, including officers filming protestors and calling them up for investigation afterward.   In a press conference by the […]

The government must ensure better freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in the country following findings of a monitoring report on the #Lawan protests, says a coalition of civil society organisations.   “The Covid-19 crisis cannot be used to justify […]

SEBANYAK 80 siasatan polis dibuat terhadap pelbagai tunjuk perasaan Lawan antara 17 Julai dan 20 Ogos, kata kumpulan hak asasi manusia.   Angka itu merangkumi 28 individu yang dipanggil untuk disoal siasat antara 2 dan 8 Ogos, kata Thulsi Manogaran […]

EIGHTY police investigations have been started into the various #Lawan protests between July 17 and August 20, human rights’ groups said.   The figure includes 28 people who were called up for questioning between August 2 and 8, said Thulsi […]

Enforcement authorities obstructed the public’s freedom of expression and assembly during the #Lawan protest on July 31 in Kuala Lumpur, civil societies say.   At the launch of a monitoring report, Justice for Sisters’ representative Thilaga Sulathireh said a number […]

Tan Sri Annuar Musa has been sworn in today as the new Communications and Multimedia Minister under PM Ismail Sabri’s cabinet. We explore what can be expected of the Communications Ministry.   Listen to the full conversation here:   Source: […]

Featured image from Twitter.   Rights groups and civil societies have demanded that police release all those detained at the memorial service for Covid-19 victims today.   The groups also condemned the “high-handedness” by police against the participants.   In […]