Press Statements

COVID-19  ·  Joint Statements & Endorsements
Jangan sengaja mudaratkan demokrasi Malaysia

Kami, ahli-ahli yang sebahagian CSO Platform for Reform, berasa gusar dan bimbang oleh khabar berita pada 23 Oktober 2020 bahawa kemungkinan darurat akan diisytiharkan oleh Perdana Menteri Muhyiddin Yassin. Masa dan konteks politik pengumuman tersebut hadir adalah pada ketika yang […]

October 24, 2020

COVID-19  ·  Joint Statements & Endorsements
Don’t willfully undermine a democratic Malaysia

We, the undersigned members of the CSO Platform for Reform, are concerned with the news of a possible declaration of a state of emergency by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on 23 October 2020. The timing and political context of the […]

October 24, 2020

COVID-19  ·  Press Statements
CIJ wants names of places visited by COVID-19 patients for transparency’s sake

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is disappointed with Health Director-General Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah’s recent remarks that the Health Ministry will not reveal the names of public places where COVID-19 cases were detected. According to media reports yesterday, Dr. […]

October 23, 2020

COVID-19  ·  Press Statements
CIJ wants fair and equal media access to Parliament

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is disappointed with Parliament’s decision to restrict the media’s coverage of the upcoming proceedings of both houses to 15 media agencies, and calls for fair and equal media access to in-house parliamentary proceedings at […]

October 17, 2020

COVID-19  ·  Press Statements
CIJ wants guaranteed right to information in times of crises

In conjunction with the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) today, the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) wishes to reiterate the importance of the right to information (RTI) and the need for the protection and upholding of our […]

September 28, 2020

COVID-19  ·  Joint Statements & Endorsements
Preserve Special Select Parliamentary Committee on Women’s Affairs, Children and Social Development

Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) urges the House Committee to endorse the establishment of the Special Select Committee on Women’s Affair, Children and Social Development. In a news piece published by TheStar yesterday, only eight Special Select Committees will be formed and if […]

September 18, 2020

COVID-19  ·  Press Statements
CIJ concerned over non-official media barring in Sabah today

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is concerned over the Election Commission’s (EC) reported move to bar non-official media from entering all nomination centres that were used earlier today for the ongoing Sabah state elections. According to media reports, only […]

September 12, 2020

Joint Statements & Endorsements
Hentikan intimidasi terhadap pembela hak asasi manusia yang mempertikaikan dasar kerajaan berkaitan LGBTIQ

Kami amat khuatir dengan reaksi melampau pihak kerajaan dan badan bukan kerajaan terhadap sebuah kiriman media sosial berkenaan terapi ‘pemulihan’ bertarikh 30 Julai 2020. Kami percaya kiriman tersebut telah diambil di luar konteks oleh individu yang berniat memburukkan komuniti LGBTQ. […]

August 5, 2020

Joint Statements & Endorsements
Stop intimidating human rights defenders who question LGBTQ-related government policies

We are deeply concerned by the disproportionate and heavy-handed response by state and non-state actors in relation to a social media post on conversion therapy dated 30 July 2020. We believe the post has been taken out of context by […]

August 5, 2020

COVID-19  ·  Press Statements
CIJ gesa hentikan tindakan-tindakan mengancam kebebasan media

Pusat Kewartawanan Bebas (CIJ atau Centre for Independent Journalism) amat bimbang dan mengecam usaha berterusan dari pihak institusi negara dan anggota kerajaan dalam menekan serta menindas Al Jazeera sebagai reaksi terhadap laporan berita yang dianggap kritikal, terbaru, dengan melancarkan serbuan […]

August 5, 2020

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