Press Statements

Joint Statements & Endorsements
Ronnie Liu arrest an abuse of power against the peoples’ interest

Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) and the Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) are appalled over the arrest and detention of Ronnie Liu and others under the Sedition Act 1948 and the Communication […]

October 28, 2020

Press Statements
CIJ condemns police probes into “potentially seditious” social media posts

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) strongly condemns Bukit Aman’s decision to investigate individuals over “potentially seditious” social media postings they allegedly made in response to recent events. We consider the ongoing police probes an infringement on freedom of expression […]

October 27, 2020

Joint Statements & Endorsements
Rainbow solidarity towards democracy

We, the undersigned organizations, express our deep solidarity with our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and gender-diverse/non-binary (LGBTIQ+) siblings around the region who are at the forefront of movements seeking to uphold human rights and democratic values. We affirm […]

October 24, 2020

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

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