Press Statements

COVID-19  ·  Press Statements
CIJ calls for fair and equal media access to 18 May Parliament sitting

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is dismayed with the reported statements by the Dewan Rakyat speaker Mohamad Ariff Mohd Yusof and de facto law minister Takiyuddin Hassan that access to the one-day Parliament sitting on 18 May 2020 will […]

May 9, 2020

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CIJ launches inaugural Twitter campaign for World Press Freedom Day

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is organising its inaugural campaign on Twitter today in conjunction with World Press Freedom Day last Sunday. First and foremost, we would like to commemorate the contribution of our colleagues in the media. Right […]

May 6, 2020

COVID-19  ·  Joint Statements & Endorsements
CSOs condemn online gender-based attacks on women human rights defender Tengku Emma Zuriana

End all xenophobic and racist attacks and discrimination against Rohingya who seek asylum in Malaysia; and stop online harassment, bullying and intimidation against human rights defenders working on the Rohingya crisis.

April 28, 2020

Joint Statements & Endorsements
Focus on the rape, lift IPO against the “whistleblowers” immediately 

It is disturbing that the three women who were seeking redress and justice for their friends have been detained in this manner when the rape of their friends would not have come to light without them.

April 16, 2020

COVID-19  ·  Joint Statements & Endorsements
CSOs worried over “stern action” on online media that misreport

The government has failed to understand the distinctions between “fake news”, misinformation and disinformation, say 11 CSOs.

April 12, 2020

Press Statements
Alarm bells over Information Department’s move to define “fake news”

This alludes to tactical attempts by the government at cracking down legitimate speech aimed at crushing dissent or differences of opinion.

April 12, 2020

COVID-19  ·  Press Statements
CIJ wants all MCO arrests dropped

More than 6,000 individuals have been arrested, even as the Prisons Department admits difficulty in maintaining social distancing.

April 6, 2020

Press Statements
End online attacks, ensure the safety of journalists

ARTICLE 19 and the Centre for Independent Journalism condemn online attacks against Malaysiakini journalist Kow Gah Chie.

March 31, 2020

COVID-19  ·  Press Statements
Health Ministry needs to walk the talk on social distancing

Temporarily halt all face-to-face press conferences by Cabinet ministers and state authorities in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and the possible risk of infection among journalists.

March 31, 2020

Joint Statements & Endorsements
Standing in solidarity with Fadiah Nadwa Fikri

We condemn police investigations of Fadiah Nadwa Fikri under the Sedition Act and Section 233 of the CMA.

March 31, 2020

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