Press Statements

Joint Statements & Endorsements
Mansuhkan Akta Hasutan 1948 dan Hentikan Penindasan terhadap Pembela Hak Asasi Manusia

Platform CSO untuk Perubahan (CSO Platform for Reform) menuntut penangguhan sementara Akta Hasutan 1948 dan seterusnya memansuhkan akta ini.   Kami kesal kerana mendengar tujuh (7) aktivis #LAWAN dari Sekretariat Solidariti Rakyat (SSR) yang dipanggil sekali lagi untuk siasatan di […]

September 4, 2021

Joint Statements & Endorsements
Repeal the Sedition Act 1948 and Stop the Persecution of Human Rights Defenders

The CSO Platform for Reform demands for urgent reinstatement of the moratorium on the Sedition Act 1948 and its immediate repeal.   We are appalled to hear that seven (7) Sekretariat Solidariti Rakyat (SSR) #LAWAN activists are again hauled in […]

September 4, 2021

Joint Statements & Endorsements  ·  Press Statements
CIVIL SOCIETY MONITORING REPORT ON THE #LAWAN PROTEST

Civil society organisations who share a common interest in promoting, protecting, and defending the right to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly today released a monitoring report on the #LAWAN protest and events surrounding the 31 July 2021 protest […]

September 1, 2021

Joint Statements & Endorsements
Bebaskan peserta himpunan sempena memperingati mangsa korban COVID-19 dengan segera

Kami menggesa pihak berkuasa agar membebaskan 17 lelaki dan 14 perempuan yang ditangkap semasa sebuah ‘candlelight vigil’ atau himpunan kenang korban di Daratan Merdeka malam ini (19 Ogos).   Himpunan tersebut yang disertai oleh Sekretariat Solidariti Rakyat bertujuan untuk memperingati […]

August 19, 2021

Joint Statements & Endorsements
Release participants of candlelight vigil immediately

We call on the authorities to immediately release the 17 men and 14 women arrested tonight for holding a candlelight vigil at Dataran Merdeka. The vigil included participants from Sekretariat Solidariti Rakyat and was to commemorate and remember all those […]

August 19, 2021

Press Statements
CIJ is concerned over the arrests of citizens for criticising a government official

CIJ is alarmed over the arrests and questioning of citizens for their criticisms towards Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor through their social media profiles.   Public officials must be able to take criticism in stride – especially since […]

August 11, 2021

Press Statements
CIJ bimbang melihat penahanan rakyat biasa yang mengkritik pegawai rasmi kerajaan

CIJ sangat bimbang melihat penahanan dan soal siasat yang dikenakan terhadap rakyat biasa atas sebab kritikan mereka terhadap Menteri Besar Kedah, Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, melalui profil media sosial mereka.   Pegawai kerajaan seharusnya boleh menerima kritikan secara berterusan – […]

August 11, 2021

Joint Statements & Endorsements
SIS, CIJ and JFS Express Concerns on the Charge Against Former Bersih 2.0’s Deputy Chairman

The statement is in response to the charging of former Bersih 2.0’s deputy chairman, Sarajun Hoda Abdul Hassan for allegedly insulting Islam as featured in Free Malaysia Today (FMT) on 3 August 2021, titled Ex-Bersih deputy chief accused of posting […]

August 4, 2021

Press Statements
CIJ bimbang akan keadaan demokrasi di Malaysia yang semakin merudum selepas penutupan parlimen

Gambar utama dari The Vibes   Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) sangat bimbang melihat perkembangan keadaan demokrasi di Malaysia selepas penutupan Parlimen dijalankan hari ini (2 Ogos) yang menyebabkan ratusan penggubal undang-undang tidak dibenarkan masuk ke banggunan parlimen. Tindakan ini […]

August 2, 2021

Press Statements
CIJ is concerned over the sorry state of Malaysia’s democracy after parliament blockade

Featured image courtesy of The Vibes   The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is extremely alarmed over the state of Malaysia’s democracy after today’s (2 August) sudden Parliament closure which saw hundreds of lawmakers being denied entry to the august […]

August 2, 2021

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