Emergency

Press Statements and Media Coverage

Concerns growing over fresh fake news laws
March 12, 2021
CIJ ‘shocked’ by reintroduction of Anti-Fake News Act 2018
March 12, 2021
CIJ deeply shocked with the extreme punitive measures undertaken by the government to criminalise “fake news”
March 11, 2021
New Malaysian law punishes misinformation about coronavirus with jail and heavy fines
March 11, 2021
Malaysia Outlaws ‘Fake News’ on Emergency, Covid Pandemic
March 11, 2021
New fake news law comes into effect; offenders face jail term and RM100,000 fine
March 11, 2021
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