Press Statements

Charging students: What was UM thinking?

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   It is absolutely shocking and appalling that Universiti Malaya (UM) is considering taking disciplinary action against the six students as reported in Malaysiakini. This is clearly an attempt at intimidation and selective persecution which should be resisted. All members of UM’s alumni (including the present staff and students) should strongly express their repugnance and … Read more

Arrest of JOAS leaders in Sarawak

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    JARINGAN ORANG ASAL SEMALAYSIA INDIGENOUS PEOPLES NETWORK OF MALAYSIA  Lot 5, 1st Floor, Block M • Donggongon • 89500 Penampang, Sabah Mailing address: P.O. Box 511 • 89507 Penampang, Sabah, Malaysia Tel: +6088 726413 • Fax: +6088 718669 • Email: joasmalaysia@gmail.com     MEDIA RELEASE – ARREST OF JOAS LEADERS IN SARAWAK 16 … Read more

SIS (Sisters In Islam) Press Statement

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7 June 2009

SIS strongly urge PAS to re-track resolution against SIS
 
 
SIS is surprised by and strongly protest against the resolution passed at the PAS National Meeting to call “for a ban by the National Fatwa Council on the Sisters in Islam (SIS). (Malaysiakini, 7 June 2009). The motion also called for the National Fatwa Council to conduct a study over SIS’ approach in its work to reclaim the rights of Muslim women, which PAS claims is confusing Islamic society and also infiltrating the minds of Muslims and which may destroy the Islamic faith, especially among the younger generation.

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Joint Press Statement on Media Must Move Public Opinion to Decriminalize Defamation

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Date: 5th Jun, 2009

Joint Press Statement by Writers Alliance for Media Independence (WAMI) and
Civil Rights Committee, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (CRC-KLSCAH) and
Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ)


Issued by Mr Wong Chin Huat, Chairperson, WAMI
Liao Kok Fah, Chairperson, CRC-KLSCAH
Gayathry Venkiteswaran, Executive Director, CIJ

Media Must Move Public Opinion to Decriminalize Defamation

 Pertaining to the recent incident where MCA president cum Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat lodged a police report against a Chinese-Language magazine Special Weekly, calling for a probe into the weekly story to determine if it contravenes section 8(A) of the Printing Press and Publication Act 1984 for publication of false news and Section 500 of the Penal Code for criminal defamation, and the various investigations conducted by the police against politicians such as MP Lim Kit Siang, MP N Gobalakrishnan and Badrul Hisham for allegedly committing “criminal defamation???,

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Democtratic Governance.com: Five Challenges

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It has been estimated that by 2010 there will be over five hundred million blogs world wide. Will that be a boon and benefit to the opening space for democracy? Or will that be baneful?

The first flush of enthusiasm now has cautionary note sounded by not only naysayers or Later Day Luddites but even ex-soothsayers of the Silicon Valley; and key political and social thinkers.

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NEWS FLASH: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will hold a Dialogue at BUM2009!

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 14, 2009:
Yes,that “surprise speaker??? we listed in the tentative Programme Outline –Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad — has confirmed his participation at BUM2009 to be held at the Lake View Club, Subang Jaya on Saturday, 16 May 2009.

BUM Organising Committee Co-chair Sdr Ahirudin Attan aka Rockybru just confirmed that the former Prime Minister, who has established himself a “leading Blogger’s place???  with the launch of chedet.com on May Day last year (coinciding with BUM2008), will hold an hour-long Dialogue, most likely preceding or just after the originally planned Afternoon Session.

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