Malaysia
From the Communiqué
2 May 2012
Journalists targeted in rally for electoral reform
Security forces attacked both local and foreign journalists last week with tear gas and water cannons while cracking down on a rally for electoral reform in Kuala Lumpur, reports Malaysia's Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), as well as international IFEX members.
15 February 2012
Blogger faces charges of blasphemy, apostasy after Mohammed tweets
A Saudi blogger whose tweets about the Prophet Mohammed were deemed blasphemous and tantamount to apostasy has been deported from Malaysia back to Saudi Arabia, where he is certain to face trial and possibly the death penalty, report Malaysia's Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), Human Rights Watch and other IFEX members.
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Campaigns and Advocacy
4 May 2012
Time to rally for free and fair media, says CIJ
On World Press Freedom Day 2012, the Centre for Independent Journalism renews its call to the people to reclaim their right to a media that can play its role of bearing witness and informing society.
7 July 2011
Call for respect of free expression on eve of Bersih 2.0 rally
In a letter to the prime minister, free expression advocates and media practitioners expressed alarm over recent arrests of nationals and foreigners on trumped-up charges for supporting calls for electoral reform.
3 May 2011
People must reclaim media, make their voices heard, says CIJ
The Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 (PPPA) is one law that has been so effective in muzzling the traditional media that the federal government is reportedly considering expanding its scope to include new media.See all campaign news: Malaysia
Reports
16 December 2011
Real legal reform needs free expression and public participation, says SEAPA
Rather than safeguarding the right to assemble, the Peaceful Assembly Act will greatly diminish people's ability to express their political opinions.
25 February 2011
CIJ report on freedom of expression in 2010
According to the report, the Barisan Nasional federal government adopted a multi-pronged approach, using the myriad of laws at its disposal to curb expression in 2010.See all reports: Malaysia
Alerts
Media freedom is far from assured, open letter tells prime minister 17 May 2012 Journalists assaulted, arrested while covering protest 30 April 2012 Press still shackled despite amendments to law 19 April 2012 Security bill threatens basic liberties 13 April 2012 Ministry's show-cause letter to "The Star" unnecessary, says CIJ 5 March 2012 Journalists assaulted while covering rally 1 March 2012 Government opposes judicial review of ban on sexual diversity festival 29 February 2012 Writer faces apostasy trial after Malaysia deports him back to Saudi Arabia 14 February 2012 Journalist flees country following detention order over tweets 9 February 2012 IFJ supports proposed electoral reporting reforms 2 February 2012 Political satirist takes government to court over "Cartoon-O-Phobia" 19 January 2012 Authorities urged to allow lawyers' rally to proceed 29 November 2011 Government urged to ensure rights of all citizens to freedom of association, expression 10 November 2011 Broadcast ban placed on video aimed at increasing voter registration 28 September 2011 PM's promise of sweeping reforms does not extend to media freedom, says CIJ 19 September 2011 CIJ expresses concern over Home Ministry's reaction to newspaper's error 18 August 2011 Prime minister urged to repeal PPPA and work to regain public trust in media 17 August 2011 Confiscation of journalist's notepad by police a serious "breach of media freedom" 5 August 2011 CIJ concerned over proposed media consultative council 26 July 2011 Opposition blogger ordered to pay exorbitant damages to minister 22 July 2011 Human Rights Watch calls for the release of the "PSM 6" 21 July 2011 Crackdown on electoral reform protesters violates right to free expression, says ARTICLE 19 12 July 2011 Arrests in advance of rally for electoral reforms raise deep concerns 30 June 2011 State should stop fuelling tensions over Bersih rally, says CIJ 30 June 2011 State government urged to not restrict media access 29 June 2011 See all alerts: Malaysia
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