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MALAYSIA: A free press must have free reignDate:11/11/2008 MENTION the arrest of Sin Chew Daily reporter Tan Hoon Cheng and one is likely to hear sighs of frustration and comments about bad politicking...
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Malaysia: CIJ now a member of IFEX Date:03/06/2009 CIJ is accepted as member of the International Freedom of eXpression Exchange (IFEX), an international network of freedom of expression advocates...
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Wednesday, 3 June 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
MALAYSIA: Court frees Raja PetraDate:07/11/2008 Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin was released from his two-year detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA) at 3...
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Friday, 7 November 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Malaysia: Government Crackdown on Freedom of Expression Date:07/05/2009 Amnesty International calls on the Malaysian authorities to release five government critics arrested in the last two days, or charge them with recognizable criminal offences...
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Thursday, 7 May 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
MALAYSIA: Malaysia suspends two opposition newspapersDate:30/03/2009 The following is a statement from the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), a SEAPA partner based in Kuala Lumpur: CIJ and WAMI condemn suspension of Opposition newspapers The Centre for Independent Journalism, Malaysia, (CIJ) and the Writers Alliance for Media Independence (WAMI) strongly condemn the Government's latest assault on constitutionally-enshrined freedom of expression and freedom of assembly when the country faces a change in leadership and three crucial by-elections...
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Monday, 30 March 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Malaysia: Proposed cyber sedition law is undemocraticDate:03/12/2010 The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is concerned with Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein's references to a new law that will be introduced to govern sedition in cyberspace...
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Friday, 3 December 2010Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Malaysia: Selangor to enact Freedom of Info law Date:20/05/2009 Selangor will be the first state to table a Freedom of Information (FOI) Enactment bill in its legislative assembly by the end of this year...
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Wednesday, 20 May 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
MALAYSIA: Six to be charged for insulting Perak Sultan via blogs, postings Date:13/03/2009 Six people, who allegedly insulted the Sultan of Perak via their blogs or online postings, are expected to be charged on Friday under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998...
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Friday, 13 March 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Malaysia: Television host reasssigned following question on prime minister's ratings Date:20/07/2009 The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) notes with concern the action taken against a local television station host and producer for the program Point of View, Florence Looi, for having asked her guests to rate the performance of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak in his 100 days in office...
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Monday, 20 July 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
MALAYSIA: Malaysiakini inspires debate Date:28/01/2009 A MALAYSIAN newspaper that exists only in cyberspace has inspired a torrent of online debate since its launch a decade ago, in a phenomenon that has shaken up the nations media and political scene...
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Wednesday, 28 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
MALAYSIA: Media watchdog slams federal government for lack of media reformsDate:26/01/2009 The Malaysian government under the Barisan Nasional party remained rooted in its approach and ignored calls for greater respect for freedom of expression despite a loud message from the public who voted for a much stronger opposition representation in the 2008 general elections, the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) noted in its annual review launched on 22 January 2009...
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Monday, 26 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Malaysia mulls 'cyber court' to handle Internet crimesDate:05/01/2009 Malaysia is considering establishing a cyber court to deal with the increasing number of crimes related to the Internet and blogging, a report said Tuesday...
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Monday, 5 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Malaysia warns lawyers group on discussing Allah rowDate:23/03/2009 Malaysia warned a leading lawyers association not to use its website to discuss whether non-Muslims can use the word Allah for God, the state news agency Bernama reported on Sunday, saying it would incur the wrath of the countrys majority Muslims...
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Monday, 23 March 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Malaysian government's crackdown on free expression alarms media group Date:08/05/2009 CIJ raises concern over possible clampdown on anti-government expression The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is deeply worried that the new administration under Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has begun a swoop of those publicly opposed to the takeover of the northern state of Perak by the ruling Federal government Barisan Nasional...
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Friday, 8 May 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Malaysian MP on sedition charges Date:17/03/2009 A Malaysian opposition leader has been charged with sedition for allegedly insulting a royal figure...
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Tuesday, 17 March 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
MALAYSIA: AliranDate:13/10/2008 Aliran is a Malaysia based human rights group, which has been working since 1977 towards justice, freedom and solidarity...
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Monday, 13 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
MALAYSIA: Centre for Independent JournalismDate:13/10/2008 The Centre for Independent Journalism, Malaysia (CIJ) is a non-profit organisation that aspires for a society that is democratic, just and free where all people will enjoy free media and the freedom to express, seek, and impart information...
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Monday, 13 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Malaysia: Freedom of expression and the mediaDate:27/10/2008 Article 19 report on freedom of expression and the media in Malaysia...
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Monday, 27 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
MalaysiaDate:16/10/2008 Domestic, regional and international obligations related to freedom of expression in Malaysia...
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Thursday, 16 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Malaysia: the delicate balance between security and due process: NOVEMBER 2010Date:20/01/2011 A report on the habeas corpus application of Raja Petra Kamarudin…
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Thursday, 20 January 2011Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Malaysia: UN rights office concerned at reported crackdown ahead of planned protestsDate: 05/07/2011 "The United Nations human rights office today voiced concern about measures being taken by authorities in Malaysia...
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Thursday, 7 July 2011Last Modified:
Monday, 11 July 2011
CIJ concerned over proposed media consultative councilDate: 26/07/2011 "The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) Malaysia strongly opposes the media consultative council that the Malaysian government is planning to establish...
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Tuesday, 26 July 2011Last Modified:
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Malaysia: Najib to Abolish Detention, Media Laws as Popularity DropsDate: 16 September 2011 "Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said he will abolish laws allowing the government to detain citizens without trial and ease media rules...
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Friday, 16 September 2011Last Modified:
Monday, 26 September 2011
The bloodlust faced by the 'blaspheming' Saudi journalistDate: 15 February 2012 "In this country, and in the US, the judicial authorities make fools of themselves about Twitter. In Saudi and Malaysia, they may make themselves murderers...
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Wednesday, 15 February 2012Last Modified:
Friday, 17 February 2012