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PETALING JAYA: The producer of “Mentega Terbang”, a local indie movie that was banned by the government, will be charged on Wednesday with “wounding religious feelings”.

Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund has sold its stake in Iskandar Malaysia Studios for a fraction of its initial investment, raising doubts about the wisdom of building a state-of-the-art studio complex there in the first place.

Mark this Malaysia Day weekend with thought-provoking films at the FreedomFilmFest 2022.

Don't just protect interests of dominant, loudest - Anna Har.

COMMENT | Speak up against fear, Bangsa Malaysia Modified3:14 am - COMMENT | For almost 20 years, members of the Freedom Film Network (FFN) have shared stories on poverty, inequality, and injustice in Malaysia.  These social justice stories of ordinary people are important, as we live in a backdrop of fear: fear of intimidation and harassment from those who want to silence these stories.  The politics of fear has made us afraid to broach the subjects of race, poverty, and inequality and inste...

Monday, 26 Jul 2021 10:03 AM MYT Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. JULY 26 — For almost 20 years, members of the Freedom Film Network (FFN) have shared stories on poverty, inequality and injustice in Malaysia.  These social justice stories of ordinary people are important, as we live in a backdrop of fear: fear of intimidation and harassment from those who want to silence these stories.  The politics of fear has made us afraid to broach the...

LETTER | Dear Mr PM, Malaysia is traumatised Modified1:11 am - LETTER | I am an international psychology trauma specialist. Ironically, the reason I can sit alone in silence and pen these thoughts is trauma. I have a family member in the isolation ward of a Kuala Lumpur hospital, under observation, having developed pneumonia as a result of the complete failure of the government-mandated Covid-19 quarantine. As my loved one lies in the hospital bed with dignity, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin l...

COMMENT | Holding power to account on custodial deaths Modified12:36 am - COMMENT | Last week, the police started investigating the Freedom Film Network (FFN), its co-founder Anna Har, and cartoonist Amin Landak over the premiere of a short film in mid-June as part of the Freedom Film Festival. The film, titled Chilli powder and Thinner, portrays an animated recollection of a person’s dark experience while being held under police custody. Just this week, police have also started investigati...

Cops probe two over animation on teen detainees brush with police brutality Published Modified2:21 am - The police are investigating two individuals in connection with the release of a four-minute animation based on the true story of a boy who testified to being tortured while under police custody with two of his friends. Freedom Film Network (FFN) - organiser of the annual human rights documentary film festival FreedomFilmFest that premiered "Chilli Powder & Thinner" on June 12 - said its co-f...