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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 subjects of race, poverty and inequality and to view them as not our problems, not our issues, not ...

(Bangkok) – The Malaysian authorities are increasingly using criminal investigations to harass journalists, protest leaders, and various other critics of the government.

Malaysia: End harassment of civil society Malaysian authorities must stop harassing peaceful protesters, human rights defenders, and activists, said ARTICLE 19. The police have initiated investigations into ten individuals under Section 9(5) of the Peaceful Assembly Act in relation to their peaceful protest activities in recent weeks. Additionally, two artists have been investigated for their online activism. The Malaysian government should reform the Peaceful Assembly Act to bring it into compliance with international human rights law and take steps to ensure that all Malaysians enjoy the ri...

Call to abolish detention without trial Pix for illustration purposes. PETALING JAYA: Civil societies and legal experts have urged the government to abolish security-related Acts that allow the detention of a person without trial. They particularly singled out the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) and the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (Poca). Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) executive director Sevan Doraisamy said this is in light of the recent report of family members of 22 men detained under Sosma who claimed they were assaulted while held in the Jelebu prison in Negri ...

Continue IGP’s efforts to combat ‘dirty cops’ cartel, graft, say NGOs Faiz Zainudin © Provided by Free Malaysia Today NGOs say it is very important for the incoming IGP to restore trust in the police force. PETALING JAYA: The incoming inspector-general of police (IGP) Acryl Sani Abdullah should continue the efforts by Abdul Hamid Bador in combating corruption and the “dirty cops” cartel. The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) said action should be taken against policemen involved in the cartel as it had adversely affected the image of the law enforcemen...