CIJ to launch annual freedom of expression report on Malaysia

Ops Bilang* – an operation to dissect complex issues of our time – with artists/activists as ‘surgeons’! Artis/aktivis membilang pada kita isu penting sezaman. Tuesday, October 26 · 8:00pm – 10:00pm Annexe Gallery Central Market, Kuala Lumpur Amir Muhammad – Kewarganegaraan Anne James – Religious freedom Fahmi Fadzil – Workers’ rights Fahmi Reza – Hak [...]

In conjunction with Right to Know Day* on 28 September, the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) calls upon Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to make serious efforts toward enacting a Freedom of Information (FOI) law in keeping with his government’s aim to eliminate corruption.

In conjunction with Right to Know Day* on 28 September, the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) calls upon Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to make serious efforts toward enacting a Freedom of Information (FOI) law in keeping with his government’s aim to eliminate corruption.

As we celebrate anew the liberation of Malaya from colonialisation, the Centre for Independent Journalism is compelled to remind all that the mass media, a pivotal democratic institution, is still shackled at great cost to the development of the nation as a mature and modern society. There are many factors impinging on media freedom, but [...]

Members of the public are invited to attend the civil society-organized forum to inform the public about freedom of information act, following Selangor’s tabling of the bill recently. INVITATION TO A PUBLIC FORUM ON “DO WE REALLY NEED AN FOI ACT?” a public forum on Freedom of Information law On 12/8/2010 (Thursday), at 8:00pm, Huazong [...]

Malaysiakini and Zunar have today filed two separate applications to challenge the Home Ministry’s ban of the political cartoon books, 1 Funny Malaysia and Perak Darul Kartun, both of which feature the political cartoons of Zunar. BACKGROUND The ban was effected by the Printing Presses and Publications (Control of Undesirable Publications) (No.5) Order 2010 [P.U.(A) [...]

The Southeast Asia Media Legal Defence Network (SEAMLDN), a regional non-governmental organisation comprised of lawyers, journalists and media activists with a focus on the defence of the media and the promotion of freedom of expression within Southeast Asia, was launched on 22 July 2010 in Kuala Lumpur. The SEAMLDN aims to provide legal assistance to [...]

To help safeguard media freedom in Southeast Asia, the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) announces its open grant competition for nongovernmental groups in the region to engage in providing legal services or advocacy in defence of media rights. Eleven-month grants of up to US$15,000 may be used to support legal representation [...]

The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) is looking for an executive director for its Secretariat based in Bangkok, Thailand, with the following qualifications: * Has leadership and management skills to administer the secretariat, programs, finances, fund-raising, networking and advocacy activities of SEAPA and its network members; * Has at least five years’ relevant experience and [...]

The Coalition of Good Governance (CGG) welcomes the Selangor State Government's reform initiative through the tabling of the Freedom of Information Enactment 2010, the first such legislation in Malaysia. This is indeed a step in the right direction towards giving the people of Selangor the right to access public information.    The enactment seeks to [...]