Tag: Freedom of Expression / Information / Speech
Suspend Sedition Act, urges human rights body
The Sedition Act should be discontinued until Parliament passes a new law with adequate protection for freedom of speech, Association for the Promotion of Human Rights (Proham) secretary-general Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria said.
Published: Wednesday October 8, 2014 MYT 12:00:00 AM
Updated: Wednesday October 8, 2014 MYT 8:25:41 AM
PETALING JAYA: The...
Cambodia’s ethnic Khmer Krom activists end 5-day peaceful protest against Vietnamese diplomat
More than 100 ethnic minority Khmer Krom monks and activists in Cambodia concluded their 5-day peaceful protest against a former Vietnamese diplomat successfully on Wednesday and vowed more protests in the future, a protest leader said.
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- More than 100 ethnic minority Khmer Krom monks...
Demonstrators Decry ‘Crimea-like’ Policies in Vietnam
Cambodians and Laotians in US gathered in front of the White House in Washington on Monday, claiming that Vietnamese policies in the region are hurting their respective countries.
Pin Sisovann, VOA Khmer 08 October 2014
WASHINGTON DC— Cambodians and Laotians in US gathered in front of the White House in Washington...
UN rights experts urge Malaysia to abolish Sedition Act
A group of independent experts from the UN Human Rights Council once again urged the Malaysian government on Wednesday to abolish the Sedition Act of 1948
Thursday 9 October 2014 at 12:18 PM ET by Colleen Mallick
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A group of independent experts from the UN...
Freedom Film Fest yanks banned Singapore film, alleges pressure from Putrajaya
Freedom Film Fest has cancelled a screening of a Singaporean movie on political exiles that is banned in the republic, alleging that Putrajaya had pressured the owner of the Kuantan venue that would have hosted the viewing.
October 9, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Freedom Film Fest has cancelled a...
Yale-Singapore college criticism reignited by ban of film
The controversy over Yale University’s joint college with the National University of Singapore, in which critics charge that Yale should not be in cooperation with the city-state’s authoritarian regime, was recently reignited over a documentary banned by the government.
By Ed Stannard, New Haven Register Posted: 10/12/14, 6:37 PM EDT...
Cambodian Authorities Drafting New Laws to Curtail Freedom, Groups Say
The Cambodian government plans to tighten Internet censorship, regulate civil society organizations and effectively institutionalize land seizures as part of five laws being drafted, according to a coalition of international groups.
The Cambodian government plans to tighten Internet censorship, regulate civil society organizations and effectively institutionalize land seizures as part...
Treat sedition suspects as guilty until proven innocent, Umno MP says
Individuals charged under the Sedition Act 1948 must be made to prove their own innocence, an Umno lawmaker said today when calling for the colonial-era law be made stricter.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — Individuals charged under the Sedition Act 1948 must be made to prove their own innocence, an...
Why ban me now when you welcomed me before, asks Indonesian Muslim scholar
Banned Indonesian Muslim scholar Dr Ulil Abshar Abdalla revealed he attended a global Islamic conference in Malaysia and had even spoken here before – at a time when Malay Muslim conservatism was not as evident as it is today.
BY HASBULLAH AWANG CHIK
Published: 14 October 2014
Ulil said he was invited...
Cambodia Hackers Escape Jail, Will Work for Government
Two Anonymous hackers in Cambodia have escaped further jail time by joining forces with the government to provide their IT skills to agencies.
By Jonathan Keane | 12 October 2014 at 6:00 am CET
Two Anonymous hackers in Cambodia have escaped further jail time by joining forces with the government to...
