Bersih rally: PKR leaders probed for sedition

Nurul Izzah Anwar and three other PKR leaders are among those being investigated under the Sedition Act and Police Act. KUALA LUMPUR: Three PKR leaders and a lawyer are being investigated under the Sedition Act in connection with the Bersih 2.0 rally scheduled for July 9. PKR vice-presidents Nurul Izzah Anwar and N Surendran, the…

Unggun Bersih – A. Samad Said

Unggun BersihSemakin lara kita didera bara –kita laungkan juga pesan merdeka:Demokrasi sebenderang mentarisehasrat hajat semurni harga diri.Lama resah kita – demokrasi luka;lama duka kita – demokrasi lara.Demokrasi yang angkuh, kita cemuhi;suara bebas yang utuh, kita idami!Dua abad lalu Sam Adams berseru:(di Boston dijirus teh ke laut biru):Tak diperlu gempita sorak yang gebu,diperlu hanya unggun api…

HRW: Free 30 Peaceful Political Activists

Government Refuses Permit for Opposition Rally, Jails Pamphleteers   (Bangkok, June 28, 2011) – The Malaysian authorities should order the immediate release of 30 members of the opposition Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) who were pulled off their bus and arrested on the way to a political rally in Penang on June 25, 2011, Human…

War against King interpreted in ‘bad faith’

Legal experts say the 30 PSM activisits were detained according to an extreme interpretation of the law that has been taken out of context. PETALING JAYA: Detaining 30 Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) activists for allegedly waging war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is an extreme interpretation of the law and has been taken out of…