Press Statement The Sedition charge against opposition politician Razali Idris is in outright breach of PH and Anwar’s promise to repeal the Sedition Act 1948 25 November 2023 We refer to the charge under section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948 brought against Bersatu Information Chief (ADUN Kijal), Razali Idris, at Kuala…
Press Statement Home Minister Saifuddin’s citizenship amendments will massively increase the backlog of citizenship applications and punish stateless children 9 November 2023 We refer to Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution’s statement yesterday in which he claims that he is “all for resolving the issue of stateless children” and that “his approach is to facilitate applicants,…
KENYATAAN MEDIA Pembelaan Menteri Dalam Negeri Saifuddin Nasution terhadap pindaan kontroversi undang-undang kewarganegaraan adalah tindakan kejam yang mengabaikan kanak-kanak terbiar dan mereka yang ketiadanegaraan (stateless) di Malaysia 2 November 2023 Kami merujuk kepada kenyataan yang dibuat oleh Menteri Dalam Negeri Saifuddin Nasution di Parlimen semalam di mana beliau mempertahankan cadangan pindaan-pindaan kepada…
Press Statement Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution’s defence of the controversial citizenship amendments is indefensible and an act of cruelty to abandoned children & stateless M’sians 2 November 2023 We refer to the statement made by Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution in parliament yesterday in which he defended the proposed amendments to the Federal Constitution relating…
Press Statement The arrest of Ruslin Abdullah for criticizing government failures is a serious threat to civil liberties in Malaysia 1 November 2023 It is reported that activist Ruslin Abdullah was detained by police on 30th October 2023 and remanded for 3 days for “investigation” over a social media posting on…
Press Statement It is an abuse of police powers for the IGP to use police resources to protect the reputation of the Prime Minister’s wife Wan Azizah 31 October 2023 We refer to the statement made by the Inspector-General of Police (“IGP”) Razarudin Husain who claimed that political activist Syarul Ema, widely…
Press Statement JPN Putrajaya obstructed and further denied rights of the 4 stateless siblings after false promise to assist in confirming their M’sian citizenship 20 October 2023 We refer to the press statement issued by the National Registration Department (“JPN”) yesterday that claims that the 4 stateless siblings “refused to cooperate”…
Kenyataan Media Kerajaan mesti mengiktiraf kewarganegaraan Malaysia dengan serta merta bagi keluarga empat adik beradik muda tanpa kerakyatan (stateless) Sidang Media 17 Oktober 2023 Aziq Fadyan, 24 tahun, Azreen Batrisya 22 tahun, Azzahra Batrisya 12 tahun dan Azalea Batrisya 9 tahun, telah dinafikan kewarganegaraan Malaysia secara tidak sah oleh Kerajaan, menyebabkan mereka…
Press Statement Govt must immediately acknowledge Malaysian citizenship of family of four young stateless siblings Press Conference 17 October 2023 Aziq Fadyan, 24 years old, Azreen Batrisya 22 years old, Azzahra Batrisya 12 years old and Azalea Batrisya 9 years old, have been unlawfully denied Malaysian citizenship by the Government, and…
Press Statement Govt must not use Israel-Palestinian conflict as an excuse to crack down on social media in Malaysia 13 October 2023 We refer to the statement made by Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil yesterday where he stated that his ministry is taking steps to “ strengthen compliance of the…
Press Statement Home Minister must not usurp the citizenship rights of M’sians under the Constitution 4 October 2023 We refer to the statement issued by Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution on 1st October in which he claimed that the Home Ministry is considering over 9,000 citizenship applications for approval as of September…
Press Statement PM Anwar Ibrahim must ask police to immediately release Johor auxiliary policewoman who was arrested for allegedly insulting him 1 October 2023 We refer to news report yesterday that an auxiliary policewoman was arrested by Johor police for allegedly making an insulting remark about the Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim…
Press Statement PH-led Selangor Govt & the A-G must advice grant of pardon for Wan Ji Wan Hussin on his imprisonment under the draconian Sedition Act 1948 26 September 2023 Yesterday, preacher Wan Ji Wan Hussin was committed to prison to serve a nine-month jail term after his appeal against conviction…
Press Statement MCMC’s threat to prosecute news organisations under CMA 1998 for publishing ‘disrespectful’ or ‘misleading’ news is repugnant to press freedom & unconstitutional 24 September 2023 We refer to the statement made by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) on 22 September 2023, in which MCMC threatens criminal proceedings under…
Press Statement Government must immediately suspend enforcement of the draconian s.233 of Communications & Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA) pending repeal/amendment at next sitting of parliament 19 September 2023 We refer to the statement made by the Deputy Minister of the Communications and Digital Ministry, Teo Nie Ching on 17 September 2023, stating…