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FMT: Detention Without Trial Must End Now

FMT: Detention Without Trial Must End Now

Civil society movement are upset that three alleged motorcycle thieves have been charged under Emergency Ordinance and want it repealed

[UPDATED] Protest Police Power Abuse & Intimidation on 30.10.2010 at Bukit Aman

[UPDATED] Protest Police Power Abuse & Intimidation on 30.10.2010 at Bukit Aman

[UPDATED on 31 October 2010 with links to the Protest Memo here and video recording of the protest here.] [UPDATED on 29 October 2010 with video of the press conference held by the family of the complainant.] PROTEST MEMO TO IGP ON 30TH OCTOBER 2010 (re: the beating and abduction of K. Selvachandran by the [...]

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[UPDATED] Vigil Serentak Satu Malaysia: Mansuhkan ISA, 1 Ogos 2010 (8pm)

[UPDATED] Vigil Serentak Satu Malaysia: Mansuhkan ISA, 1 Ogos 2010 (8pm)

Jom, let’s go to the concurrent, nationwide Candlelight Vigil in conjunction with 50 years of ISA. The Vigil will be held on 1 August 2010 at 8pm. You are invited!

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Stop the Repatriation of the Sri Lankan Refugees Now!

SUARAM’s urgent appeal on the plight of Sri Lankan refugees who complain they are being illtreated by Malaysian officials is reproduced below. Sri Lanka’s government has been accused of grave war crimes and humanitarian abuses. Despite that, it appears that the Malaysian government is assisting fficials from the Sri Lankan High Commission repatriate ethnic minority Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka who fear for their lives at the hands of the Government of Sri Lanka. About 300,000 Tamils still live behind barbed wires in internment camps in Sri Lanka, unable to return to their homes since the end of the civil war earlier this year. Please respond to this urgent appeal by circulating the same, and sending the suggested letter of protest (at the end of the post) to the authorities.

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Face to Face Interview with Edmund Bon

Face to Face Interview with Edmund Bon

Imran Imtiaz Shah Yacob is a trained lawyer and Malaysian political commentator. He writes for numerous international newspapers and online journals as well as hosts “Face to Face – A Reason for Discourse”, an interview segment on Malaysian/regional issues and personalities on Malaysia Today. He serves as a foreign correspondent for foreign news organisations. He [...]

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Kematian Kugan: Suatu Tragedi Yang Menuntut Suatu Revolusi

Insiden kematian dalam tahanan (death in custody) bukanlah merupakan satu fenomena baru. Terkini, masyarakat Malaysia dikejutkan sekali lagi dengan kematian seorang tahanan, Kugan Ananthan, semasa beliau berada di dalam tahanan pihak polis. Terdahulu, terdapat beberapa insiden kematian dalam tahanan yang telah dilaporkan di dalam media seperti kematian Francis Udayappan, Prakesh Moses dan Ulaganathan. Walaupun isu [...]

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Kugan dan Kamunting – Lambat, Seperti Biasa

Dulu, pihak polis dan Kerajaan sering menafikan bahawa suspek-suspek yang ditahan dipukul dan didera semasa siasatan. Dulu, Menteri Dalam Negeri dan Kerajaan selalu menjustifikasikan kewujudan Kamunting dan undang-undang ISA dengan kewujudan Guantanamo Bay (GBay) dan undang-undang Patriot Act di Amerika Syarikat (AS). Kedua-dua kedudukan ini sering dicabar oleh NGO-NGO dan Badan Peguam atas dasar fakta-fakta, [...]

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