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World Press Freedom Day 2008 (Malaysia)
Arrest and charge of Malaysiakini journalist condemned
Sunday, 27 January 2008
The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) condemns the arrest of Malaysiakini journalist, Syed Jamal Zahiid, who was charged in court today for obstructing policy duty while covering the gathering organised by the Coalition Against Coalition (Protes) on Saturday, 26 January 2008.
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Stop preventing peaceful assembly
Thursday, 24 January 2008
The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is concerned that the police continues to prevent a citizen's right to freedom of assembly, as seen by the latest warning issued to the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes), which has planned an assembly this Saturday, 26 Jan.
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Review guidelines on content control
Sunday, 13 January 2008
The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is concerned with the recent seizure of Christian-themed books by the Internal Security Ministry, fuelling concerns that religious texts are under strict scrutiny in the country. While we realise that publications - both local and imported - are subject to the ministry's guidelines, CIJ feels that there is a continuous effort to target religious texts, in particular on Christianity and Islam, for control. The seizure also suggests that the ministry is willing to act on limited prompting, in this case complaints from the Islamic authorities, without applying broad based discussions on the impact of such content.
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