Solidarity for Raja Petra

As the trial for blogger Raja Petra's sedition charge starts today, this video captures civil society's condemnation of the charge and of the Sedition Act. The press conference was organized soon after the charge was made on the blogger in May. We maintain that the charge is uncalled for and Raja Petra should be released immediately. Malaysiakini's video.


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Campaigns
Sign letter to demand for press freedomPress Freedom Memorandum

To commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2008, the Centre for Independent Journalism and Writers Alliance for Media Independence launched a letter of demand, calling for a free press, people's access to information and the empowerment of citizens. If you believe in these core values as a foundation for democracy, please email us your support or sign at the online form here before October 5th, 2008.

Action Reports
Shedding a light on the Federal Constitution

Black and White: A Festival in the Annex, Central Market features a text installation on the Constitutional Amendments, done in collaboration with the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ). CIJ undertook the research and the production of the materials which attempts to shine a light on the nearly 700 changes made to the Federal Constitution in the span of 51 years, as part of the CIJ's public awareness work.

CIJ's letter to Police on photographers assault cases

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) has faxed a letter to the police force enquiring the progress of previous cases of attack on photographers. This is in response to the Cabinet taking up the issue since the incident of Mohamad Sairien Mohamad Nafiz from New Straits Times Press (NSTP) and French national Halim Berbar from the HBL Press Agency.