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Police should uphold not curtail freedom of speech PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is concerned that police are preventing freedom of speech and freedom of association in preventing public talks by the Pakatan opposition alliance leader, Anwar Ibrahim. He was talking about his ongoing sodomy trial and criticising against the Federal government.

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CIJ welcomes court decision to overturn book ban PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) welcomes a court decision to quash a ban on a book published by Sisters in Islam (SIS). The ruling has set an important precedent that limits the previously unchecked power of the Minister of Home Affairs under the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 (PPPA).

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Do not ban usage of "Allah" PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 16 January 2010
The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) strongly protests the government's ban on the usage of the word "Allah" by the non- Muslims in the Peninsular, as pronounced by Minister in the Prime Minister Department, Nazri Abdul Aziz. By perpetuating the myth that multi-religious usage of the word causes racial and religious discord, the government indirectly encourages a violent reaction against those who challenge the ban.

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