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Press Statement


SUARAM: NO PERMIT NEEDED FOR PEACEFUL ASSEMBLIES, KOTA KINABALU POLICE SHOULD GET THEIR FACTS STRAIGHT
No permits are needed to organise peaceful assemblies. This fact is reinforced by the Inspector-General of Police on 4 March this year,...
Jun 13, 20241 min read


SUARAM: GOVT’S MOVE TO ACCEPT CONSENT RULING MARKS A POSITIVE STEP TOWARDS UPHOLDING NON-REFOULEMENT
The consent judgement recorded yesterday before the Kuala Lumpur High Court in MA Quayum’s habeas corpus application was a hopeful ray of...
May 30, 20242 min read


SUARAM: STOP INTIMIDATING ACTIVISTS!
It is as clear as day that the ‘Search for Missing Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’ is a public assembly consisting of activists seeking...
May 6, 20242 min read


SUARAM: STOP THIS WITCH HUNT, UPHOLD DUTY TO PROTECT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
We refer to the news report today that a farmer was charged for allegedly circulating WhatsApp messages surrounding the Forest City...
Apr 30, 20242 min read


SUARAM: REPEAL SEDITION ACT TO SAFEGUARD FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
The arrest and remand of Badrul Hisham Shaharin are acts of repressive intimidation. It demonstrates that the unity government is no...
Apr 28, 20242 min read
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[Press Statement] Launch of SUARAM's Annual “Malaysia Human Rights Report” for the Year of 2023
2023 constituted a disconcerting picture of the state of human rights and reform in the country, marked simultaneously by positive...
Mar 27, 20244 min read
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