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Malaysian government continues to silence dissent with emergency and repressive laws
Published at
07.04.2021
Country
Malaysia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- negative court ruling
- criminal defamation
- protest
- restrictive law
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
Free speech under assault in Malaysia as government targets students, online critics and journalists
Published at
27.11.2020
Country
Malaysia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- youth
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- harassment
- censorship
Malaysian police ramp up persecution of Al Jazeera, journalists and activists to stifle criticism
Published at
05.08.2020
Country
Malaysia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- office raid
- refugees and migrants
- women
- harassment
- HRD detained
- criminal defamation
- protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
Reforms at risk in Malaysia while repressive laws continue to be deployed around the pandemic
Published at
27.03.2020
Country
Malaysia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- positive CS development
- restrictive law
- criminal defamation
- protest
Activists in Malaysia facing various forms of harassment from authorities
Published at
19.11.2019
Country
Malaysia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- restrictive law
- protest
- harassment
- positive CS development
- criminal defamation
Ongoing use of defamation laws raises questions of Malaysia’s reform credentials
Published at
25.07.2019
Country
Malaysia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- criminal defamation
- enforced disappearance
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- land rights
Criminal defamation laws used to prosecute online criticism of religion and monarchy
Published at
26.03.2019
Country
Malaysia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- indigenous groups
- harassment
- negative court ruling
- criminal defamation
- protest
- public vilification
- restrictive law
- censorship
- surveillance
- land rights
Moratorium on use of repressive laws lifted despite promises at the UN human rights council
Published at
04.12.2018
Country
Malaysia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- indigenous groups
- intimidation
- travel ban
- negative court ruling
- criminal defamation
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights
- land rights
Despite commitment to reforms in Malaysia, fundamental freedoms still being restricted
Published at
08.10.2018
Country
Malaysia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- indigenous groups
- women
- youth
- harassment
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- access to info. law
- protestor(s) detained
- environmental rights
- land rights
Slow progress on human rights reforms as new government approaches 100-day mark
Published at
10.08.2018
Country
Malaysia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- intimidation
- positive CS development
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law
- censorship
- land rights
Activist convicted for satirical caricature of prime minister
Published at
14.03.2018
Country
Malaysia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- restrictive law
- travel ban
- negative court ruling
- HRD prosecuted
- criminal defamation