LETTER | Stop harassing media for their reporting
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LETTER | The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), Gerakan Media Merdeka (Geramm) and National Union of Journalists (NUJM) are alarmed by the frequent use of harassment tactics by the Malaysian authorities toward the media.
On May 18, 2021, two
Malaysiakini journalists were summoned by the police to give their statements over three articles relating to the death of A Ganapathy who died while seeking treatment in the hospital after being arrested by the police in early February this year.
Just prior to that, on May 10, 2021,
It is a worrying pattern to see journalists being summoned by the police for their reporting. This year alone, we saw at least five incidents where journalists are being questioned and investigated. It is alarming that the same media outlet is being targeted and this year alone,
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The harassment of journalists throughout this year, perpetrated by Malaysian authorities, has raised concern from Malaysia’s media advocacy organizations. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the National Unio
The Centre for Independent Journalism, Gerakan Media Merdeka and the National Union of Journalists Malaysia highlighted several issues that have a chilling effect on media freedom in Malaysia.
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The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights marked World Press Freedom day on Monday by demanding that nations respect and protect the rights of journalists, even as advocacy groups urged her to give special attention to abuse of media freedom in Bangladesh.
In a statement, Michelle Bachelet noted that freedom of the press has come under particular attack during the pandemic, when the public is especially in need of information.
“The COVID-19 crisis has made it clearer that critical reporting on government policies or public figures is all too often met with prosecution,” she said. “Laws adopted or applied to restrict and criminalize disinformation during the pandemic have also been used by States to target journalists.
IFJ 04 May 2021
Malaysia: Call to cease crackdown on media
Multiple journalists’ groups have handed a memorandum to the minister of Communications and Multimedia in Malaysia to mark World Press Freedom Day on May 3. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the National Union of Journalists Malaysia (NUJM) support the call in stopping the current crackdown against media while calling for the promotion of media sustainability. The memorandum is handed to Mr Syed Khairil who accepted on behalf of the ministry. Credit: CIJ
The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), along with Gerakan Media Merdeka (GERAMM) and the NUJM released the joint memorandum to the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM) in Malaysia. It calls for a stop to attacks on the media and supporting independent journalism. The memorandum was submitted to Mr Syed Khairil who accepted it on behalf of the ministry.