Bersih secretariat raided, staff detained

PETALING JAYA:  The police today raided the Bersih secretariat here and seized several items as the authorities increased the pressure on the movement to call off its mass rally on July 9. They have also taken away seven staff members for questioning. PKR supreme council member Latheefa Koya told reporters that the police came at…

Deklamasi Puisi Unggun Bersih oleh A Samad Said

  Teks Ucapan Penuh A Samad Said Pada Malam Pelancaran Bersih 2.0 “Murbawan Malaysia tidak senang dengan apa yang sedang berlaku di negara ini. Kita menghantar pesanan yang sangat waras. Demokrasi perlu murni dan terus dimurnikan. Kenapa kita tidak boleh memperbaik situasi? Kenapa kita harus membiarkan demokrasi diperkuda oleh segelintir kuasawan yang tampaknya bermaharajalela? Telah…

Bersih rally: PKR leaders probed for sedition

Nurul Izzah Anwar and three other PKR leaders are among those being investigated under the Sedition Act and Police Act. KUALA LUMPUR: Three PKR leaders and a lawyer are being investigated under the Sedition Act in connection with the Bersih 2.0 rally scheduled for July 9. PKR vice-presidents Nurul Izzah Anwar and N Surendran, the…

Unggun Bersih – A. Samad Said

Unggun BersihSemakin lara kita didera bara –kita laungkan juga pesan merdeka:Demokrasi sebenderang mentarisehasrat hajat semurni harga diri.Lama resah kita – demokrasi luka;lama duka kita – demokrasi lara.Demokrasi yang angkuh, kita cemuhi;suara bebas yang utuh, kita idami!Dua abad lalu Sam Adams berseru:(di Boston dijirus teh ke laut biru):Tak diperlu gempita sorak yang gebu,diperlu hanya unggun api…

HRW: Free 30 Peaceful Political Activists

Government Refuses Permit for Opposition Rally, Jails Pamphleteers   (Bangkok, June 28, 2011) – The Malaysian authorities should order the immediate release of 30 members of the opposition Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) who were pulled off their bus and arrested on the way to a political rally in Penang on June 25, 2011, Human…

War against King interpreted in ‘bad faith’

Legal experts say the 30 PSM activisits were detained according to an extreme interpretation of the law that has been taken out of context. PETALING JAYA: Detaining 30 Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) activists for allegedly waging war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is an extreme interpretation of the law and has been taken out of…

Police record statements from Ambiga, Samad Said

The Bersih leader, national laureate Ahmad Said and Perkasa’s Ibrahim Ali were summoned to the police headquarters in connection with their respective rallies on July 9. KUALA LUMPUR: Bersih 2.0 chairman S Ambiga and national laureate A Samad Said today went to the Dang Wangi police headquarters to give their statements in relation to the…

BERSIH 2.0: Najib needs to protect human rights

PRESS STATEMENT The Prime Minister of Malaysia that his first and foremost duty is to protect the welfare and human rights of all Malaysians. In light of this, Bersih 2.0 is deeply saddened and disappointed by YAB Najib Razak’s declaration that supporters of the Bersih 2.0 rally are to be held responsible should chaos ensue…

Wear BERSIH’s T-Shirt and headband proudly

Peaceful protest is a vital part of a democratic society and has a very long and respected tradition in Malaysia. Just look back at the historic protests against the Malayan Union and more importantly the All Malaya HARTAL in 1947. It is a very powerful campaign tool and many of the rights and freedoms we…

Timbalan Ketua AMK tangkapan pertama Bersih

Beliau yang lebih dikenali dengan panggilan Jonah ditangkap ketika sedang menunggu minuman di Up Town, Shah Alam kira-kira jam 10.45 malam tadi. PETALING JAYA: Timbalan Ketua AMK, Khairul Anuar Ahmad Zainuddin menjadi mangsa pertama tangkapan Bersih. Beliau yang lebih dikenali dengan panggilan Jonah ditangkap ketika sedang menunggu minuman di Up Town, Shah Alam kira-kira jam…

6 pemimpin BERSIH dipanggil polis

BERSIH mendakwa enam pemimpin mereka yang terdiri daripada aktivis NGO dan pemimpin politik dipanggil polis untuk disoalsiasat hari ini. Mereka adalah pengerusi gabungan itu Ambiga Sreenevasan, ahli jawatankuasa pemandunya Maria Chin Abdullah, exco kerajaan Selangor Teresa Kok, aktivis sosial Hishamuddin Rais, koordinator kumpulan peguam Lawyers for Liberty Fadiah Nadwa Fikri dan Setiausaha Agung Parti Sosialis…

Anil Netto: Bersih 2.0: Day of arrests

Yesterday saw a spate of arrests – all in connection with Bersih, and more police action follows today. Last night, Khairul Anuar (also known as Jonah) was arrested for wearing a yellow Bersih T-shirt at a gerai in Uptown Shah Alam near the site of a proposed Bersih 2.0 road-show event. Jonah was questioned about…

Peserta Bersih perlu tahu hak mereka berdepan polis- LFL

Kuala Lumpur : Pertubuhan Lawyers For Liberty (LFL) menganjurkan bengkel terbuka berhubung hak peserta ketika  perhimpunan Bersih 2.0 pada 9 Julai ini. Peguam, Fadiah Nadwa Fikri berkata, bengkel tersebut diadakan bagi memberi pendedahan tentang hak peserta perhimpunan sekiranya mereka berdepan salahgunakuasa atau ditangkap polis. “Persediaan awal sangat penting dan mereka menyertai perhimpunan ini tidak perlu…