Tag: bersih

Video: Acceptance Speech of the Gwangju Human Rights Award 2016

BERSIH’s chairperson, Maria Chin Abdullah was barred from leaving Malaysia when she was travelling to South Korea to receive the Gwangju Human Rights Award 2016 on behalf of BERSIH. No proper explanation was given to Maria on why she is being banned, except that the

Did CM Adenan violate Immigration Act under Legal Advice?

The recent sudden increase in the list of persons banned from entering Sarawak is shocking. The denial of persons entering into Sarawak and including Sabah is not only undemocratic and undermines voters’ right to be informed in the upcoming state elections, but most of all,

BERSIH Programme Updates (January – March 2016)

(1) Yellow Mania Festival In January 2016, BERSIH kicked start the year by organizing the Yellow Mania festival to reach out to citizens and raise awareness on democratic reforms. As a form of creative activism, the Yellow Mania was filled with various fun and interesting