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“UNSEEN, UNHEARD, UNTOLD” Pusat KOMAS FreedomFilmFest 2015

Oct 12, 2015

“Unseen, Untold, Unheard” was the theme of PUSAT KOMAS' FreedomFilmFestival 2015 held in PJ Live Arts, Petaling Jaya, Selangor from Sept 11th - 2oth, 2015. Over 2,000 people participated in the film screenings, master classes, video activism workshop and award ceremony. Among the participants of this year's festival were filmmakers, festival organizers, partners and fellow activists from Southeast Asia countries namely Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines and Thailand.  ...

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Press Statement for Immediate Release: Malaysia Day: A Celebration for All

Sep 16, 2015

September 16 1963, marks the establishment of the Federation of Malaysia with the joining together of 4 nations. Today we mark the union of Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak with pride as one nation. It is on this special day that we embrace the different cultures and traditions which foster the true spirit of “Muhibbah” amongst the citizens of Malaysia. This new nation formed 52 years ago has grown and its citizens have matured with it into an empowered community. Syabas to all Malaysians....

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KOMAS Director receives Human Rights Award from SUHAKAM

Sep 14, 2015

Pusat KOMAS would like to congratulate its director Jerald Joseph for receiving the Human Rights Award from National Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) in the individual category, The Individual Awards are presented to an individual who has demonstrated significant achievements in serving the cause of human rights in the community on a pro-bono basis.  

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No Place for Racializing Criminal Acts!

Jul 14, 2015

Pusat KOMAS condemns the attempts by certain irresponsible quarters to turn the recent case of theft and thuggery incident which took place at Low Yat Plaza into a racial issue. Pusat KOMAS would also like to express our strongest objection to the violence and nonsensical responses by the group of about 200 people who claimed to represent NGO's such as Persatuan Kebajikan Islam dan Dakwah Islamiah (Pekida), and also hurled derogatory and unsavoury remarks in front of Low Yat Plaza. We also...

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Book launch: “WE ARE CONVINCED – Time for a new Malaysia away from Racism

Jul 6, 2015

Pusat KOMAS will be organizing a book launch of "WE ARE CONVINCED - Time for a new Malaysia away from Racism" The launch event will be in a forum panel method, where the esteemed speakers will be sharing their insights on the topic of "Malaysia moving away from Racism". These experts will be highlighting and hammering away why a Malaysia away from racism is possible. The speakers for the forum are as below: Details: Date: 7th July 2015 Time: 10 am - 12pm Venue: Armada Hotel, Petaling Jaya...

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Malaysia’s Alarming Trek Towards Cultural Intolerance

Jun 29, 2015

Pusat KOMAS is increasingly alarmed and concerned about the growing trend of cultural intolerance in Malaysia today. The recently reported incidents are clear indicators of how Malaysia has regressed in terms being a mature and tolerant multi-cultural society. Furthermore it raises many crucial issues on cultural diversity, tolerance and the will and effectiveness of the authorities in addressing these issues. For instance in the incident of the individuals who were refused entry for not...

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Press Statement Issued by The Negara-Ku Movement

Jul 17, 2014

      Why the Negara-Ku Movement is a Must, Now        In his article 'Why form Negara-Ku?' which appeared in The Malaysia Insider on 14th July, 2014, Ahmad Hafidz Baharom has given our Negara-Ku Movement the opportunity to address several issues. We hope thus to be able to put to rest niggling doubts and misconceptions that not just he but others too might have, so we can move forward to deal with the imperatives of the day. Negara-Ku – why another NGO? Under the...

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Police disobedience is akin to mutiny – IGP should resign or be sacked

Jun 17, 2014

Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM) calls upon Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar to resign over his deliberate refusal to comply with two High Court orders in two child custody cases, which is akin to mutiny. If Khalid refuses to resign, then the necessary procedure of Police Forces Commission must be triggered to result in his dismissal. GBM also censures Prime Minister Najib Razak for affirming the IGP’s renegade misconduct by suggesting the interfaith custody cases should be...

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RESTORE DEMOCRACY IN THAILAND: ILLEGITIMATE MILITARY JUNTA STEP DOWN IMMEDIATELY

Jun 4, 2014

We the undersigned civil society organizations, trade unions and democratic movements in Malaysia demand that the military rule in Thailand be immediately ended and democracy be restored. The political crisis in Thailand should be resolved in a democratic and peaceful manner where the people of Thailand will be able to participate in the fullest sense in determining the future of the country. We have seen that all experiences with military juntas all over the world have spelled the death of...

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Pitching real life stories

May 22, 2014

17th of May 2014, Five Malaysians from different walks of life were given an opportunity to pitch their story idea for a film to a panel of judges. If their pitch is picked, they will walk away with a grant of RM6000 to make their film and have it premiered at the FreedomFilmFestival 2014 in September. They were commercial filmmaker Danny Chong; video journalist Arvind Raj; a father of 2 children with cerebral palsy Mohd. Affandi Ramli; independent filmmaker and editor Azhar Rudin; and...

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