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Archive for September 17th, 2008

Parliamentary Anti-ISA caucus formed

(Reported by Richard Y W Yeoh)
The Caucus was formed this afternoon and announced at a media conference that began at 3pm.
The speakers at the briefing were Lim Kit Siang (DAP), Senator Dato’ Mohd Zaid Ibrahim (BN), Karpal Singh (DAP), Lim Guan Eng (DAP), Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim (PKR), Dr Hatta (PAS), & R Sivarasa [...]

When Teresa was arrested, she left behind 54 draft posts for the blog that she didn’t get the chance to publish.
We’ve decided to blog one of them each day and that would take it up to just about the 60-day detention period where she will have to be freed unless the Home Minister signs a [...]

Press statement
12 September 2008
Sisters in Islam (SIS) calls upon the Malaysian government for the immediate release of Raja Petra Kamaruddin, MP Teresa Kok and Ms Tan Hoon Cheng who are currently detained under the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA).
As a member of the Abolish ISA Movement, SIS reiterates our strong opposition against the use of [...]

ABIM condemns use of ISA

Press Statement
The Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM) strongly affirms that Malaysia is a country of laws not of men. We are a country which respects the rule of law and its equal application to all citizens under our Constitution and our guiding Islamic principles.
At no time should a person be detained without [...]

Let’s cheer up Teresa!

We’ve decided we’ll bring some cheer to Teresa and everybody can be part of this initiative.
Being locked up in a small room with no windows and only artificial lights is very intimidating, especially when one starts to lose track of time and the body and mind struggle to adjust to the new hostile environment.
We encourage [...]

Zaid Ibrahim to attend – “Free MP Teresa Kok” parliamentary caucus inaugural meeting.
MP for Batu Gajah, Fong Po Kuan, co-ordinating secretary convening the inaugural meeting of the “Free MP Teresa Kok” parliamentary caucus in Parliament (Wednesday 17.9.08) at 3 p.m. has informed me that Datuk Zaid Ibrahim will attend.
I phoned up Zaid from Kota Kinabalu [...]