Jailing elderly man for 'false' post shows govt's backdoor anti-fake news act
Anyone can make an honest mistake. Are they to be jailed for this?
Lawyers school IGP for saying police can pry into people's phones, tell govt to speak up
Lawyers for Liberty says Razarudin Husain's statement is not only legally untenable, but also a threat to civil liberties.
Top journalists say CMA amendments height of Anwar government's free speech crackdown
It comes as the government is accused of seeking to expand offences that would constitute general criticism as part of misusing network facilities.
Government in bid to plant 'fake news law', rights lawyers warn
Lawyers for Liberty says amendments to the Communications and Multimedia Act 'massively widens' the offence of abusing network facility.
Rights lawyers press govt to suspend 'draconian' provision of communications act
Lawyers for Liberty says an exact timeline for the amendments to the Communications and Multimedia Act must also be given.
