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Showing posts with label Bersih 2.0. Show all posts

Melvin San shares his personal experience at Bersih 3

I am very proud of my 2 younger children who were with me at Bersih 3.0 (my eldest is in Japan). They braved the tear gas, chemical-laced water and intimidation by the police and riot squad - they refused to leave until 4 pm, the official time that the organisers informed the rally would end. In the process, my son, Aaron was badly affected by the tear gas when he went forward to the "frontlines" to take pictures of the Police. I had to restrain my daughter, Audrey from following him.

Nazri Balas Dendam Terhadap Ambiga

“Dia itu bukan sesiapa pun. Tidak ada ‘locus standi’...",
ujar Nazri Aziz.
BARU sahaja selepas menegaskan bahawa MENTERI KABINET dan keluarga mereka mengisytiharkan harta seperti yang dicadangkan oleh SPRM, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Nazri Aziz telah melakukan tindakan bodoh dengan memberi amaran kepada Bersih supaya tidak mengulangi demonstrasi jalanan.

Perlakuan kurang ajar beliau yang menyerang Pengerusi Bersih, Ambiga Sreenevasan, sehari selepas Najib menegaskan ancaman terhadap keselamatan beliau juga menunjukkan bahawa Nazri sedang merencanakan balas dendam untuk bossnya.

Anti-apostasy rally dangerous and will sow tensions

Unlike Bersih, Himpun gets super-fast
permit but denies Umno links
Despite denials of being linked to Umno, Himpun organisers were given super-swift access to a permit to hold their Gathering of a Million Muslims on October 22 inside a stadium in Selangor.

This is in sharp contrast to the long drawn out saga involving the Bersih 2.0 rally for free and fair elections, which was outlawed and ended up with Prime Minister Najib Razak reneging on his promise to allow the rally to take place in a stadium of Bersih's choice.


Siah and 8 others barred from rally

Sarawak police have clamped down on the organisors
of tomorrow's Walk for Democracy and Reforms.
KUCHING: Police here have obtained a restraining order against Movement of Change Sarawak (MoCS) chief Francis Siah and eight others in relation to tomorrow’s ‘Walk for Democracy and Reform’ at the Museum Garden, here.

All nine have been barred from taking part in the walk, known here as the Red Rally,  or being anywhere in or near the vicinity of the Museum Garden.

Sarawak’s ‘Red Rally’ earns Bersih support

By Keruah Usit
The ‘Red Rally’ for democratic reforms in Sarawak on Saturday has won the support of election reform coalition Bersih 2.0 and has drawn – predictably enough – police scrutiny.
Bersih 2.0 had invited two leading ‘Red Rally’ organisers from the Movement for Change Sarawak (MoCS) – leader Francis Siah and Kuala Lumpur co-ordinator Ronald Sia – to its steering committee meeting last Thursday.

Bersih dari kacamata penulis Indonesia

Ditulis oleh Ted Sprague
Kedamaian dan Ketentraman - Mahkota dari setiap kelas penguasa di setiap epos. Pada 9 Juli, demonstrasi 50 ribu orang di tengah kota Kuala Lumpur merampok kelas penguasa Malaysia dari kedamaian dan ketentraman ini. Diorganisir oleh sebuah koalisi NGO-NGO dan kelompok-kelompok sipil, yang disebut koalisi Bersih 2.0, demonstrasi ini mengguncang Malaysia sampai ke dasarnya.

Ambiga thanks PSM 6 for taking the heat for Bersih


Bersih 2.0 may have had its fair share of persecution from the authorities, but it was guilt over the detention of six PSM detainees under the Emergency Ordinance which haunted the steering committee days prior to the July 9 rally.

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Boss beaten up by employees 伙计打老闆?

Govt still denying the Police did not shoot tear gas or water cannon into Tung Shin Hospital. Govt still insists Bersih 2.0 supporter was violence when they were walking peacefully, chatting, singing, laughing and smiling. Govt insists they have video to show that Bersih 2.0 were the one who started violence.



Very moving article on Bersih rally

EYEWITNESS I am a middle class Chinese Malaysian, who works in an investment bank in Johor Bahru. I first heard about Bersih and its idea only around June 20, 2011.

I never knew the previous Bersih rally in 2007, and all the people involved then. But right after I heard about it, I knew that it was very important and every decent Malaysian had to support it.

Therefore, I asked around my friends to car pool over from Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur to join the event.

Cops admit firing into hospital, but not sorry

The police admit that their water cannon was fired into the compund but
denied that they had shot tear gas cannisters into the area.
KUALA LUMPUR:  The police admitted firing their water cannon into the Tung Shin hospital compound during the Bersih 2.0 rally on July 9.

Internal Security and Public Order director Salleh Mat Rashid said that some tear gas might have trailed into the compound as well.


Peguam: Serangan ke atas pengawal cubaan bunuh

Pengawal peribadi Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim akan mengemukakan saman sivil ke atas polis berhubung kecederaan yang dialaminya ketika mengawal keselamatan ketua pembangkang itu.

Tulang pipi Fayyahd Afiq Albakqry, 25 dikatakan retak dan hancur semasa peserta perhimpunan BERSIH 2.0 itu melarikan diri daripada asakan dan serangan polis di terowong KL Sentral pada 9 Julai lalu.

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Maths puts Bersih crowd at 45,000 to 50,000

A research firm using tweets, photos has charted a
way to measure just how many people turned up at
the 'Walk for Democracy' rally.
PETALING JAYA: Crowd estimates for the July 9 Bersih 2.0 rally are almost as contentious as the rally itself. Various figures have been bandied about. Just about everybody has their own estimation – the organisers, police and the media.

Now, one man has come out and said that with his mathematical calculations, the figure is around 45,000 and 50,000. He is Politweet founder, Ahmed Kamal Nava.

Peserta BERSIH: Polis ancam nak bunuh saya

NONEBeberapa peserta perhimpunan BERSIH menggesa Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia Malaysia (Suhakam) menyiasat dakwaan keganasan polis yang dialami mereka semasa perhimpunan Sabtu lalu.

Diketuai ahli jawatankuasa pemandu BERSIH 2.0, Maria Chin Abdullah, kira-kira 30 peserta menyerahkan memorandum kepada Timbalan Pengerusi Suhakam, Datuk Dr Khaw Lake Tee di ibu pejabat suruhanjaya itu di Kuala Lumpur hari ini.

Najib Snubbed By UK PM?!

The flash crowd that turned up to boo Najib’s event at Mansion House (the official residence of the City of London’s Mayor) was larger than yesterday’s outside Downing Street.  They had been joined by Amnesty International, who have spoken out about the treatment of the Bersih demonstrators at the weekend.  Amnesty commands considerable respect in the UK.


Cabbie says Bersih good for business

“I wish I could cope,” a taxi driver tells our reporter.
KUALA LUMPUR: Business was brisk for some taxi drivers in the city on June 9, according to one of them.

A cabbie who drove a FMT reporter from Jalan Tun Sambanthan to Bangsar during the Bersih rally said he, like many others in the business, was not able to cope with the day’s demand for taxis.

Q&A: Malaysia’s Ambiga Sreenevasan

The question now is whether Malaysia’s opposition groups
can capitalize on the momentum from Saturday’s rally and
force further changes in one of Southeast Asia’s linchpin
economies– or if voters will continue to stick with
Mr. Najib and the ruling coalition that has dominated
Malaysia since it gained independence from Britain
several decades ago.
By Celine Fernandez, The Wall Street Journal

An estimated 20,000 protesters gathered in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to call for reforms to Malaysia’s electoral system. The surprisingly large turnout—and the government’s tough response, with water cannons and tear gas—appears to have galvanized the country’s opposition, which until recently had struggled to gain traction against a government led by Prime Minister Najib Razak.

The protesters believe Malaysia’s government must reform to reduce electoral fraud and create a level playing field for all parties, including the opposition. Government officials say rally organizers were trying to embarrass the government, garner sympathy for opposition politicians and threaten social order.

Rantings by MM: My Bersih 2.0 experience

So I went.

I have to say that the night before I had many many misgivings, especially after reading about the army doing exercises with the FRU. Could the government seriously be contemplating shooting their own people? Who knows? My stomach was in knots thinking about the many young people I knew who were intent on going, including my daughter. Would I be able to forgive myself if something happened to them?

Tengku Adnan explains Bersih crackdown to Jakarta

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — The Najib administration took the unusual step of sending Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor to Jakarta to explain Saturday’s Bersih rally and allay fears of unrest as Indonesia’s oldest English paper criticised the crackdown.

ALERT: Guidance on BERSIH Rally (RAHSIA)

Source
By most accounts, the Bersih 2.0 protest on July 9 could turn out to be massive and will certainly go beyond issues of fair and free elections. With over 100 political, NGO and right groups could be joining the “March for Democracy”, we expect them to champion a slew of issues ranging from inflation to Teoh Beng Hock and Lynas. The protest, if not countered, could undermine the government, the economy and national security. This note sets out the policy guidance and the do’s and don’ts in managing the issue.
NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

YB Datuk,
Attached please find the guidance/messaging on the Bersih issue for your attention and action, where necessary.
This follows the UMNO Political Bureau meeting where this issue was also discussed and that this material be circulated to all bureau members.  
Please note that the usual confidentiality rule applies.
Please do not forward or disseminate it to unauthorised person/persons.
Thank you and best regards

Jalil Hamid
Head, National Communications Team, PMO

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