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careful – you could be arrested for praying next!

WHOA!! yeah, you’d better believe it! i don’t know whether should i gasp with shock or roar with laughter when i read the following from the people’s parliament’s blog (haris ibrahim): ‘can our brothers and sisters pray in peace’ In Hulu Selangor, the Hindu community, too, have been saying prayers …

human rights day

today – 10 dec. 2008 – marks the 60th anniversary of the universal declaration of  human rights day. (picture above taken from here) malaysia is a signatory to the universal declaration of human rights but there’s nothing for us to celebrate though. why? simply because there is this draconian law, …

paula’s bail extended

remember penang’s anti-ISA vigil at the esplanade on 15 nov? it was a very good and successful gathering, where we see the presence of our ‘red-helmet’ guests toward the end of the gathering. unfortunately, towards the end, paula, who was the MC for the day was arrested. she was to …

“yes to ISA” – that’s why no police??

oh wow! a ‘yes to ISA’ t-shirt? great idea! i salute whoever comes out with it. it’s their rights to wear whatever t-shirt they like… just as i like to wear ‘no to ISA’ t-shirt. how come, though, sometime back, there was this man who was detained by police for …

video showing the arrest in PJ

guess not many of you will have forgotten the vigil at the civic centre in PJ, where the riot police brutally cracked down on the peaceful protestors of ISA while singing the national anthem. 23 people were arrested, and as i blog here (and this post too about those arrested),  …