Any independent inquiry into the violence that broke out at the tail-end of the Bersih 3.0 rally would not be complete without a thorough examination into whether agents provocateurs or others bent on inciting violence were present in the crowd.
What do you call it when tear gas is fired into a tightly packed crowd with little room to manoeuvre – and when people try and move away, more tear gas is fired, even in areas farther away from Dataran?A section of the 200000 crowd at Bersih 3.0 - Photograph: Aliran
Victor Chin showcases the astonishing diversity of voices on the streets during the Bersih 3.0 rally in KL – giving us a glimpse of a more inclusive Malaysia in the making.
This is an article I completed today for Asia Times Online.The BN finds itself on the political defensive after police personnel cracked down on a largely peaceful 28 April protest held in Kuala Lumpur calling for electoral reforms.
Images of police brutality, reported far and wide, are portraying the Najib administration in a poor light, while the huge crowds at the rally would be enough to worry the PM.
Kuantan residents gathered at the Kuala Lumpur High Court expressed jubilation after the court ejected Lynas’ exparte injunction application under Malaysia’s defamation laws earlier today.
A seven-member international fact-finding mission on elections presents its preliminary findings on the electoral process in Malaysia and the Bersih 3.0 rally.
Aliran hosted a high-tea in Penang at which Bersih 2.0 co-chairperson Pak Samad Said and other Bersih Steering Committee members addressed a crowd of 500 at a hotel in Penang yesterday.
Jakarta has abandoned its unhappy monorail dreams and now plans to reinforce the unsightly monorail pillars already constructed for use as elevated stretches of the city’s Bus Rapid Transit system.
How are you observing Bersih 3.0 this Saturday? It is hard to keep track of the number of cities around the world where Bersih solidarity gatherings are being held.
It’s been a busy day for the Aliran team preparing for Penang Bersih 3.0. They had two separate meetings today with Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and George Town OCPD Asst Comm Gan Kong Meng over the Bersih 3.0 assembly in Penang.
