Malaysia: Judicial harassment of human rights defender Jannie Lasimbang must end
| Publisher | Article 19 |
| Publication Date | 25 January 2016 |
| Cite as | Article 19, Malaysia: Judicial harassment of human rights defender Jannie Lasimbang must end, 25 January 2016, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/56a9dec94.html [accessed 23 May 2023] |
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In response to the attacks of January 20th on Tolo TV, in which 8 people have been killed and 30 others injured, we stand in solidarity with the Afghan media community.
We condemn this and all other attacks on Afghanistan's journalists, and unreservedly and applaud their courage to stand together undeterred by those who seek to silence them. We want to tell our colleagues throughout Afghanistan that they are not alone; the international community is behind them. The journalists and media workers of Afghanistan are playing a leading role in working fearlessly to ensure that the voices of violent extremists do not dominate the news agenda. We remain ready to help them in this perilous endeavour.
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Committee to Protect Journalists, USA
Free Press Unlimited, Netherlands
Index on Censorship, UK
Institute for War and Peace Reporting, UK
IFEX, Canada
International News Safety Institute UK
International Media Support, Denmark
International Press Institute, Austria
World Association of Newspapers, France
Open Society Foundations, Program on Independent Journalism, UK
Reporters Without Borders, France
Rory Peck Trust, UK
