Taiwan, 18-19 August 2024 - INITIATE.MY participated in the Digital Rights in the Asia-Pacific (DRAPAC) Assembly, held in Taipei, Taiwan, from August 18-19, 2024. EngageMedia organised the event that brought together civil society organisations, journalists, activists, and technology experts to address the growing challenges to digital rights in the Asia-Pacific region. Shaik Irfan, Programme Associate,...
Rights and the Rule of Law in the Context of International Terrorism – The Malaysian Perspective” organised by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM). The lecture was presented by the former chief justice of Malaysia and the current ombudsperson of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) 1267 Sanctions Committee, Tun Richard Malanjum. He looked...
Langkawi, 3-6 September 2024 - INITIATE.MY participated in the “Preventing Violent Extremism: Radicalisation, Rehabilitation & Reintegration - A Journey Back to Society” workshop, co-organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Correctional Academy of Malaysia (AKM). Over the course of three days, the workshop gathered more than 40 key government...
Zoom, 26 September 2024 一 INITIATE.MY hosted an online consultation on “Countering Online Extremism in Malaysia,” bringing together around 20 youth representatives and student-led organisations from across the country. The discussion focused on the growing misuse of social media platforms, particularly TikTok, and AI technologies to spread divisive ideologies rooted in race, religion, and politics....
Putrajaya, 30 September 2024 - INITIATE.MY was invited to attend the Launch Ceremony of Malaysia Action Plan on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (MyPCVE) organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs Malaysia. MyPCVE was developed to coordinate actions to deal with the threat of violent extremism based on four pillars, namely prevention, enforcement, rehabilitation, and...
Kuala Lumpur, 3 October 2024 – INITIATE.MY convened a consultation on “Countering Online Extremism in Malaysia,” bringing together approximately 40 representatives from civil society organisations across the country. The session addressed the growing threat of far-right online extremism, which undermines public trust in institutions and disrupts social cohesion within Malaysia’s diverse, multi-racial, and multi-religious society....
Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, 7 and 17 October 2024 - INITIATE.MY conducted courtesy visits to Astro AWANI, Malaysiakini, and BFM89.9. These visits provided a platform for knowledge exchange, where INITIATE.MY shared its research on online extremism, hate speech, and the abuse of AI, while gaining insights into the media outlets’ editorial processes and strategies for...
Selangor, 23 October 2024 - INITIATE.MY conducted courtesy visits to The Star and Sin Chew Daily to explore potential collaborations in raising awareness on extremism, religious freedom, and tolerance. At The Star, discussions focused on how the media can partner with INITIATE.MY to address growing concerns over far-right extremism and online hate speech. Hariati Azizan...
Malaysia, 25 October - 5 November 2024 – INITIATE.MY, in collaboration with the Royal Malaysia Police’s Special Branch Counterterrorism Department (E8), has launched an aftercare assistance programme to support former security detainees (FSDs) and their families in reintegrating into society. Civil society organisations (CSOs) like INITIATE.MY play a vital role in bridging the gap between...
Kajang, Selangor, 14 November 2024 – The Initiative to Promote Tolerance and Prevent Violence (INITIATE.MY) participated in a study visit to Kajang Men’s Prison. Organised by Dr. Haezreena Begum, a Board of Expert Member at INITIATE.MY and Deputy Dean at the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya, the visit marked INITIATE.MY’s second engagement with the...
