Watch Recording here Background Religious freedom and tolerance are a pillar for a multi-religious and multi-ethnic society like Malaysia. In promoting this, the scarcity of data remains a challenge to produce evidence-based responses from the government or civil society actors. Datafication of laws and cases can help understand the level of restrictions and...
Background: The mandate to develop the National Action Plan on Prevention and Counter Violent Extremism (NAPPCVE) is derived from the United Nations General Assembly 70/674 in 2015 to address the changing threats of violent extremism. Many countries have come up with their own action plans, among them Indonesia (2020-2024) and Kenya (2020-2024). At the...
Place: Liberal Latte, Bukit Damansara Date: 5th March 2022 (Saturday) Time: 1.45 pm - 4.15 pm (MYT) Attendance: 22 representatives from Malaysian CSOs, academics, university staff, religious and student leaders Since 2016, the number of detained university students associated with cases of extremism is increasing and their radicalisation is propelled by extremist/terrorist groups from Islamist...
Watch Recording here Background The spread of global terrorism from Islamist terror groups like Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Daesh/ Islamic State (IS) has arrived at the doorsteps of Malaysian campuses to radicalise and recruit our youths by exploiting their passion, curiosity, and anger about the world, religion, and injustices. Despite the collapse of their movement,...
Watch Recording here Background Hate speech plays a role in polarising society as it can lead to intolerant actions between groups of people. This is especially dangerous in Malaysia, where race and religion are often politicised by political and religious actors for political or personal gain. Things are also getting worse; following the 2018...
Watch Recording here Background Malaysia prides itself on a unique pluralistic society comprising members from diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds. This peaceful coexistence and integration is possible due to the high level of compromise and tolerance between all ethnic and religious groups. While there have been dark moments that threatened the hard-won peace (such as...
BackgroundCurrently, Malaysia is at the stage of finalising and soon launching its own National Action Plan to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism (NAPPCVE or NAP). One of the focus clusters is the reintegration programme of former security detainees (FSDs) and their affected family members. FSDs are defined as those who were detained under the Security...
Kuala Lumpur, 8-19 May 2023 - Initiative to Promote Tolerance and Prevent Violence (INITIATE.MY), in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Counterterrorism Unit (E8) Special Branch and Safe in Custody, successfully co-organised two series of the "Train-the-Trainers Course on Community Engagement for Prevention of Violent Extremism." Over 60 participants from...
Kuala Lumpur, 29 May-8 June 2023 - Initiative to Promote Tolerance and Prevent Violence (INITIATE.MY), in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) co-organised two series of “Capacity Building Workshop on Strategic Communication for the Prevention of Violent Extremism (PVE)”. This workshop brought together over 60 participants from various sectors including...
Petaling Jaya, 26 June 2023 - INITIATE.MY, alongside the Center for Independent Journalism, BERSIH, Jom Check, and Pusat Komas, has partnered with TikTok Malaysia through Community Partner Channel to bolster civic engagement and ensure election integrity in the country. As a community partner, INITIATE.MY will play a crucial role in monitoring and countering the dissemination...
