Jakarta, 27-29 May 2024 – INITIATE.MY participated in a Community of Practice event in Indonesia, organised by the Global Center on Cooperative Security and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Indonesia. This workshop, titled “Advancing Civil Society Programming on Violent Extremism in Southeast Asia,” brought together civil society organisations and researchers dedicated...
Background The Peace Lab for Religious Leaders & Thinkers (PLRT) is a youth empowerment programme jointly organised by INITIATE.MY, the Malaysian Youth Council (MBM), and Malaysian Youth Diplomacy (MyDiplomacy). It is dedicated to mitigating radicalisation risks and nurturing social resilience in Malaysia's multi-racial and religious society, building upon the accomplishments of the Peace Lab for...
Yogyakarta, 13 August 2024 - INITIATE.MY had the opportunity to take part in a three-day workshop centred around “Community-Based Rehabilitation and Reintegration against Violent Extremism,” which was organised by the South East Asian Network of Civil Society Organisations (SEAN-CSO). This workshop brought together representatives from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, and Australia, who work...
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...
