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...
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Train the Trainers Course on Community Engagement for Prevention of Violent Extremism
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...
Policy Brief Launch and Webinar on ‘How to Tackle Hate Speech, a Driver of Intolerance in Malaysia’
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...
Closed Consultation with Malaysian Civil Society Organisations on ‘the National Action Plan on Prevention and Counter Violent Extremism (NAPPCVE)’
venttoioio Platform: Zoom Webinar Date: 22nd December 2021 (Wednesday) Time: 2.00 pm – 5.30 pm (MYT) Attendance: 25 representatives from diverse Malaysian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) The Drafting Committee of the National Action Plan on Prevention and Counter Violent Extremism (NAPPCVE/NAP) organised a town hall on 18th November 2021 at Tenera Hotel to acquire feedback...
Database Launch & Webinar on ‘The Importance of Datafication in Promoting Religious Freedom and Tolerance’
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...
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