CAMPUR TANGAN POLITIK DALAM PENGURUSAN INSTITUSI PENGAJIAN TINGGI
Kenyataan Media 21 Julai 2021 CAMPUR TANGAN POLITIK DALAM PENGURUSAN INSTITUSI PENGAJIAN TINGGI GERAK merujuk kepada surat terbuka Persatuan Staf Akademik Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (PSA UniSZA) bertarikh 18 Julai 2021 mengenai arahan penahanan tugas naib canselor UniSZA oleh pengerusi Lembaga Pengarah UniSZA. GERAK menyokong saranan yang dibuat oleh PSA…
Joint Press Statement, 4 July 2021
Malaysia’s healthcare system is on the brink of collapse, why does the government have its head in the sand? When India faced the worst days of its Covid-19 crisis, the entire world knew. The transparency regarding just how bad the problem was helped India ensure that its government took the matter seriously, and got the…
JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT 2 JULY 2021
CIJ, FFN AND PARTNERS STRONGLY CONDEMN RAIDS AGAINST FILMMAKER AND ARTIST The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), Freedom Film Network (FFN) and partners are appalled by and strongly condemn ongoing efforts by the police to intimidate and persecute Freedom Film Network (FFN) and animator/artist, Amin Landak over the animated film, “Chilli Powder and Thinner”. The…
Media statement 1 July 2021
Vaccinate all educators to ensure continuation of learning As the pandemic continues to ravage our lives, we in Malaysian Academic Movement or Pergerakan Tenaga Akademik Malaysia (Gerak) write to express our ongoing concern about the wellbeing and future of the many school children who do not have the facilities and devices at home to accommodate…
GERAK applies for Judicial Review of the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Terenggan
The High Court in KL heard an application on 25 March 2021 from Gerak, a leading academic association, for a Judicial Review of the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Terengganu. The application was made by Pertubuhan Pergerakan Tenaga Akademik Malaysia (Gerak) (Malaysian Academic Movement), Professor Zaharom Bin Nain as Chair of the Association and…
Joint Media Statement
2 February 2021 NGOs ASK COURTS TO CONSIDER ROLE OF JUDICIARY AND PARLIAMENT IN ENSURING CHECKS AND BALANCES DURING EMERGENCY We, the undersigned civil society organisations (CSOs), involved in various areas of advocacy to strengthen parliamentary democracy and the safeguarding of the civic space, filed a public interest suit today at the High Court against…
Academic Staff Association of IIUM
STATEMENT ON THE NEED TO UPHOLD ACADEMIC FREEDOM The Academic Staff Association (ASA) of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) would like to reiterate its stance on academic freedom which entails the right for academic members to voice their views and opinions. The 1997 UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching Personnel defines academic…
Kenyataan PKAUM
[07:50, 15/01/2021] Noraishah Um: JOINT STATEMENT BY PKAUM, KMUM, DEMOKRAT UM, GERAKAN PEMBEBASAN AKADEMIK (GPA), HARMONI MALAYSIA, ANGKATAN MAHASISWA UM AND UMANY IN RESPONSE TO THE 222 PhD HOLDERS STATING THEIR SUPPORT OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN MALAYSIA PKAUM, KMUM, Demokrat, GPA, HARMONI Malaysia, Angkatan Mahasiswa and UMANY are distressed by the statement in…
