#808 #AtTheEdge #MediaFreedom: Central Market 11 am on 8 August 2015

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8 August 2015

Earlier during the rally that saw attendees march from the Central Market here to the nearby Bar Council office, Malaysiakini editorial advisor Fathi Aris Omar led the chants of “bebas media (free the press)” between speeches by supporters.

‏@themmailonline

#AtTheEdge: Public, media in rally for press freedom http://bit.ly/1T3ewFb

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 ― Some 200 people marched in a rally dubbed #AtTheEdge today calling for press freedom in response to Putrajaya’s banning of two local newspapers and a foreign website.

The rally was intended as a show of solidarity with The Edge Weekly and The Edge Financial Daily that were suspended for three months in July by the Home Ministry and UK-based Sarawak Report that has been blocked by local Internet regulators.

Among attendees was former Umno deputy minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, who said the freedom of the press was integral for the public to make informed decisions.

“Why did they suspend The Edge and Financial Daily? Do you know why?” He asked the crowd.

Also lending her voice in support was former Bar president Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, who warned the authorities will not be able to suppress the “truth” despite their ability to suspend newspapers.

“This is what raw power and an abuse of power looks like. We must never return to this dark period that we are facing now,” she said.

“The truth is always articulate. It does not speak with forked tongue. It does not need to arrest, it only needs to be told,” she added.

– See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/public-media-in-rally-for-press-freedom?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed#sthash.W65OOzwo.dpuf

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‏@NonTeoh

NonTroll@Baba™ retweeted HRC Malaysian Bar

Thanks guys! We hope to set an example! #AtTheEdge

NonTroll@Baba™ added,

HRC Malaysian Bar @hrc_bar

Good job, Monitoring Team! It’s a wrap. This is how all peaceful assemblies should and can be! #AtTheEdge

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‏@umapagan

And it’s done… #AtTheEdge #808 http://ift.tt/1J2aSGM

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‏@DrDzul

FREE MEDIA IS A CRITICAL PREREQUISITE FOR A VIBRANT & FUNCTIONAL DEMOCRACY – Dzulkefly Ahmad #AtTheEdge #HarapanBaru

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‏@boosulyn

So many ppl borrowed my mockingjay placard at the #808 rally #AtTheEdge. 🙂 https://instagram.com/p/6HB67vB6Gl/

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‏@AtTheEdgeMsia

#AtTheEdge, Malaysia retweeted malaysiakini.com

#attheedge #808 #malaysia

#AtTheEdge, Malaysia added,

malaysiakini.com @malaysiakini

300 gather to denounce The Edge suspension – Protesters in black march to Bar Council to rally for press freedom i… http://ow.ly/32nEx5

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‏@sprybear

#AtTheEdge Ended. Now let’s see whether the Govt heard, read the banners and tweets; for Freedom of Speech & Media!

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‏@umapagan

#AtTheEdge #808 http://ift.tt/1HwL924

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‏@DrDzul

Dzulkefly Ahmad retweeted Hasbeemasputra

YES! ..in solidarity with the protest-detest against the diabolical-despicable suspension of #AtTheEdge #808

Dzulkefly Ahmad added,

Hasbeemasputra @hasbeemasputra

And @DrDzul is at #808 #AtTheEdge as well

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‏@thaqeefsid

TH∆QEEF retweeted GobindSinghDeo

#AtTheEdge @AtTheEdgeMsia

TH∆QEEF added,

GobindSinghDeo @GobindSinghDeo

Bersama @tonypua di himpunan 808, Kuala Lumpur. Sokong kebebasan media. #808

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Malaysia News ‏@Malaysia_Latest 32m32 minutes ago

tianchua: RT ezrenahussain: #AtTheEdge

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TV2 华语新闻 ‏@TV2Mandarin 34m34 minutes ago

【声援TheEdge】多个组织联手发起捍卫媒体自由的集会，上午11点多在吉隆坡中央艺术坊登场。与会者声明：“质问一马发展公司课题不是一项罪” #AtTheEdge

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#808

‏@501Awani

Media practitioners and activists protest against suspension of The Edge – http://bit.ly/1T3aJHV

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8 August 2015: 11.53 am Malaysian time

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‏@jailanish

Leboh Pasar #PressFreedom #AtTheEdge #808

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actwise07 ‏@actwisez 2m2 minutes ago

今早11时约有200位集会者聚集在吉隆坡中央艺术坊，准备游行到律师公会总部，声援遭内政部冻结的《THE EDGE》周刊，出席者包括赛夫丁、安比嘉、玛利亚陈及刘镇东等…… #AtTheEdge http://www.enanyang.my/news/20150808/200%e4%ba%ba%e8%af%b7%e6%84%bf-%e5%a3%b0%e6%8f%b4the-edge/ … #changepenang #Doa…