The Right to Higher Education: Refugees’ Access to University in Malaysia

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Refugee learners in Malaysia find education difficult to reach. According to UNHCR Malaysia, only 27% of refugees between the age of 14–17 are currently studying, which is three times lower than Malaysia’s secondary school enrolment rate. Against the backdrop of finite opportunities, they live in precarity, constantly vulnerable to arbitrary abuse, arrest, and detention by […]

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/ba∙ca/ with New Naratif: Environmental Migration in Kalimantan

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/ba∙ca/ with New Naratif is a reading group series that invites members to come together to discuss selected stories published by New Naratif. Mass migration and environmental factors are deeply intertwined – but where migration once drove environmental changes in Indonesia, the reverse is happening today. How is this phenomenon linked to historical factors stretching […]

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Democracy Classroom: The Human Story and Kalimantan’s Environmental Migration

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New Naratif's Democracy Classrooms are a safe space where our community can come together, articulate our thoughts, and practice democracy. After experiencing 150 years of environmental degradation caused by migration, the indigenous people of Kalimantan are now the ones being forced to migrate. This is a warning from Kalimantan for us to reverse our fundamental assumptions […]

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Election 101: Malaysia GE15

Taylor's University, School of Media & Communication 1, Lrg DK Senza, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

GE15 is just around the corner (in case you missed it, it’s happening Nov 19), and everyone is asking, “How should we vote? Who do I vote for? Why should I vote?” Fret no more, and join us at E5.10 and E5.11 (Block E, 5th Floor, Rooms 10 & 11), Taylor's University this Saturday, 12 […]

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Malaysia GE15 Watch Party

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Join New Naratif this Saturday (November 19) for a post-election watch party as we unpack and unwind after Malaysia goes to the polls! We’ll be watching and analysing the election results as they come in, playing fun, interactive games, and having conversations with ordinary Malaysians about what they hope to see post-GE15! This event will […]

/ba.ca/ with New Naratif: The Philippines’ Exploitation of Overseas Filipino Workers

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/ba∙ca/ with New Naratif is a reading group series that invites members to come together to discuss selected stories published by New Naratif. While the “export” of Filipino workers provides immediate benefits to families of migrant workers, in the long term it also causes serious problems for the workers, their families, and national development. But labour […]

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Media Freedom Network (MFN) Launch

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New Naratif believes that independent media is vital to building Southeast Asian (SEA) democracy. After conducting interviews, FGDs, and exploratory surveys with 320+ independent media workers over two series of Media Freedom in Southeast Asia Project publications, we gather that achieving media freedom and independence requires the collective effort of various communities in the region. […]

Democracy Classroom: The Philippines’ Dangerous Dependence on the Exploitation of its People

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New Naratif's Democracy Classrooms are a safe space where our community can come together, articulate our thoughts, and practice democracy. As Southeast Asians, we are so used to the phenomenon of overseas migration as many of our own countrymen look abroad for better opportunities and to help their families at home. But in the Philippines, what […]

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MFN Legal Briefing: Memahami KUHP Bermasalah

Kantor Lembaga Bantuan Hukum (LBH) Jakarta Jl. Pangeran Diponegoro No. 74, Pegangsaan, Menteng, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

The Media Freedom Network (MFN) adalah jaringan solidaritas (solidarity network) untuk gerakan kebebasan media di Asia Tenggara yang diinisiasi oleh New Naratif. Disahkannya revisi KUHP menjadi Undang-Undang pada sidang paripurna DPR RI 6 Desember 2022 lalu menjadi salah satu penanda kemunduran besar bagi demokrasi di Indonesia. Ancaman kebebasan berekspresi dari undang-undang kolonial KUHP ini menghantui […]

MFN Legal Briefing: Understanding the New Criminal Code

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Media Freedom Network (MFN) is a solidarity network for freedom of expression movements in Southeast Asia.  The amendments to the Indonesian Criminal Code (KUHP) during the December 6th sitting of the Indonesian House of Representatives marked a grave step backwards for democracy in Indonesia. The real threats to freedom of expression posed by the Indonesian […]

/ba.ca/ with NN: Growing Together, A Discussion on Collective Care

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/ba∙ca/ with New Naratif is a reading group series that invites members to come together to discuss selected stories published by New Naratif. As we enter the new year, a lot of us may be feeling anxious after facing three years that were filled with uncertainty and difficulty. Jessica Horn says it well in “Resist […]

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MFN Legal Briefing: The Climate of Risks for Media in Malaysia

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The Media Freedom Network (MFN) is a solidarity network for freedom of expression movements in Southeast Asia.  With the new “unity government” helmed by Anwar Ibrahim and consisting of unlikely bedfellows UMNO and Pakatan Harapan, a lot is being expected of the reform agenda which has been put forward since the 15th Malaysian general election. […]