WAMI and CIJ wish all Malaysians a free, happy and prosperous new year of rodent in the Chinese lunar calendar.

CIJ and WAMI are deeply concerned that the recent acquisition of majority shareholding by tycoon Vincent Tan in theSun signals the end of relative independent space provided by the free paper.

简介: WAMI 恭祝全体马来西亚人在2008年万事如意，享有更大自由，以便政治更加昌明，经济更加蓬勃，社会更加和谐。

WAMI's 2008 New Year Message

WAMI wishes all Malaysians a great year in 2008, with greater freedom to usher in a more representative polity, a more vibrant economy and a more harmony society.

CIJ and WAMI reject the accusations by Minister of Information Zainuddin Maidin that we are linked to Hindraf and that we are being used by foreign powers, as a tactic to draw the attention away from genuine criticisms.

CIJ and WAMI are deeply disturbed that the government has resorted to the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA) to arrest five leaders of Hindraf.

WAMI and CIJ condemns the police's mass arrest of 24 Malaysian citizens for entering the Parliament or trying to do so today. The police's paranoiac action of locking down central Kuala Lumpur has also caused massive traffic jams.

CIJ and WAMI are concerned that several presenters of the state-owned Tamil language radio station, MinnalFm, have been taken off the air pending the outcome of an investigation into their alleged involvement in the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) rally.

The Centre for Policy Initiatives (CPI) and Writers Alliance for Media Independence (WAMI) condemn the arrest of Hindu Rights Action Front (HINDRAF) leaders under the Sedition Act and the police prohibition of the planned HINDRAF rally on Sunday.

简介：严厉谴责执政党巫统蕉赖区部党员暴力攻击《光明日报》摄影记者事件。高度肯定与赞赏各大中文报章以及网路媒体显著报道该事件，发挥新闻同业团结精神，形塑集体认同感。

Joint Press Statement

The Writers Alliance for Media Independence (WAMI) and the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) stresses that electoral reforms are the key to press freedom.

联合声明 

选举改革是新闻自由运动的关键。"干净与公正选举联盟" (BERSIH)本周六下午三点在首都独立广场举行的"抢救马来西亚"大集会，短程目标之一也正是解放媒体。媒体同业因此有责任踊跃支持这项机会。

简介：WAMI要强化的工作就是，把言论自由与新闻自由跟广大政治民主运动结合起来，让言论自由与新闻自由成为鼓动社会开放与进步的催化剂。WAMI既崇尚“自由”与“竞争” ，便自然尊重个人选择，并相信个人在本身能力范围内推动社会进步的可能和责任。