Report: Bersih 3.0 Malmo, Sweden

Location: City Hall, Malmo,  Sweden Time: 28 Apr, 1pm +2UTC Number of participants: 500+   BERSIH Sweden & Denmark was attended by 7 people who came from various parts of both countries. The number looks small but considering the fact that there are not many Malaysians in Scandinavia also the fact that it was raining and windy, i was encouraged by the turn-out. One guy even traveled for 3 hours just to join us. The gathering took place at the main square of Malmö city, by the iconic City Hall building. We…

Read More

Report: Bersih 3.0 Manchester, UK

Location: Martin Place, Sydney,  Australia Time: 28 Apr, 2pm +10UTC Number of participants: 500+   For the first time ever, Global Bersih reaches the rakyat of Manchester in a historic event comprising Malaysians from all walks of life and cultures. As early as 10am, an estimated 150 people mostly from Manchester, but also as far as Sheffield, Leeds and Liverpool massed up to create the traditional yellow movement we have seen across the entire globe today. People were attending in joyful mood, knowing that this is the RAKYAT’s day. A day to…

Read More

#Bersihstories: Bonjour from Bersih 3.0 Paris – Vijay Balasegaram

Bonjour from Bersih 3.0 Paris   It was wet. More than usual. I always thought London was the one with the piping problems but it seems even the fashion capital of the world suffers from it. After yesterday’s experience though, I think Paris could also be rebranded as the protest capital of the world. Boy! Do they house a lot of “protestation”. As soon as I arrived at to the Esplanade du Trocadero, I was greeted by a group of green men making fun of Sarkozy and Hollande’s ignorant stand…

Read More

Report: Bersih 3.0 Sydney, Australia

Location: Martin Place, Sydney,  Australia Time: 28 Apr, 2pm +10UTC Number of participants: 500+   The Malaysian Insider: Sydney comes out strong for Bersih 3.0 SYDNEY, April 28 — Hundreds of people gathered at Martin Place here today, as Malaysians in 85 cities and towns in 35 countries stood in solidarity with the Bersih 3.0 rally calling for comprehensive reform of Malaysia’s electoral system. By 2pm in Australia’s east, rallies were also well under way in Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart and Canberra. At the time of writing, Bersih 3.0 events in…

Read More

Video: Australia Network Coverage on Bersih 3.0 and Global Bersih 3.0

Before the weekend, there was a growing feeling in Malaysia that Prime Minister Najib Razak was about to call an early election. But that could now be off the agenda, after one of the biggest and most violent rallies in Kuala Lumpur in years. Protesters have made sure their calls for electoral reform continue to turn up the heat on Malaysia’s long standing government. Kate Arnott reports. http://australianetwork.com/newsline/   Sen Lam, the Malaysian-born host of Radio Australia’s Asia Pacific program speaks to News24’s The World about recent protests in Kuala…

Read More

Report: Bersih 3.0 San Francisco, USA

  Location: San Francisco Bay Area, USA Time: 28 Apr, 11am -8UTC Number of participants: 130   Initially planned for Crissy Field (last year’s location), the event had to be moved at the last minute (3 days before) due to late announcement of road closure and demolition work which would have made traffic near impossible and noise unmanageable for speeches. The organizers finally agreed on Fort Mason, upon advice by the ranger granting permit. However, the late change caused confusion and the road closure deterred some people from attending.  The…

Read More