Bersih 2.0 in Melbourne
Year: 2012
Bersih 2.0 in Washington D.C
3 Demands for Bersih 3.0
The coalition is wholly unsatisfied with the PSC report, and has written a response to each of the 22 recommendations put forth in the report. The response is here. In light of this unsatisfactory PSC report, the coalition has announced BERSIH 3.0. BERSIH 3.0 will take the form of a sit-in (“duduk bantah” in Bahasa Malaysia) on April 28th 2012, and will take place across Malaysia and throughout the world. In addition to the demands of the previous BERSIH demonstrations, BERSIH 3.0 has three demands, namely: 1. The Election Commission must resign, as…
Read MorePodcast: Why Bersih 3?
Listen to BFM’s Podcast interview with Ambiga Sreenevasan, Co-Chairperson of the BERSIH 2.0 Steering Committee, where she elaborates on the following: – The rationale for organizing BERSIH 3.0 as a sit-in to protest and what “Duduk Bantah” hopes to achieve – Why BERSIH have disagreed with some of the recommendations presented by the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on electoral reforms, and their concerns on whether these recommendations can be implemented in time for the coming 13th General Election – The scale and scope of the event, and whether there will there be multiple…
Read MoreWSJ: New Protest Rally Planned in Malaysia
By Celine Fernandez and Shibani Mahtani Bersih 3.0 An activist in Bersih’s signature yellow t-shirts poses for a promotional picture on the group’s Facebook page Last July, Malaysian activists –collectively known as the Bersih 2.0 movement– brought tens of thousands of people to the streets of Kuala Lumpur, demanding electoral transparency. With the country’s next general election widely expected to be held this year or early next, activists are planning another rally scheduled for the end of this month, continuing their push for free and fair elections. The “sit down”…
Read MoreCountdown to Bersih 3.0
[ujicountdown id=”Bersih 2.0 Style” expire=”2012/04/28 14:00″] After 9 months of waiting, Malaysians the world over will unite on 28 April 2012 to send a clear message to those in power: 1. The Election Commission must resign, as it has failed in its responsibility and has lost the confidence of the public. 2. The electoral process must be cleaned before the 13th General Elections. 3. Invite international observers to observe the 13th General Elections.
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