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Dear Diary, Bersih 3.0 really sucked.

Posted on June 8, 2012

So it’s June and I think it’s finally safe to talk about Bersih 3.0. My reluctance to address my attendance of the (supposed sit-in) demonstration had much to do with: 1) the politicisation of Bersih, which I am very tired of and 2) the collective crazy of some participants. I went to Bersih 3.0 for work, as a photographer. I was also supposed to be live-tweeting, but for whatever reasons (network flooded/rumoured mobile jammers), that did not work out at all. If I weren’t there for work, I would have been following updates of the rally from the safety of my home. Wearing my boxers. Eating Cheezels. For Bersih 2.0, I had done my homework the night before. Gotten numbers of lawyers, bought my…

Freedom of Expression in Malaysia, 2011

Posted on May 31, 2012

In September 2010, I was retrenched along with the rest of the staff in The Nut Graph. We still freelance for the website, and every so often it’s nice to catch up with everyone and see what the team is up to. Pei Ling is now with Selangor Times, and Jo-An moved on to join CIJ Malaysia. Anyhow, Jo-Ann recently presented some very interesting numbers in relation to press coverage for Bersih, at CIJ’s annual Freedom of Expression report. The video below is a collection of highlights from the presentation. Wish I could have been there in person to show support. Take a look — it’s not a short video, but Jo-Ann makes it seem as such. Reminds me of why being in the…