Making an informed decision

The only thing that oppressive governments are good at is efficiently disseminating ignorance, fear and prejudice to the people. By brainwashing the people, the government robs the ability of the people from making informed decisions. I’m not solely blaming the government for this. Society has to take responsibility for living in apathy, living in a […]

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The True Voice of Democracy

No matter how many people the government throws into prison, No matter how many people the police intimidates, No matter how many people the authority tortures, No matter how many people are abused by the twisted laws, Nothing will ever shut my mouth. ZashnainAn avid blogger, twitterer and photojournalist, Zashnain Zainal suffers from an incurable […]

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Democratic government? Bullshit.

So given the opportunity, the revolution at hand, the so-called democratic government responds by flooding the almost-empty city with police, anti-riot personnel, army intelligence officers and informants. To what end? And since when is participation in a peaceful demonstration against the law? What about Article 20 of UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights? Don’t ask […]

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Snap Shot of Indigenous Participation

Key to the empowerment and participation of indigenous people is “access”: indigenous people should be provided with equal access to opportunities (such as education, employment, land rights), services (such as healthcare) and information. Key to indigenous participation and empowerment is also “equity”: all indigenous people should be able to participate. Involving indigenous people in the […]

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Brief thoughts on West Papua

How can you bloody say that we’re a civilised society when we can’t even protect, respect and nurture the rights and heritage of indigenous people? West Papua is an excellent example of imperialist design over and against an indigenous population. Papuans deserve their independence, their right to rule over their country. But why is it […]

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