Government in the process of improving laws to deal with foreign interference – MKN KUALA LUMPUR: The government is reviewing and improving existing legislation, particularly the Penal Code, to address the threat of foreign interference more specifically and effectively. Director-General of National Security, Datuk Raja Nurshirwan Zainal Abidin, said the proactive measure was necessary given that the element of interference by external entities was currently not addressed in depth under national legislation. He said, as a country governed by the rule of law, the absence of specific legal provisions makes it difficult for security and enforcement agencies to completely curb subversive elements. “If we don’t have laws, it would be very difficult or impossible […]

Government in the process of improving laws to deal with foreign interference – MKN #Government #Legislation #NationalSecurity #ForeignInterference #PenalCode

Woman gets three-day remand after trying to attack Sultan Nazrin at Perak’s National Day parade IPOH, Sept 1 — A woman who attempted to attack the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, on the grandstand during the state-level National Day parade yesterday, has been remanded...

Woman gets three-day remand after trying to attack Sultan Nazrin at Perak’s National Day parade #ipoh #nationaldayparade #penalcode #perak #psychiatrictreatment #sultannazrinshah

RM336,000 in false claims lands ex-military man a RM48,000 fine in Labuan LABUAN, Jan 24 — The Labuan Special Corruption Court today fined a former Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) veteran RM48,000 after he pleaded guilty to 12 alternative charges of...

RM336,000 in false claims lands ex-military man a RM48,000 fine in Labuan #annualhonorariumallowances #fairuzulfazillahmusa #labuanspecialcorruptioncourt #malaysianarmedforcesveteran #penalcode #submittingfalsedocuments

No new law yet, but Nancy calls for possible strengthening of anti-bullying measures KUCHING, Aug 16 — The government should consider reviewing the need to strengthen existing laws to address bullying, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk...

No new law yet, but Nancy calls for possible strengthening of anti-bullying measures #antibullyingactadvocacymovement #childact2001 #datukserinancyshukri #kuching #malaysiabullyinglaws #penalcode

Women’s minister says no need for new anti-bullying law, Penal Code sufficient KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Malaysia does not need a new law to tackle bullying as the offence is already covered under the Penal Code, Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said today.Harian Metro...

Women’s minister says no need for new anti-bullying law, Penal Code sufficient #antibullyingactadvocacymovement #childact2001 #datukserinancyshukri #kuching #malaysiabullyinglaws #penalcode

Umno Youth chief faces sedition and threat probes after Kepala Batas assembly KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh completed giving his statement at the Dang Wangi District Police Headquarters (IPD) here at 1.25am today over...

Umno Youth chief faces sedition and threat probes after Kepala Batas assembly #communicationsandmultimediaact1998 #dangwangidistrictpoliceheadquarters #kepalabatas #kepalabatasassembly #muhamadakmalsaleh #penalcode #penalcodesection506 #seditionact1948 #umnoyouthchiefdatukdrmuhamadakmalsaleh

Bangladeshi duo charged in Johor Bahru with terrorism-related offences JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 15 — Two Bangladeshi men were charged in the Sessions Court here today with terrorism-related offences.One of them, Md Mamun Ali, 31, was charged with providing...

Bangladeshi duo charged in Johor Bahru with terrorism-related offences #islamicstate #johorbahru #mdmamunali #penalcode #refatbishat #terrorismoffences

Dominican Protestors Now Rally Against Painful Set of Abortion Laws Learn about the proposed abortion laws in the Dominican Republic and the activists fighting for fundamental human rights.

Dominican Protestors Now Rally Against Painful Set of Abortion Laws

#DominicanRepublic #AbortionLaws #Protests #HumanRights #ReproductiveRights #Activism #WomenRights #PenalCode #LGBTQRights #SocialJustice #WomenEmpowerment #LegislativeChange #PublicHealth #GenderEquality #PoliticalActivism #News

Women who abort still criminalized in Portugal www.lusolobo.com/abortion-2 #Ivg #abortion #crime #PenalCode #voluntary #AgeLimit #RightWingPolitics @visitportugal.com @amnesty.org

Inside a residential barrack in a Correctional Labour Camp, USSR 1936.

Portraits of Marx, Stalin and Lazar Kaganovich on the wall.

#USSR #SovietUnion #Gulag #Correctional #Labour #LabourCamp #Camp #Stalin #Criminals #Prisoners #Marx #Stalin #Kaganovich #Penal #PenalCode #Code

Legitimating Misogyny and Femicide: Legal Himpathy and (State) Violence against Women in Iran On the fifth of February 2022, a man gruesomely murdered his seventeen-year-old wife, Mona Heydari, in a city in a southern province of Iran. The man then shocked bystanders by strolling in public spa...

In this paper, published earlier this year, called "Legitimating #Misogyny and #Femicide: Legal Himpathy and (State) Violence against Women in #Iran," I explain how the #Iranian #PenalCode facilitates femicide and #uxoricide. #ViolenceAgainstWomen #VAW www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/13...