For as long as I have known her, Anna Har has devoted her entire life to making social justice films, always highlighting the plights of the underrepresented and the oppressed communities in Malaysia without fear or favour. My own filmmaking journey began in 2007 with Anna Har and Brenda Danker when we produced “She’s My Son” with a Freedom Film Festival (FFF) grant. Over the years, Anna and Freedom Film Festival have guided and mentored many Malaysian filmmakers to tell stories that matter and help surface so many issues that get forgotten and buried. Ideally, when filmmakers and journalists expose a case, you would have authorities conduct an investigation and NOT go after the storytellers, intimidate and prosecute them for exposing the truth. We have seen this repeatedly happening in Malaysia, and nothing seems to have changed. What are we missing here? It also feels like the case of Lena Henry - déjà vu all over again, who faced prison for showing a film. How do we tell stories that matter if this keeps happening all the time? BFM's interview with Anna Har, Filmmaker & Co-Founder, Freedom Film Network: https://www.bfm.my/podcast/evening-edition/evening-edition/why-investigate-the-messenger FILM IN QUESTION HERE: “Chilli powder and Thinner” - a four-minute animation based on the true story of a boy who testified to being tortured while under police custody with two of his friends. https://youtu.be/96gXDBkHCbA #ipcmcnow

SERANGAN TERKINI KE ATAS MUSLIM DI CANADA! SEORANG PEMANDU TRAK BERUMUR 20 TAHUN MELANGGAR DG SENGAJA SEKELUARGA MUSLIM MNYEBABKAN 4 MATI DAN SEORANG CEDERA PARAH KETIKA MRK HENDAK MELINTAS JALAN. MOTIF MELANGGAR? HANYA KRN MRK BERAGAMA ISLAM!!! ALLAHUAKBAR!!! . Police say the 20-year-old male driver deliberately hit a family because they were Muslim, killing four people and gravely wounding a nine-year-old in what has been described as an “act of unspeakable hate” and Islamophobia. Nathanial Veltman, 20, drove a black pickup truck into the Afzaal family as they were waiting to cross the road. The victims were taking an evening walk on Hyde Park Road in London, Ontario. The 74-year-old grandmother died at the scene after being struck by Veltman’s truck while the 44-year-old mother, 46-year-old father and daughter, 15, died of their injuries after being rushed to hospital. “We call on the government to prosecute the attacker to the maximum extent permitted by the law, including considering allegations of terrorism,” said Mustafa Farooq, chief executive of the National Council of Canadian Muslims, in a statement on Monday. The attack was the worst against Canadian Muslims since 27-year-old Alexandre Bissonnette gunned down six members of a Quebec City mosque in 2017. Boufeldja Benabdallah, co-founder of the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, said such incidents remind him that minorities must remain vigilant in Canada. “This goes to show that hate is still present and that it’s disastrous,” he said. Benabdallah also called on those who harbour ill will toward Muslims to make an effort to get to know members of the community. “To these people who still have bitterness toward minorities, do not go making any gestures, come and meet the people,” he said. “You are going to be listened to and [will] find out that what you believed about us is wrong. These are people like you and us, quiet and who enjoy their lives" • #Canada #OntarioTruckAttack #NathanialVeltman #PaulWaight #SalmanAfzaal #MadihaSalman #YumnaSalman #Islamophobia #HateCrime #QuebecMosque #QuebecMosqueAttack #BoufeldjaBenabdallah #EyesOnDiscrimination #yattmengayat #darihatiseorangmujahidah

It is good to know that the authority is proposing a stiffer penalties to curb poaching. This is the first step. Once stiffer penalties are in place, we still need to enforce the laws, prosecute the offenders, and the sentence them hard. It is time to be harsh to the poachers and wildlife criminals. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nst.com.my/amp/news/nation/2020/08/618192/stiffer-penalties-curb-poaching. #poaching #wildlife #wildlifecrime #poacher #wildlifeconservation #conservation #endangeredspecies #malayantiger #tiger #wongsiewte @wongsiewte