Academic Freedom and Student Activism

Dr. Lee Hwok-Aun, Department of Development Studies, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Universiti Malaya | Vince Tan, Law Student, Universiti Malaya

02-Oct-14 20:00

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One upside of the many on-going investigations and cases involving the Sedition Act is that it generated a lot of public debate on freedom of expression. One movement which came out of this development is Solidarity4AzmiSharom, a Universiti Malaya-led project that has the backing of the university’s Academic Staff Association and Student Association. Dr. Lee Hwok-Aun and Vince Tan, who are coordinating the campaign, came on the show to explain their cause.

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Tags: sedition, universities and university colleges act, uuca, sedition act, azmi sharom, perak crisis

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