Freedom of Religion and Belief
MALAYSIA: Court of appeal stops Muslim man’s return to Christian faith Shariah courts have the exclusive jurisdiction to hear cases of apostasy and civil courts cannot interfere By Joseph Masilamany UCA News (16.05.2025) – A 47-year-old Malaysian man’s attempt...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
MALAYSIA: A “heretic” sentenced to 6 months in prison and a fine His wife and his daughter were taken into custody. Human Rights Without Frontiers calls for the release of the whole family. By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (25.10.2024)...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
MALAYSIA: Malaysian state bans Muslims from entering churches Christian Today (07.04.2023) – A Malaysian state has issued a fatwa banning Muslims from entering churches and other non-Muslim places of worship. The fatwa was passed on 15 March in the...
Human Rights in the World
Death penalty to be abolished in Malaysia Following a debate that began in 2018, Malaysia’s cabinet agreed to reform the country’s criminal justice system. About 73 per cent of people on death row were convicted for drug offences. Other Southeast Asian countries...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Malaysian state criminalizes proselytizing, Christian conversions; violators face jail and canings By Anugrah Kumar The Christian Post (08.11.2021) – https://bit.ly/30g6DaD – The northeastern Malaysian state of Kelantan has implemented amendments to...
