No Room for Debate: The Quiet Crisis of Academic Freedom on Campus
Khoo Ying Hooi | 17 June 2025 | Malay Mail
The recent decision by Universiti Malaya (UM), Malaysia’s oldest university, to cancel a student-organised documentary screening and forum on assembly rights illustrates a worrying narrowing of academic space.
When the student collectives Mandiri and Liga Mahasiswa tried to examine the practical and civic significance of the Peaceful Assembly Act, administrators abruptly pulled the plug, citing vague concerns about “security and public order.”…