KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 30 -- Malaysia's 2025 saw the courts handing out landmark rulings that touched on Malaysians' rights including the freedom of expression and freedom to gather peacefully for rallies.

Here are the cases that made headlines in 2025:

1. Didn't tell the police five days before a peaceful rally? It's not a crime anymore

On July 1, the Federal Court unanimously decided to strike down the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012's (PAA) Section 9(5) for breaching the constitutional right to peaceful assembly, which means it is no longer a crime punishable by a maximum RM10,000 fine if an organiser fails to give the police a five-day advance notice of a peaceful rally.

After the Federal Court ruling, Malaysian United Democratic Alliance'...