Tag: Arbitrary Arrest and Detention
Farmers’ union leader arrest sparks concern
Concerns have been voiced by human rights groups over the arbitrary arrest of leader of the Myanmar Farmers Union, Daw Su Su Nway.
July 27, 2015 | Written by Mizzima | Published in Mizzima
Concerns have been voiced by human rights groups over the arbitrary arrest of leader of the Myanmar...
Amos Yee walks free after sentencing
The sentences were backdated to June 2, when Yee was already in remand after violating probation terms.
July 6, 2015
SINGAPORE: The Singaporean teenager behind online attacks on former premier Lee Kuan Yew was given a four-week jail term Monday but freed in view of time served since being accused of...
Singapore Court Frees Amos Yee, Teen Blogger Who Insulted the Late Lee Kuan Yew
But in a surprising turnaround amid growing international pressure from human rights groups to free the teen, the court released him on Monday, sentencing him to time already served.
By VICE News
July 6, 2015 | 11:10 pm
When 16-year-old Singaporean Amos Yee recorded an expletive-ridden video attacking the country's founding prime...
Singapore activists, human rights groups denounce ‘harsh’ treatment of Amos Yee
Prominent Singaporean intellectuals, artists and activists today criticised the government’s “harsh” treatment of a teenage boy behind online attacks on the late former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
Saturday July 4, 2015
09:06 PM GMT+8
SINGAPORE, July 4 — Prominent Singaporean intellectuals, artists and activists today criticised the government’s “harsh” treatment of...
Amnesty International calls for “immediate and unconditional” release of Amos Yee
“Amnesty International considers him to be a prisoner of conscience, held solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression,” the human rights organisation says in a statement released on Friday, 3 July, with regards to the case of Singaporean video-blogger, Amos Yee.
July 3, 2015 by Andrew Loh in...
#FreeThe14 Campaign Calls on Thailand to Release Jailed Anti-Junta Protesters
A growing number of Thai citizens and human rights advocates all over the world is calling for the immediate release of 14 young activists who are currently in jail for participating in a peaceful protest against the military-backed government of Thailand.
Posted 6 July 2015 7:46 GMT
A growing number of...
Thai army chief says won’t release 14 student critics of coup
Fourteen Thai students who were arrested after staging anti-coup rallies must face military court and will not be released beforehand, Thailand’s army chief said on Monday, despite growing calls for charges to be dropped.
BANGKOK, July 6, 2015:
Fourteen Thai students who were arrested after staging anti-coup rallies must face military...
UN urges Thailand to release students
The United Nations Human Rights Office for South East Asia (OHCHR) urges the Government to promptly drop criminal charges against students who have been arrested in Bangkok for peacefully demonstrating in public and release them from custody. It further urges the Government to review its use of laws that...
Police studying footage to nail supporters of anti-coup students
INVESTIGATORS are studying CCTV images to determine supporters of the 14 student activists, who are being detained for violating government orders, the Metropolitan Police chief said yesterday.
KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN,
SUPACHAI PETCHTHEWEE
THE NATION June 30, 2015 1:00 am
INVESTIGATORS are studying CCTV images to determine supporters of the 14 student activists, who are...
Thailand: end prosecution of Phuketwan journalists for reporting on Rohingya trafficking crisis
The Thai Government must drop criminal charges against two journalists from the online news outlet Phuketwan who are about to go on trial on 14 July 2015 for writing about the trafficking of the Rohingya, the ICJ said today.
June 29, 2015
The Thai Government must drop criminal charges against two...
