Tag: Freedom of Expression / Information / Speech
Malaysian law professor charged in crackdown on dissent
Malaysian prosecutors charged a high-profile law professor with sedition on Tuesday for an opinion he voiced on a political crisis that occurred five years ago.
(Reuters) - Malaysian prosecutors charged a high-profile law professor with sedition on Tuesday for an opinion he voiced on a political crisis that occurred five...
Malaysia: ICJ condemns the use of sedition to suppress freedom of expression, calls for the abolition of the Sedition Act
The ICJ today condemned the Malaysian government’s increased use of the 1948 Sedition Act to stifle freedom of expression and silence voices perceived as challenging governmental policy.
The ICJ today condemned the Malaysian government’s increased use of the 1948 Sedition Act to stifle freedom of expression and silence voices perceived...
Indonesian student faces six years in jail for defaming an ENTIRE city by calling it ‘stupid’ on social media
Florence Sihombing, 26, was arrested after complaining about the service at an Indonesian petrol station
Law student Florence Sihombing could be facing jail time time over a social media post in which she complained about the service at a petrol station in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta.
The postgraduate law student...
Yogyakarta Police grant detention delay to Florence Sihombing
The Yogyakarta Police have granted a detention delay request filed by Florence Sihombing
Bambang Muryanto and Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta | Archipelago | Mon, September 01 2014, 7:44 PM
The Yogyakarta Police have granted a detention delay request filed by Florence Sihombing, 26, a Gadjah Mada University (UGM) graduate...
PRESS RELEASE – OHCHR REGIONAL OFFICE FOR SOUTH EAST ASIA INCREASING RESTRICTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN THAILAND
INCREASING RESTRICTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN THAILAND
BANGKOK (3 September 2014) - The United Nations Human Rights Office for South East Asia (OHCHR) is seriously concerned about increasing restrictions on human rights defenders in exercising their rights to peaceful assembly and expression in Thailand.
On Tuesday, Thai Lawyers for Human...
Human Rights Groups Allege Supression of Freedoms in Thailand
Pawinee says the groups consider the call to cancel the event a violation of their freedom of expression and the right of citizens to receive information about the human rights situation in the country.
September 02, 2014 7:46 AM
Steve Herman
Thailand’s military and police have suppressed the release of an independent...
Amnesty alarmed by crackdown on dissent
It says the use of the Sedition Act is creating a 'chilling effect' on freedom of expression.
September 5, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR: Amnesty International has condemned Malaysia’s use of the Sedition Act against people expressing their political or religious views, saying it is “fostering a climate of repression” in the country.
“The...
Labour-rights activist Andy Hall on trial in Thailand: ‘I’ve done nothing wrong’
The Briton is facing a possible lengthy prison sentence and huge fine if convicted – but human-rights groups say he is being victimised in an attempt to silence him
British labour-rights activist Andy Hall is facing eight years in prison and a $13m (£8m) fine for defamation after writing a...
On Cambodian journalist Hang Serei Oudom: A symbol of freedom or impunity?
Two years have passed since Hang Serei Oudom, a journalist reporting on illegal logging activities, was found brutally murdered in the trunk of his car in Ratanakiri province. Two years have passed, yet freedom of expression continues to be stifled, and a culture of impunity remains rampant within Cambodia.
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Edmund Bon investigated for sedition
Human rights lawyer Edmund Bon is reportedly being investigated under the Sedition Act over an article published on an online news portal.
Published: Friday September 12, 2014 MYT 7:56:00 PM
Updated: Friday September 12, 2014 MYT 8:39:23 PM
by L. Suganya
PETALING JAYA: Human rights lawyer Edmund Bon is reportedly being investigated under...
