Tag: Freedom of Expression / Information / Speech
Asserting freedom of speech, Malay right-wingers say Penang Speaker’s Square causes havoc
Thumping its right to free speech against the Sedition Act, a coalition of right-wing Malay NGOs which disrupted a peaceful protest in Penang on Sunday blames the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state government for promoting freedom of expression by opening up the Speaker's Square.
BY HASBULLAH AWANG CHIK
Published: 15 October 2014
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Dr Chee Soon Juan to speak at international legal conference on freedom of expression
The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Secretary-General Dr Chee Soon Juan will speak at this year’s International Bar Association’s (IBA) Rule of Law Symposium in Tokyo on 24 October.
Singapore, 14th October 2014 – The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Secretary-General Dr Chee Soon Juan will speak at this year’s International Bar...
Thailand scholar facing charges for comments against former king
Prominent Thai scholar Sulak Sivaraksa was cited in a criminal complaint on Thursday for his comments about a Thai king who died 400 years ago.
Sunday 19 October 2014 at 9:16 AM ET by William Helbling
Prominent Thai scholar Sulak Sivaraksa was cited in a criminal complaint on Thursday for...
Najib called to account for Sedition Act by Commonwealth lawyers
Ahead of the Malaysian Bar's walk to protest the Sedition Act tomorrow, the German Federal Bar has expressed concern over the use of the law in a letter to Datuk Seri Najib Razak, asking the prime minister for his stand on its widespread use against the government's critics
Published: 15...
Papua arrests violate freedom of expression
Watchdog decries worsening situation in restive Indonesian region
Katharina R. Lestari and Ryan Dagur, Jakarta
Indonesia
October 15, 2014
The arrests on Monday of 49 Papuan protesters represent a deterioration of freedom of expression, Jakarta-based human rights watchdog Indonesian Human Rights Monitor (Imparsial) said today.
“Freedom of expression in Papua is the worst in...
Singapore: Space Narrows for Online News Media
The government of Singapore’s regulatory actions against two prominent online news websites is a serious setback for freedom of expression on the Internet, Human Rights Watch said today.
Government Control Grows as More Websites Must Get Onerous Licenses
October 15, 2014
(Bangkok) – The government of Singapore’s regulatory actions against two prominent...
Indonesia: Free French Reporters Detained in Papua
The Indonesian government should dismiss charges against two French journalists in the easternmost province of Papua and end restrictions on foreign media there, Human Rights Watch said
Halt October 20 Trial of Journalists Charged Under Oppressive Media Regime
October 16, 2014
(New York) The Indonesian government should dismiss charges against two French...
Malaysia: Human Rights Experts Again Urge Sedition Law Abolition
On October 8, 2014, a group of experts associated with the United Nations Human Rights Council called for the abolition of Malaysia's 1948 Sedition Act. U.N. officials have frequently urged that the law be dropped
Oct 15, 2014) On October 8, 2014, a group of experts associated with the United...
Noisy protest meets Thai coup leader’s arrival at ASEM summit
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha slipped quietly into the club of world leaders Today against a backdrop of noisy protests against the former general who seized power in May.
October 16, 2014
BANGKOK, Oct 16 — Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha slipped quietly into the club of world leaders Today against...
Thailand: Address human rights concerns in order to be a credible and legitimate UNHRC member
Thailand’s military junta, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), must urgently address serious human rights concerns if the country wants to be a credible and legitimate member of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), FIDH and its member organization Union for Civil Liberty (UCL) urged today.
Paris, Bangkok,...
