Tag: Freedom of Expression / Information / Speech
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,...
New terror laws could backfire, warns lawyer
New laws to combat terrorist threats are unnecessary and risk driving underground people with views that may not align with the government's, a senior lawyer warned
BY JOSEPH SIPALAN
October 22, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — New laws to combat terrorist threats are unnecessary and risk driving underground people with views...
New Myanmar Media Bill Criticized by Journalists
Myanmar journalists are objecting to a proposed law that would authorize the formation of a broadcasting council to regulate and oversee TV and radio broadcasting.
Aung Ye Maung Maung
October 16, 2014 3:09 PM
Myanmar journalists are objecting to a proposed law that would authorize the formation of a broadcasting council to...
Six Myanmar journalists jailed over report: press group
Six Myanmar journalists have been jailed by a Yangon court for "state defamation", the country's interim press council said Friday, amid mounting concern over a roll back of press freedom in the former junta-run state.
Published: Friday October 17, 2014 MYT 8:16:00 PM
Updated: Friday October 17, 2014 MYT 8:17:52 PM
YANGON,...
Stop hiding behind the OSA – Cynthia Gabriel
The Centre to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4) is disappointed but not surprised at the attorney-general’s latest refusal to disclose details of the controversial water restructuring agreement, inked and finalised, in the dying days of the tenure of former Selangor menteri besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim with the...
When public is private
The right to privacy, just like any human right, is only made relevant if it’s relevant to you, or if fought for.
AS EASY AS ABC By Atty Alex B. Cabrera (The Philippine Star) | Updated October 26, 2014 - 12:00am
In the middle of leisure time, or of an office...
Indonesia to release French journalists held in Papua
Two French journalists were sentenced to two and a half months in prison Friday for illegally reporting in Indonesia’s Papua province on tourist visas but will be released Monday after having already served time in custody, their lawyer said.
By AFP | Oct. 26, 2014 at 09:00pm
Two French journalists were...
‘To Singapore with Love’ almost no show at film fest
Around 15 officers from the Ministry of Home Affairs turned up at the Freedom FilmFest in Georgetown, Penang yesterday requesting that the organisers stop the screening of the film 'To Singapore With Love'.
Created on Sunday, 26 October 2014 14:20 : Published Date
Written by Cogito Ergo Sum
Around 15 officers from...
Political divide jeopardises free speech in university
I have written issues revolved around academic freedom, education system and universities’ roles and functions numerous times. But I can’t help writing again for today’s column.
Khoo Ying Hooi | Published: 27 October 2014
I have written issues revolved around academic freedom, education system and universities’ roles and functions numerous times....
