Tag: Freedom of Expression / Information / Speech
‘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...
Thai Prosecutors Indict 2 in Anti-Monarchy Case
Prosecutors in Thailand have charged two people with defaming the country's monarchy in a stage performance at a university last year, moving on a complaint filed by a group of royalists, a lawyer said Tuesday.
BANGKOK — Oct 28, 2014, 5:20 AM ET
Prosecutors in Thailand have charged two people with...
Brussels/Berlin: Fact-finding tour for interim press council from Myanmar
Myanmar is developing its first independent press council. DW Akademie recently invited Myanmar constitutive members to discuss the process with representatives from German and European media organizations.
Date 28.10.2014 | Author Nadine Wojcik/ hw
Myanmar is developing its first independent press council. DW Akademie recently invited Myanmar constitutive members to discuss...
Interview: Voices Calling for Democracy in Vietnam Must be Heard
"In any society, when one group becomes very strong and takes away the rights of other groups, then that group becomes despotic and dangerous to society. Societies like that can’t be democratic." Dieu Cay said.
2014-10-28
A week after being deported to the United States following his release from a prison...
A betrayal of university’s core values
Student activism appears to be going through a revival lately, with the constant “invasion” by several universities in an attempt to curb their activities.
Khoo Ying Hooi | Published: 10 November 2014
Student activism appears to be going through a revival lately, with the constant “invasion” by several universities in an...
Where free speech is threatened
In April this year, people in Myanmar picked up their newspapers and saw ... nothing.
By Rupert Abbott
November 10, 2014 -- Updated 2213 GMT (0613 HKT)
Editor's note: Rupert Abbott is Amnesty International's Research Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The views expressed are his own.
(CNN) -- In April this...
Negara-Ku starts roadshow to reclaim Malaysia from extremism
New people's movement Negara-Ku is set to carry out its "reclaim Malaysia" agenda nationwide with a roadshow beginning in Malacca tonight to return rationality, open and civil discussion, moderation and harmony to Malaysia.
BY JENNIFER GOMEZ
Published: 12 November 2014
New people's movement Negara-Ku is set to carry out its "reclaim Malaysia"...
Harassment of Thai PBS condemned
Media and human rights groups yesterday condemned what they described as severe harassment of the media, following pressure by military officers against public broadcaster Thai PBS that resulted in a programme host being replaced.
The Sunday Nation November 16, 2014 1:00 am
Media groups hit out at military pressure that caused...
Thai radio host jailed for five years for royal defamation
Thai radio show host has been jailed for five years for royal defamation, his lawyer said today, one of the first sentences passed by a military court for breaching the draconian law since a May coup.
18 November 2014 @ 5:58 PM
BANGKOK: A Thai radio show host has been jailed...
At Home and Around the World, Supporters Demand Justice for Vietnamese Blogger Dang Xuan Dieu
A grassroots campaign is underway in support of Dang Xuan Dieu, a blogger and community organizer held virtually incommunicado since 2011. Little was known about Dieu’s condition until a fellow inmate was released in early October.
Posted 18 November 2014 15:48 GMT
A grassroots campaign is underway in support of Dang...
