Tag: Freedom of Expression / Information / Speech
Malaysia sedition law to stay, says PM Najib Razak
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak has gone back on a pledge to repeal a controversial sedition law, saying it will instead be strengthened.
27 November 2014 Last updated at 09:16
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak has gone back on a pledge to repeal a controversial sedition law, saying it will instead...
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Unity Journalists
Burma’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by four journalists and the CEO of the defunct Unity journal, who are serving a sentence of seven years in prison with hard labor, the lawyer of the journalists said.
By SAN YAMIN AUNG / THE IRRAWADDY| Thursday, November 27, 2014 |
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PM: Opinions welcome in ‘appropriate’ ways
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha appeared on television on Friday with a new-look set but delivered a well-worn message that there is a right and a wrong way to express opinions.
Published: 28/11/2014 at 09:45 PM
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The government remained open to all comments made through "appropriate channels", which should not be...
Vietnam Detains Blogger for ‘Bad’ Content
Vietnamese police have detained a blogger for posting "bad content" about the state, the latest move in a crackdown on dissent that has been condemned by rights groups and Western governments.
Reuters
30 November 2014
HANOI— Vietnamese police have detained a blogger for posting "bad content" about the state, the latest move...
After Sedition Act flip-flop, how now for Najib’s election reform?
Following Putrajaya's about-turn on the Sedition Act repeal, questions now hang over another of Datuk Seri Najib Razak's promised reforms – to place the Election Commission under parliamentary oversight.
BY MD IZWAN
Published: 2 December 2014
Following Putrajaya's about-turn on the Sedition Act repeal, questions now hang over another of Datuk Seri...
China, Vietnam Among ‘Worst Abusers’ of Internet Freedom
China and Vietnam are among the world’s worst abusers of Internet freedom, a new report said Thursday, as the two communist nations introduced tough new policies aimed at curbing freedom of expression within the online community.
By Joshua Lipes
2014-12-04
China and Vietnam are among the world’s worst abusers of Internet freedom,...
Former Thailand ruling party MP jailed over royal slur
A lawmaker from Thailand’s toppled ruling party was jailed for two-and-a-half years yesterday for defaming the royal family, the latest in a series of such convictions since the army grabbed power.
December 04, 2014 - 1:05:45 am
BANGKOK: A lawmaker from Thailand’s toppled ruling party was jailed for two-and-a-half years yesterday...
US veep expresses concern on Sedition Act
US Vice President Joe Biden says Putrajaya still has a chance to redeem itself on rule of law and human rights.
FMT | December 5, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR: The United States, via two tweets from Vice President Joe Biden, has expressed concern that Malaysia intends to continue with the colonial Sedition...
Reform’s hard, but not the way they fear
It's not that Thailand has had bad charters. Some of them are quite good. Our problem is that the "values" those constitutions sought to uphold were not genuinely respected. Our constitutional will was there to be skirted, not cherished.
Editorial
The Nation December 8, 2014 1:00 am
There are greater difficulties than...
Vietnam detains blogger for anti-state articles
A Vietnamese blogger was detained for posting anti-state articles, as Hanoi steps up a crackdown on dissent that has been condemned by rights groups and Western governments.
HANOI Sat Dec 6, 2014 9:51am GMT
(Reuters) - A Vietnamese blogger was detained for posting anti-state articles, as Hanoi steps up a crackdown...
