Tag: Freedom of Expression / Information / Speech
Thailand faces serious challenges on Human Rights Day
Tomorrow is our Constitution Day; others in the international arena know it as Human Rights Day. Many of us in Thailand feel that we don't have either — at least for the time being and hopefully not for the long haul.
Published: 9/12/2014 at 06:00 AM
Newspaper section: News
Tomorrow is our...
Arrest of Second Vietnamese Blogger in Two Weeks Prompts Speculation
Police in Vietnam have arrested a second prominent blogger in two weeks as part of its long-running crackdown on online dissent, prompting various speculations over their detention under an ambiguous law.
2014-12-08
Police in Vietnam have arrested a second prominent blogger in two weeks as part of its long-running crackdown on...
Thailand: Free speech crackdown creating ‘spiral into silence’
Thailand’s military authorities must halt the alarming deterioration in respect for freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, including ending the unprecedented use of the lèse-majesté law, Amnesty International said ahead of International Human Rights Day on 10 December.
9 December 2014
Thailand’s military authorities must halt the alarming deterioration in respect...
Vietnam: Stop Using Absurd Laws to Imprison Critics
“Efforts to silence bloggers make a mockery of Vietnam’s commitments to the United Nations when it stood for election to the Human Rights Council,” Adams said.
Top Bloggers Arrested and Charged for ‘Abusing Freedom and Democracy’
December 10, 2014
(New York) – Vietnam should drop all charges and immediately release bloggers Nguyen...
Web Inventor Says Internet Should Be ‘Human Right’
The computer scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web says affordable access to the Internet should be recognized as a human right, as a report showed that billions of people still cannot go online and government surveillance and censorship are increasing.
LONDON — Dec 11, 2014, 2:03 AM ET
By...
Malaysia summons US Ambassador on Sedition Act comment
Wisma Putra has summoned United States Ambassador Joseph Y. Yun to explain his statement condemning Malaysia's decision not to abolish the Sedition Act.
The Star/Asia News NetworkThursday, Dec 11, 2014
PETALING JAYA: Wisma Putra has summoned United States Ambassador Joseph Y. Yun to explain his statement condemning Malaysia's decision not to...
Three charged in Myanmar with insulting Buddhism
Owners of a Yangon, Myanmar, bar who allegedly offended Buddha by depicting him in an advertisement in headphones will face charges this week.
By Ed Adamczyk Follow @adamczyk_ed Contact the Author | Dec. 15, 2014 at 12:59 PM
YANGON, Myanmar, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Owners of a Yangon, Myanmar, bar who...
CIJ disputes RM10,000 fine imposed on radio station
CIJ calls on MCMC to allow BFM's appeal and to cancel the RM10,000 fine “wrongly imposed on the radio station”.
Joe Fernandez | December 17, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR: The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) has called on the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to adhere to the Federal Constitution and...
Thais turn to social media to talk politics — Pavin Chachavalpongpun
Thailand’s political crisis, exacerbated by the coup in May, has had a huge impact on freedom of speech in the country.
Published: December 19, 2014 10:11 AM
DECEMBER 19 — Thailand’s political crisis, exacerbated by the coup in May, has had a huge impact on freedom of speech in the country.
The...
Buddha Wearing Headphones Image Triggers Controversy in Myanmar
A clash of cultures fueled by simmering sectarian tensions and social media has left a Western bar manager and two local colleagues imprisoned in once-cloistered Myanmar.
By Fiona MacGregor
YANGON, Myanmar — A clash of cultures fueled by simmering sectarian tensions and social media has left a Western bar manager and...
