Tag: Freedom of Expression / Information / Speech
Stories Learnt on the Struggle for Internet Freedoms in Southeast Asia at the ASEAN People’s Forum 2016, Dili, Timor Leste
This document is a summary of stories learnt on the struggle for internet freedoms in Southeast Asia countries during the ASEAN People's Forum 2016 (APF), from 2 August 2016 to 5 August 2016 in Dili, Timor Leste.
The stories were collected through a mapping exercise at the Net Merdeka's1 exhibition...
Fact Sheet: Crackdown on Facebook Users Intensifies [CCHR]
A recent surge in the number of people being arrested for expressing themselves online, along with related threats by senior government officials, threatens freedom of expression in the Kingdom of Cambodia (“Cambodia”).
A recent surge in the number of people being arrested for expressing themselves online, along with related threats...
Human Rights Watch Submission: World Development Report on Internet for Development
The report represents an opportunity for the World Bank to provide policy guidance to governments in the digital age and ensure that investments in Internet technologies promote social and economic opportunity, civic participation, and good governance.
The report represents an opportunity for the World Bank to provide policy guidance to...
In times of crisis, truth is first casualty
Last week we were slammed with news of the three-month suspension on The Edge Weekly and The Edge Financial Daily beginning today (July 27), just few days after the authorities blocked access to Sarawak Report that has been extensively covering the 1MDB controversy.
Published: 27 July 2015
There is a saying...
Privacy fears over hacking revelations
The military and police struck deals as recently as December to allow them to use hacking software to monitor mobile phones and computers, raising concerns of privacy violations.
19 Jul 2015 at 05:54 17,839 viewed6 comments NEWSPAPER SECTION: NEWS | WRITER: NANCHANOK WONGSAMUTH
WikiLeaks details police and army deals
The military and...
Thai PM denies buying spyware for use on opposition
Report claimed data provided by WikiLeaks revealed Thai army bought spyware system from Italian company around time of coup
22 July 2015 13:32 (Last updated 22 July 2015 13:40)
Report claimed data provided by WikiLeaks revealed Thai army bought spyware system from Italian company around time of coup
By Max Constant
BANGKOK
Thailand's prime...
Myanmar court fines 2 newspaper editors for publishing interview that insulted president
A Myanmar court on Tuesday fined two editors of a weekly newspaper 1 million kyat ($809) each after finding them guilty of violating the country's media law by insulting the president.
By AYE AYE WIN Associated Press
July 21, 2015 — 10:09am
YANGON, Myanmar — A Myanmar court on Tuesday fined two...
Demanding Democracy Is Seditious in Thailand
Most people feel that it is nearly impossible for unarmed citizens to overthrow and wrest power back from an armed dictatorship. To fight against dictatorship is tantamount to hanging one's life by a thread.
Posted: 07/22/2015 12:41 pm EDT Updated: 07/22/2015 12:59 pm EDT
Most people feel that it is nearly...
Love in Exile: a Cinematic Pilgrimage to Watch Tan Pin Pin’s Censored To Singapore, with Love
In September of 2014, filmmaker Tan Pin Pin found herself at the center of an intense national debate when Singapore’s government banned public screenings of her feature To Singapore, with Love, a documentary about the country’s political exiles.
By Kelly Leow on July 13, 2015
In September of 2014, filmmaker Tan...
The shame of how Singapore treated Amos Yee
The clip making its rounds online is heart-breaking. Sixteen-year-old Amos Yee is exiting court, clutching a plastic bag, his mother by his elbow, his father clearing the way cluttered by pushy cameramen and this boy — he is shaking.
Sunday July 12, 2015
07:35 AM GMT+8
JULY 12 — The clip making...
