Tag: Freedom of Expression / Information / Speech
Trial Opens for Journalists Charged With Defaming Thai Navy
Testimony started Tuesday in a criminal defamation lawsuit the Thai navy has filed against a small news website over a report it posted alleging naval forces accepted money to abet or turn a blind eye to the seaborne trafficking of refugees from Myanmar.
PHUKET, Thailand — Jul 13, 2015, 11:47...
Opposition to Thailand’s military junta mounts as even mildest protests shut down
The protest was hardly the stuff of revolutions. Fourteen students, clad in flip-flops, jeans and T-shirts, clustered around the Democracy Monument in downtown Bangkok in late June. They draped a black flag around the monument’s central structure. Written on it in white ink were the words “no coup.” Only...
Lao Authorities Charge Woman With ‘Slander’ For Alleged Extortion Photos
Authorities in Laos have formally charged a young woman who has been detained since May after a photo she took was posted on Facebook, allegedly showing police officers extorting money from her brother during a stop for a traffic violation, according to an official source.
2015-07-07
Authorities in Laos have formally...
Lao Whistleblower Detained For Publishing Concession Document Online
Authorities in Laos have detained a woman who posted information on social media about a controversial land concession granted by the local government in Luang Prabang province to Chinese investors, prompting a storm of criticism over the agreement from the country’s netizens.
2015-07-06
Authorities in Laos have detained a woman who...
Jakarta Recommendations on Freedom of Expression in the Context of Religion [FORUM – ASIA]
The Jakarta Recommendations are the outcome of discussions at a regional consultation on “Expression, Opinion and Religious Freedoms in Asia”, held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 3 - 5 June 2015. Over 140 people, comprised of experts, including the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right ...
Putrajaya bought spyware from Hacking Team, leaked info shows
Leaked information online revealed that the Malaysian government was among the countries buying services from Milan-based hackers, Hacking Team, who have been selling software to repressive governments to spy on their citizens.
Published: 7 July 2015 10:02 AM
This was revealed after Hacking Team itself became the victim of a major...
Amos Yee walks free after sentencing
The sentences were backdated to June 2, when Yee was already in remand after violating probation terms.
July 6, 2015
SINGAPORE: The Singaporean teenager behind online attacks on former premier Lee Kuan Yew was given a four-week jail term Monday but freed in view of time served since being accused of...
Singapore Court Frees Amos Yee, Teen Blogger Who Insulted the Late Lee Kuan Yew
But in a surprising turnaround amid growing international pressure from human rights groups to free the teen, the court released him on Monday, sentencing him to time already served.
By VICE News
July 6, 2015 | 11:10 pm
When 16-year-old Singaporean Amos Yee recorded an expletive-ridden video attacking the country's founding prime...
Singapore activist sued by PM breaks down in court
A Singaporean activist found guilty of defaming the prime minister in a high profile case broke down under intense questioning Friday as he told the court he just wanted to speak up for the people of the city-state.
Agence France-Presse, Singapore | World | Fri, July 03 2015, 7:07 PM
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Amnesty International calls for “immediate and unconditional” release of Amos Yee
“Amnesty International considers him to be a prisoner of conscience, held solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression,” the human rights organisation says in a statement released on Friday, 3 July, with regards to the case of Singaporean video-blogger, Amos Yee.
July 3, 2015 by Andrew Loh in...
