Tag: Freedom of Expression / Information / Speech
Vietnamese Man Convicted for Facebook Posts
A Facebook user in Vietnam has been convicted of posting messages calling for the release of his activist brother. The case marks first time the popular social network has been explicitly named in an indictment, as the communist Southeast Asian regime continues to clamp down on dissent.
Dinh Nhat Uy...
Malaysia: Mass arrest of peaceful protesters shows shrinking space for human rights defenders
Today’s arrest of 19 people involved in a peaceful protest against the demolition of a historical village in Malaysia shows once again how the country’s authorities are taking a hard line against human rights defenders, Amnesty International said.
“If any more evidence was needed that the Malaysian authorities are restricting...
Vietnam’s Insane Ban on Sharing News Online
To say Vietnam has a troubled relationship with the Internet would be an understatement. Despite government efforts to repress it, social media, especially Facebook, is immensely popular in Vietnam, with an estimated 70 percent penetration of the total Internet-using population. (About one-third of Vietnam's 90 million people are online.)...
Malaysia: 19 arrested for peacefully protesting against development project
The arrest of 19 people, including human rights defenders, during a peaceful protest against the demolition of a historical village in Malaysia confirm fears recently expressed by UN member States at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) conducted by the UN Human Rights Council, say the Observatory for the Protection...
Vietnam: Censors keep everyone guessing | Index on Censorship
Vietnam’s government keeps cultural activities from web comics to concerts under its watchful eye, for sex as much as sedition. Art, music, pop stars, books, comics, web comics, blogs, foreign news, lifestyle magazines, television subtitles, newspaper articles, research, the findings of market research, unflattering film footage, photographs, song lyrics,...
Islam permits freedom of speech
PETALING JAYA: Islam supports freedom of speech and a nation which permits this basic principle of human rights will also help the growth of Islam, said independent Islamic teacher Ustaz Wan Ji Wan Hussein.
Citing examples from western countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, Wan Ji said countries...
Cambodia: After prison, Bopha undeterred
Shelving any thoughts that 14 months in prison had deterred her from protesting, Yorm Bopha rushed to the capital’s Borei Keila community yesterday morning to try to stop authorities from forcing evictees from an abandoned building.
Bopha was one of about 10 Boeung Kak activists called on to help after...
Malaysia: drop criminal charges against human rights defender Lena Hendry for screening “No Fire Zone” film
The ICJ is calling on the Malaysian Government to immediately drop the criminal charge against human rights defender Lena Hendry for screening the film ‘No Fire Zone: the Killing Fields of Sri Lanka.’
The case has been fixed for case management and the defence lawyers filed an application to set...
Vietnam Announces Big Fines for Social Media Propaganda
HANOI — Vietnam will hand out fines of 100 million dong ($4,740) to anyone criticizing the government on social media, under a new law announced this week, the latest measure in a widening crackdown on dissent by the country's communist rulers.
Comments that did not constitute criminal offenses would trigger...
Vietnam to Fine Citizens $5000 for Criticizing The State On Social Media
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will hand out fines of 100 million dong ($4,740) to anyone criticizing the government on social media, under a new law announced this week, the latest measure in a widening crackdown on dissent by the country's communist rulers.
Comments that did not constitute criminal offences would...
