Tag: Freedom of Expression / Information / Speech
On free speech and police power – Proham
Proham reiterates the rights of citizens to participate and speak on public matters as a fundamental human right. The actions by authorities to restrict public participation in forums and public places, especially for individuals to speak up, are a major restriction on human rights and a practice which contradicts...
Thai junta orders cancellation of human rights event
Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, which provides legal aid to those who fall foul of the junta, had been due to launch a report on the kingdom’s faltering rights record at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Thailand (FCCT) on Thursday evening.
4 June 2015 @ 10:16 PM
BANGKOK: Thailand’s military rulers...
Hong Kong student activist Joshua Wong barred from entering Malaysia
"This morning we stopped Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong from entering Penang. We subsequently deported him back to Hong Kong on the same Dragonair flight,” said an immigration official at Penang airport, on condition of anonymity. The official declined to say why Wong was denied entry.
Published on May 26,...
Hong Kong student activist Joshua Wong denied entry to Malaysia
Published: Tuesday May 26, 2015 MYT 1:38:00 PM
Updated: Tuesday May 26, 2015 MYT 3:21:10 PM
by victoria brown
PETALING JAYA: Hong Kong student activist Joshua Wong (pic) was barred from entering Malaysia at Penang Airport on Tuesday.
He was refused entry at the Penang International Airport in Bayan Lepas after touching down...
Muckraking in Myanmar: Press Freedom “Can End Tomorrow”
Burma is one of the world’s champions of media censorship. The Committee to Protect Journalists recently ranked my country as No. 9, while listing Eritrea and North Korea as the most censored countries worldwide. Should I be proud of this?
By: Saw Yan Naing | May 21, 2015
Burma is one...
Thailand: Unprecedented number of lèse-majesté detentions call for urgent reform of Article 112
“Unless the NCPO promotes an urgent reform of Thailand’s lèse-majesté law, Thai jails will be increasingly populated by individuals who have merely exercised their fundamental rights to freedom of opinion and expression,” said FIDH President Karim Lahidji.
Paris, Bangkok, 20 May 2015: In the first 12 months under the rule...
Authorities Detain Vietnamese Blogger in Hanoi Airport
Authorities in Vietnam briefly detained a prominent blogger shortly after his return to the capital Hanoi from Singapore, where he had attended a workshop on the use of a new mobile tool to promote citizen journalism, his daughter said Monday.
2015-05-18
Authorities in Vietnam briefly detained a prominent blogger shortly after...
Report Highlights Fears of Impending Cyber-Law
The government continues to prepare a law on cyber-crimes and a law on telecommunications, but critics worry these will clamp down on one of the few places for true free speech in the country.
Phorn Bopha | 18 May 2015
PHNOM PENH— The government continues to prepare a law on cyber-crimes...
Chin: Ban on Human Rights Training for Chin Women’s Organization
The human rights training, organized by the Chin Women’s Organization (CWO) and scheduled to take place from 11 to 15 May 2015, did not receive the necessary official authorization by the local authorities, which had previously banned human rights events of other civil society groups. Formed in 2012, the...
Google Confirms Cops Can Wiretap Your Hangouts
“Why has Google refused to be transparent about its ability to provide wiretaps for Hangouts?”
May 11, 2015 // 03:45 PM EST
In the wake of all the Edward Snowden revelations, a seemingly endless series of encryption apps, all promising some degree “NSA-proof” security, have come out trying to take advantage...
