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Singapore: New Prime Minister continues policy of silencing dissent by criminalising protesters and harassing critics
Published at
29.08.2024
Country
Singapore
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- women
- harassment
- protest
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction
- HRD prosecuted

Singapore: Harassment of pro-Palestinian, anti-death penalty activism and misuse of POFMA law to silence dissent
Published at
05.04.2024
Country
Singapore
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- restrictive law
- women
- protest

Singapore: Authorities ban expression on Israel-Palestine conflict and use POFMA law to harass critics, block site
Published at
30.11.2023
Country
Singapore
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- negative court ruling
- criminal defamation
- protest
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
- environmental rights

Singapore: Anti-fake news POFMA law used to block news outlet, target critics as another law to regulate online content is passed
Published at
18.08.2023
Country
Singapore
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- censorship
- restrictive law
- LGBTI

Singapore continues to silence dissent with suspension of human rights lawyer and investigation, harassment of activists
Published at
27.04.2023
Country
Singapore
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- negative court ruling
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law
- censorship

The Singapore authorities continues its use of restrictive laws to harass critics and activists and stifle protests
Published at
20.12.2022
Country
Singapore
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- censorship
- protest disruption
- women

Lawyers representing death row prisoners, activists and journalists face harassment in Singapore
Published at
18.08.2022
Country
Singapore
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law
- women
- refugees and migrants
- harassment
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- censorship

Singapore continues to restrict fundamental freedoms, despite downgrade in civic space rating
Published at
12.04.2022
Country
Singapore
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- censorship
- negative court ruling
- HRD prosecuted
- LGBTI

Singapore passes draconian foreign interference law, rejects UN recommendations on civic space
Published at
24.11.2021
Country
Singapore
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- restrictive law
- negative court ruling
- criminal defamation

Singapore PM listed as press freedom ‘predator’ as journalists continue to be targeted
Published at
23.08.2021
Country
Singapore
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- surveillance
- restrictive law
- prevention of protest
- criminal defamation

Singapore continues to stifle fundamental freedoms despite UN human rights review
Published at
24.05.2021
Country
Singapore
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- harassment
- HRD detained
- negative court ruling
- criminal defamation
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- HRD prosecuted