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 Read more
Singapore targets peaceful protesters and continues judicial harassment of critics Published at 03.02.2021 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption harassment protest criminal defamation restrictive law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Singapore government continues to harass its critics as share of popular vote falls Published at 24.09.2020 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants restrictive law harassment censorship labour rights protest Read more
Civic space restrictions continue unabated in Singapore despite COVID-19 pandemic, as election looms Published at 24.06.2020 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship harassment protest protestor(s) detained criminal defamation Read more
Singapore ramping up use of ‘fake news’ law against critics ahead of elections Published at 24.02.2020 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship protest disruption protestor(s) detained negative court ruling LGBTI Read more
Singapore authorities threaten editor with libel and smear critical online news sites Published at 27.09.2019 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI restrictive law criminal defamation harassment censorship protest public vilification Read more
Singapore parliament passes ‘Online Falsehoods Bill’ despite civil society concerns Published at 09.05.2019 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship HRD prosecuted criminal defamation restrictive law Read more
Increasing use of judicial system in Singapore to silence critics Published at 04.02.2019 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law negative court ruling HRD prosecuted criminal defamation Read more
Singapore cracks down on critical news websites to silence dissent Published at 21.11.2018 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law censorship LGBTI criminal defamation internet restriction Read more
Fake news law proposal, another tool to crackdown on critics Published at 24.09.2018 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD threatened restrictive law LGBTI Read more
Singapore Public Order Act used to restrict or criminalise expression and peaceful assembly Published at 26.07.2018 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI prevention of protest political interference restrictive law bureaucratic restriction HRD prosecuted criminal defamation Read more
Prosecution of activist Jolovan Wham reinforces climate of intimidation against dissent Published at 12.03.2018 Country Singapore Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment internet restriction HRD prosecuted restrictive law Read more
