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国际特赦组织（Amnesty International ) 今日发表声明，呼吁新加坡政府立即释放16岁新加坡青年余澎杉（ Amos Yee ）。组织指出，余澎杉以和平方法表达他对已故新加坡建国总理李光耀的批评，纯粹是因为行使言论自由的权利而被捕，国际特赦组织视他为良心犯。现转载声明如下： 新加坡当局必须立即无条件释放青年余澎杉。 他因在网上批评已故新加坡前总理李光耀，正面临最少十八个月的惩教刑罚。他只是行使言论自由，而被当局定罪。因此，国际特赦组织宣布他是良心犯。余澎杉为未成年人士，新加坡政府必须履行联合国《儿童权利公约》缔约国责任，确保他受到合乎国际公约的对待。 余澎杉于本年... 

Bishan BBQ I was the co-organiser of the barbecue at my constituency, held in conjunction with the Australian High Commission (AHC) on Sunday ("Poor ticketing mars Aussie barbecue" by Mr Marc Lim Swee Keat; Wednesday, and "Event ticketing: PA replies"; yesterday). The event, entitled SG50 BBQ Musical Night, was held in Telok... 

Collecting cardboard for a living Recently, attention has been given to the fall in the number of nuclear families and its implications for social support. We wish to caution against assuming that extended family support can or should be the main source of social support ("Extending the support of families"; last Saturday). This...