Local groups call for greater freedom of expression in light of charges against Jolovan Wham
We are a group of citizens who are deeply troubled by the mounting charges that social worker and human rights advocate Jolovan Wham faces in Singapore courts. In 2017, six local NGOs issued statements immediately after charges of illegal assembly, vandalism and refusing to sign police statements were brought against Jolovan....
FLD: Leong Sze Hian faces defamation case
Blogger and human rights defender Leong Sze Hian is facing defamation proceedings brought against him by the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong. The court action was brought on the basis that Leong Sze Hian posted on a Facebook an article published by a Malaysian media outlet. Leong Sze Hian is a prominent blogger...
Statement by Jolovan Wham on his latest alleged offence
The Singapore police force has deliberately mischaracterised the photo I took on December 13 in which I held a piece of A4 sized paper, urging the Singapore government to drop charges against Mr Terry Xu and Mr Daniel De Costa for the alleged offence of criminal defamation. In both the Channel News Asia and Straits Times articles,...
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