Jacob 69er: The judgment for Alan Shadrake’s case will be on 3rd Nov, 10am, Court 4C, 4th level, Supreme Court. An Open Letter from Alan Shadrake to the Singapore Government The British Weekly, 29 Oct 2010 I am being prosecuted and facing jail for exposing prosecutorial scandals in Singapore – scandals this PAP dictatorship doesn’t … Continue reading
Teo Soh Lung speaking at the launch of her book Beyond the Blue Gate and Dr Kua Kia Soong’s 445 days under the ISA in Kuala Lumpur on 27 Oct 2010. See my post here on the launch of her book on 26th June 2010 in Singapore. Click on the names for videos of the … Continue reading
Singapore’s New Weapon Against Dissent Paul Karl Lukacs, Asia Sentinel, 27 Oct 2010 Trademark infringement action now will do the job The government of Singapore has revealed its new weapon against political opponents: trademark infringement lawsuits. Singapore is synonymous with “soft authoritarianism,” a system under which dissent is quashed principally through co-option, self-censorship, gerrymandering and … Continue reading
From the facebook event page for No To Burma’s Sham Election (Singapore) organised by Free Burma Campaign Singapore, Join us at Speakers’ Corner on Saturday, 30 October 2010 from 4pm to 4.45pm to say “NO TO BURMA’S SHAM ELECTIONS” . Come for a photo session and get your voice heard with a large placard that … Continue reading
Why is SDP not included in NUSSPA forum? Singapore Democrats, 24 Oct 2010 24 October 2010 Jasmine Toh President NUSSPA Dear Ms Toh, I am given to understand that the National University of Singapore Students’ Political Association (NUSSPA) has organised a forum entitled “Economic Growth: At What Cost?” where you have invited speakers from the … Continue reading
Petition appeals for acquittal of British journalist Alan Shadrake Reporters Without Borders, 22 Oct 2010 Reporters Without Borders today launched an international petition calling for the acquittal of British author and journalist Alan Shadrake who is facing two years in prison for writing a book about the death penalty in Singapore. The petition, which is … Continue reading
How to propel a book to bestseller status James Gomez, The Malaysian Insider, October 21, 2010 OCT 21 — “Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Docks” is about to become Malaysia’s Strategic Information and Research Development Centre’s (SIRD) bestseller to date. The book has seen four print runs of 2,000, 1,000, 1,000 and … Continue reading
Singapore wraps up case against British author AFP, 20 Oct 2010 Singapore on Wednesday wrapped up its case against a British journalist who it accused of attacking the judiciary, calling his book on the city-state’s death penalty the worst form of contempt of court. Deputy senior state counsel Hema Subramanian told the High Court the … Continue reading
Reports on second day of trial today 19 Oct… British author says Singapore book ‘fair criticism’ of court AFP, 19 Oct 2010 A British author on trial for contempt of court for alleged attacks against the Singapore judiciary on Tuesday defended his book on the death penalty as “fair criticism” of the courts. Speaking through … Continue reading
Singapore Justice in the Dock Indeed Asia Sentinel, 18 Oct 2010 The government goes after the author of a book questioning the fairness of the courts This week the Singapore government is taking on a 75-year-old British author for publishing a book arguing that the country’s secretive but mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking is … Continue reading
