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“Fake news” used to justify tighter media laws in Southeast Asia
Fake news strikes again. Or, more precisely, the concept of fake news, which is being used to justify controversial laws that “defend community values” and “peace”.
Art in transit: Meet the commute sketchers of Singapore
The Commute Sketchers Facebook group was established more than a year ago to showcase the work of artists who make productive use of their time by drawing what they see inside public transport.
Criminal case against Indian poet provokes controversy over speech rights
A poet in West Bengal has been charged with “deliberate acts intended to outrage religious feelings” for a poem alluding to State Assembly elections in India.
‘Anti-Islamic’ posts may cost Iranian his life
Despite serving in the military and being the grandson of a “martyr”, Iran’s Sina Dehghan faces the death penalty over social media posts the Revolutionary Guards considers “insulting”.
The sex and censorship debate
Feminism and sex often get movies censored in India. But that’s a storyline that filmmakers and audiences are increasingly not impressed with.
Civil society under pressure in Macedonia
Macedonian ruling party leader and former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has pledged to ‘cleanse’ Macedonia’s long-embattled civil society sector.
Indian activist threatened after standing up to right-wing student group
Threats of violence, gang rape, and physical attacks are making news in India, after a 20-year-old student activist from New Delhi launched the #StudentsAgainstABVP protest.
Why is privacy so hard to protect in Tunisia?
The country that successfully kickstarted the Arab Spring is still not able to meet international privacy standards.