Singapore ministers threaten legal action against media outlets, government demands “corrections”

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Singapore activist charged for joining candle lighting vigils for death row inmates

Human rights groups have condemned the charges against Jolovan Wham and the targeting of groups and individuals opposed to the use of death penalty.

Singapore: End harassment and intimidation of Transformative Justice Collective

The orders targeting those who criticise the handling of death penalty cases have the broader effect of curtailing the right to freedom of expression.

Singapore High Court rules that “The Online Citizen” bloggers defamed prime minister

In 2019, “The Online Citizen” published allegations made by the siblings of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. In response, the prime minister sued the independent news website for defamation and not his siblings.