Committee to Protect Journalists - Singapore tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2013-03-13T21:57:27Z Movable Type 4.38 Attacks on the Press: Internet Opening Is Shrinking tag:beta.cpj.org,2013://1.20520 2013-02-14T05:05:48Z 2013-03-13T21:57:27Z Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam had vibrant blogospheres--until the crackdowns. By Shawn W. Crispin... Committee to Protect Journalists Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam had vibrant blogospheres--until the crackdowns. By Shawn W. Crispin

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]]> Singapore forces popular site to register as political group tag:cpj.org,2011://1.16612 2011-01-26T22:35:14Z 2011-01-26T22:51:15Z Committee to Protect Journalists New York, January 26, 2011--In a concerning move against political commentary in advance of upcoming general elections, the government of Singapore has ordered a journalistic website to register as a political association, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The Online Citizen says it has complied with the order, and has announced a January 29 "celebration" of its new status and invited the prime minister to attend. 

]]> Singapore gives jail time to writer critical of death penalty tag:cpj.org,2010://1.16312 2010-11-16T21:46:57Z 2010-11-16T21:49:08Z New York, November 16, 2010--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Singapore High Court's sentencing of British author Alan Shadrake to prison over his book criticizing the nation's judiciary.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, November 16, 2010--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Singapore High Court's sentencing of British author Alan Shadrake to prison over his book criticizing the nation's judiciary.

]]> New York Times to pay damages to Singapore’s leaders tag:cpj.org,2010://1.14468 2010-03-26T19:34:02Z 2010-03-26T19:37:34Z Committee to Protect Journalists Singapore’s prime minister and his two predecessors for a February 15 article that described the island nation’s leaders as a political dynasty, according to international news reports. The company and the article’s author, Philip Bowring, agreed to pay damages of 160,000 Singaporean dollars (US$114,000) in addition to legal costs, the reports said. ]]> Attacks on the Press 2009: Asia Developments tag:cpj.org,2010://1.13912 2010-02-16T05:02:30Z 2010-02-15T19:53:41Z h7 {float:none;width:auto;height:auto;font-family:sans-serif;font-weight:normal; margins:5px;}... Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/ ]]> Singapore refuses to renew foreign journalist’s visa tag:cpj.org,2009://1.13825 2009-11-19T17:30:35Z 2009-11-20T16:37:32Z New York, November 19, 2009—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Singapore government’s refusal to renew British freelance journalist Benjamin Bland’s work visa and its rejection of his application to cover the recently concluded Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit meeting. Bland had planned to report on the summit for... Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, November 19, 2009—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Singapore government’s refusal to renew British freelance journalist Benjamin Bland’s work visa and its rejection of his application to cover the recently concluded Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit meeting. Bland had planned to report on the summit for the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph newspaper.

]]> Singapore fines Wall Street Journal editor tag:cpj.org,2009://1.11167 2009-04-23T18:53:10Z 2009-04-23T18:54:53Z A high court judge in Singapore ruled on March 19, 2009, that Melanie Kirkpatrick, deputy editor of the Wall Street Journal's editorial page, was in contempt of court for two articles and a letter to the editor published by the Dow Jones-owned Wall Street Journal Asia last year, according to... Committee to Protect Journalists A high court judge in Singapore ruled on March 19, 2009, that Melanie Kirkpatrick, deputy editor of the Wall Street Journal's editorial page, was in contempt of court for two articles and a letter to the editor published by the Dow Jones-owned Wall Street Journal Asia last year, according to international news reports. Kirkpatrick was ordered to pay SG$10,000 (US$6,549), according to The Associated Press.  

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2008: Asia Developments tag:cpj.org,2009://1.10705 2009-02-10T05:49:00Z 2009-02-09T22:12:54Z Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/ Lee family wins defamation case tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.9926 2008-09-25T01:51:55Z 2008-10-17T14:03:04Z September 24, 2008 Hugo Restall, Review Publishing, Far Eastern Economic Review LEGAL ACTION A High Court judge in Singapore ruled that the Far Eastern Economic Review had defamed Singapore's leaders, according to international news reports. Justice Woo Bih Li decided the case in a summary judgment without trial, dismissing arguments... Committee to Protect Journalists September 24, 2008

Hugo Restall, Review Publishing, Far Eastern Economic Review
LEGAL ACTION

A High Court judge in Singapore ruled that the Far Eastern Economic Review had defamed Singapore's leaders, according to international news reports. Justice Woo Bih Li decided the case in a summary judgment without trial, dismissing arguments submitted by the magazine's lawyers that the contents of the article constituted fair comment, according to the BBC. Damages will be decided later, and the Review may appeal, the news reports said.

]]> Critics of Singapore's judiciary face reprisal tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.9773 2008-09-20T01:03:33Z 2008-10-08T12:16:45Z New York, September 19, 2008--A court in Singapore sentenced a blogger to three months in jail on Thursday, one week after the nation's attorney general sought contempt proceedings against The Wall Street Journal Asia. Both actions come in response to critical analysis of Singapore's judiciary in connection with a prominent... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, September 19, 2008--A court in Singapore sentenced a blogger to three months in jail on Thursday, one week after the nation's attorney general sought contempt proceedings against The Wall Street Journal Asia. Both actions come in response to critical analysis of Singapore's judiciary in connection with a prominent defamation suit.

]]> Singapore detains U.S. blogger over libel commentary tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.6612 2008-06-03T16:00:00Z 2008-06-03T16:00:00Z New York, June 3, 2008—The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the detention of blogger Gopalan Nair on charges of insulting a Singaporean judge during a high-profile libel case. Nair, a former Singapore citizen who obtained U.S. citizenship in 2005, was arrested in a hotel on Saturday evening, according... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, June 3, 2008—The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the detention of blogger Gopalan Nair on charges of insulting a Singaporean judge during a high-profile libel case.

Nair, a former Singapore citizen who obtained U.S. citizenship in 2005, was arrested in a hotel on Saturday evening, according to news reports citing his lawyer. He was visiting his former home to observe proceedings in a libel case filed by Singapore’s founding leader Lee Kuan Yew and his son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, in connection with a 2006 newspaper article, the reports said. Nair is accused of insulting the judge presiding over the trial, a charge which carries a fine of up to 5,000 Singapore dollars (US$3,670) or a one-year jail term, according to Agence France-Presse.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2006: Countries That Have Jailed Journalists tag:216.139.245.96,2007://1.6830 2007-02-05T16:57:00Z 2009-04-27T13:35:47Z ALGERIA: 2 Djamel Eddine Fahassi, Alger Chaîne III IMPRISONED: May 6, 1995 Fahassi, a reporter for the state-run radio station Alger Chaîne III and a contributor to several Algerian newspapers, including the now-banned weekly of the Islamic Salvation Front, Al-Forqane, was abducted near his home in the al-Harrache suburb of... Committee to Protect Journalists ALGERIA: 2

Djamel Eddine Fahassi, Alger Chaîne III
IMPRISONED: May 6, 1995

Fahassi, a reporter for the state-run radio station Alger Chaîne III and a contributor to several Algerian newspapers, including the now-banned weekly of the Islamic Salvation Front, Al-Forqane, was abducted near his home in the al-Harrache suburb of the capital, Algiers, by four well-dressed men carrying walkie-talkies. According to eyewitnesses who later spoke with his wife, the men called out Fahassi's name and then pushed him into a waiting car. He has not been seen since, and Algerian authorities have denied any knowledge of his arrest.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2006: Asia Snapshots tag:216.139.245.96,2007://1.6805 2007-02-05T16:45:58Z 2009-04-07T18:16:52Z Committee to Protect Journalists Attacks & Developments Throughout the Region]]> Attacks on the Press 2006: Countries That Have Jailed Journalists tag:216.139.245.96,2008://1.6755 2007-02-05T15:56:40Z 2009-04-27T13:48:22Z ALGERIA: 2 Djamel Eddine Fahassi, Alger Chaîne III IMPRISONED: May 6, 1995 Fahassi, a reporter for the state-run radio station Alger Chaîne III and a contributor to several Algerian newspapers, including the now-banned weekly of the Islamic Salvation Front, Al-Forqane, was abducted near his home in the al-Harrache suburb of... Committee to Protect Journalists ALGERIA: 2

Djamel Eddine Fahassi, Alger Chaîne III
IMPRISONED: May 6, 1995

Fahassi, a reporter for the state-run radio station Alger Chaîne III and a contributor to several Algerian newspapers, including the now-banned weekly of the Islamic Salvation Front, Al-Forqane, was abducted near his home in the al-Harrache suburb of the capital, Algiers, by four well-dressed men carrying walkie-talkies. According to eyewitnesses who later spoke with his wife, the men called out Fahassi's name and then pushed him into a waiting car. He has not been seen since, and Algerian authorities have denied any knowledge of his arrest.

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