Human Rights Watch: Singapore - 'Fake News' Law Curtails Speech
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (TNSRep) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Jan. 13:
Singapore's government further restricted free expression and peaceful assembly in the city-state in 2020, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2021. The authorities used harsh and overly broad laws to prosecute speech criticizing the government or arbitrarily label it "false" or "misleading," and ordered social media platforms to block content or face dire . . .
Singapore's government further restricted free expression and peaceful assembly in the city-state in 2020, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2021. The authorities used harsh and overly broad laws to prosecute speech criticizing the government or arbitrarily label it "false" or "misleading," and ordered social media platforms to block content or face dire . . .