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    <description>Singapore</description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:42:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Activist filmmaker under investigation for organising event]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2011/10/17/see_harassed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Martyn See was questioned by the police for possibly having contravened the Public Order Act by organising a public assembly without a permit.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2011/10/17/see_harassed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Opposition party under investigation for organising video conference with former detainees ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2011/10/11/sdp_investigation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The police allege that the Singapore Democratic Party allowed "fugitives from justice" to interfere with domestic politics because former detainees Francis Seow and Tang Fong Har participated in a political discussion via video conference.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2011/10/11/sdp_investigation/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - ARTICLE 19 disappointed by government's failure to commit to greater free expression during UPR process]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2011/09/27/upr_statement/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[While Singapore accepted 84 of the 112 recommendations made by Member States at its first UN Human Rights Council review, those regarding media freedom, and the protection and promotion of the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and association were rejected.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2011/09/27/upr_statement/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - British author Alan Shadrake freed and deported, status of his book remains unclear]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2011/07/15/shadrake_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The AFP news agency reported that Shadrake was taken to the Changi Airport and deported after having served five weeks of an eight-week jail term for contempt of court. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2011/07/15/shadrake_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Appeals court upholds ruling against government critic]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2011/05/30/ruling_upheld/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The court's decision to uphold Alan Shadrake's contempt of court sentence for "scandalising the judiciary" is a major setback for free expression and the charges should be dropped, Human Rights Watch said.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 15:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2011/05/30/ruling_upheld/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - UN rights body urged to press for fundamental freedoms]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2011/05/06/upr_statement/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[United Nations member states should denounce the severe restrictions on freedom of expression, association, and assembly during the country's first-ever Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Human Rights Watch said. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 13:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2011/05/06/upr_statement/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Opposition leader faces prison for conviction violating free speech rights
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2011/02/09/chee_facing_prison/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Chee Soon Juan, secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party, has been convicted of "making an address in a public place without a licence".]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2011/02/09/chee_facing_prison/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Government forces popular political website to register as a political group]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2011/01/28/online_citizen_registration/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Forcing The Online Citizen to register as a political association distorts its role and threatens its ability to cover politics. The prime minister is clearly trying to tighten control of media outlets before calling elections," said CPJ.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2011/01/28/online_citizen_registration/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - CPJ condemns jail sentence against writer critical of death penalty]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/11/16/shadrake_jail_sentence/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Singapore High Court sentenced British author Alan Shadrake to six weeks in prison and fined him US$15,400 over his book criticising the nation's judiciary.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/11/16/shadrake_jail_sentence/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Thirty IFEX members sign petition to Prime Minister Lee asking him to withdraw charges against Alan Shadrake]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/11/08/petition_alan_shadrake/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The public is invited to join IFEX members in signing a petition to Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong regarding the case of British writer and journalist Alan Shadrake who is at risk of being sent to prison in Singapore for his book, "Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock" about the death penalty. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 09:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/11/08/petition_alan_shadrake/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - British author convicted of contempt in Singapore court]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/11/04/shadrake_convicted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Alan Shadrake wrote a critical book on Singapore's courts and the death penalty.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/11/04/shadrake_convicted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - British journalist convicted for condemning death penalty]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/11/03/shadrake_contempt_conviction/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The death penalty is still legitimate in Singapore - but apparently talking about it isn't. British journalist Alan Shadrake, who condemned Singapore's use of capital punishment in his new book, has been convicted for contempt, report Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and news reports. He will be sentenced on 9 November when he is likely to get jail time. Sign a petition calling on the government to drop the charges and allow Shadrake to leave the country.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/11/03/shadrake_contempt_conviction/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - A statement by British journalist Alan Shadrake]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/11/01/shadrake_trial/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Just days ahead of the verdict in his trial, British journalist Alan Shadrake defends his book, insists on his innocence and explains his motives.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/11/01/shadrake_trial/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - British author arrested for book on death penalty; film on political prisoners banned]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/07/21/book_film_repression/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Singapore government's pattern of repressing free expression continues with the recent arrest of a British journalist for writing a book critical of the city-state's death penalty, and the ban of a film about ex-political prisoners by a Singaporean filmmaker, report the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Amnesty International.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/07/21/book_film_repression/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - British journalist accused of contempt of court, released on bail]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/07/21/shadrake_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The complaint brought against Alan Shadrake consists of a series of biased and malicious allegations, according to RSF.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/07/21/shadrake_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - British author arrested, charged with defamation over book on death penalty
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/07/19/shadrake_arrest/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Alan Shadrake, who was in the city state to promote his book, "Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock", was arrested and is facing charges of contempt of court.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/07/19/shadrake_arrest/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Government bans yet another film by director Martyn See]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/07/15/martyn_see_film_banned/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[See's video about the detention of Dr. Lim Hock Siew was deemed "contrary to public interest".]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/07/15/martyn_see_film_banned/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Libel actions against media must stop, says RSF]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/03/31/times_apology/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In an open letter to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, RSF expresses concern over the judicial harassment of foreign news media.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2010/03/31/times_apology/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Heavy-handed use of libel suits chills free expression]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2009/12/02/libel_silences_press/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hard-hitting investigative journalism is virtually nonexistent in Singapore as the government restricts the work of local and foreign journalists by saddling them with defamation suits – silencing them with the threat or crippling them with exorbitant fines, report IFEX members. Meanwhile, other journalists are simply barred from working in the country.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2009/12/02/libel_silences_press/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Government refuses to renew foreign journalist's visa]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2009/11/24/government_refuses_visa/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[While in Singapore, British journalist Benjamin Bland maintained a blog featuring occasional critical commentary on the country, including an entry on official secrecy over death penalty statistics.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2009/11/24/government_refuses_visa/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Magazine to pay prime minister and his father S$405,000 in damages and cost for defamation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2009/11/19/feer_damages/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The High Court had earlier ruled that the "Far Eastern Economic Review" had defamed both leaders in a 2006 article.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2009/11/19/feer_damages/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Appeals court upholds ruling against magazine, editor]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2009/10/14/appeals_court_upholds_ruling/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The "Far Eastern Economic Review" magazine and its editor, Hugo Restall, were found guilty of defaming Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his father, former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2009/10/14/appeals_court_upholds_ruling/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - "Wall Street Journal" editor Melanie Kirkpatrick faces "contempt of court" charges following publication of articles about judiciary]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2009/03/17/wall_street_journal_editor_melanie/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders deplores high court  judge Tay Yong Kwang's decision to give the attorney-general a green light to start contempt of court proceedings against Melanie Kirkpatrick, the deputy editor of the "Wall Street Journal&quot;'s editorial page, in connection with two editorials and an op-ed piece about the Singaporean judiciary published in the newspaper's Asia edition in June and July 2008.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:51:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2009/03/17/wall_street_journal_editor_melanie/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - "Wall Street Journal Asia" found in contempt of court and fined]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/11/28/wall_street_journal_asia_found/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders condemns a Singapore high court ruling on 25 November 2008 finding the Hong Kong-based "Wall Street Journal Asia&quot; in contempt of court and fining it 25,000 Singapore dollars (approx.12,700 euros) for publishing two editorials and a letter by an opposition leader questioning the country's judicial system. The newspaper is owned by Dow Jones & Co.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:01:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/11/28/wall_street_journal_asia_found/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Court fines opposition party for defaming prime minister and his father; leaders should end the practice of using defamation suits to silence critics, says Human Rights Watch]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/10/21/court_fines_opposition_party_for/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(HRW/IFEX) - The following is a 17 October 2008 Human Rights Watch press release:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:14:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/10/21/court_fines_opposition_party_for/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Court finds magazine, editor guilty of defaming prime minister and his father]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/09/25/court_finds_magazine_editor_guilty/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(SEAPA/IFEX) - Singapore's High Court has found the "Far Eastern Economic Review&quot; (FEER) and its editor, Hugo Restall, guilty of defaming Prime Minister Lee Hsein Loong and his father, Lee Kuan Yew, media reports said.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:49:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/09/25/court_finds_magazine_editor_guilty/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Blogger sentenced to three months in jail; newspaper faces possible contempt charge for criticising judiciary ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/09/22/blogger_sentenced_to_three_months/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a 19 September 2008 CPJ press release:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:23:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/09/22/blogger_sentenced_to_three_months/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Government pledges to ease restrictions on films, public demonstrations]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/08/20/government_pledges_to_ease_restrictions/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(SEAPA/IFEX) - Singaporeans are abuzz yet cautious about government pledges to ease restrictions on free speech and public assembly in the city state. Writers, filmmakers, activists, and politicians are either expressing optimism or warning against too much of it, after the country's prime minister promised to allow more issues to be ventilated in the notoriously restrictive political environment of Singapore - subject to certain "ideals&quot; of factuality and nonpartisanship.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:20:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/08/20/government_pledges_to_ease_restrictions/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - SINGAPORE GETS FAILING GRADE ON HUMAN RIGHTS, SAYS INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/07/16/singapore_gets_failing_grade_on/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singapore may be one of the world's most successful economies, but when it comes to human rights, it gets a failing grade, says a new report by the International Bar Association Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:16:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/07/16/singapore_gets_failing_grade_on/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - CAPSULE REPORT: International Bar Association gives Singapore dismal grade in free expression, human rights, independence of courts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/07/15/capsule_report_international_bar/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(SEAPA/IFEX) - The following is an 11 July 2008 SEAPA statement:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:47:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/07/15/capsule_report_international_bar/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Blogger now charged with "sedition"; judge hearing the case is in conflict of interest]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/06/24/blogger_now_charged_with_sedition/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has repeated a call for charges to be dropped against US lawyer, Gopalan Nair, who appeared before a court in Singapore on 12 June 2008 and again on 16 June, after he was accused by judges Belinda Ang Saw Ean and Lai Siew Chiu of "insulting a public servant&quot;, for which he faces one year in prison.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:03:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/06/24/blogger_now_charged_with_sedition/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Lawyer in detention, charged, facing possible jail term for online comments about judge]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/06/02/lawyer_in_detention_charged_facing/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(SEAPA/IFEX) - A Singaporean-US lawyer has been charged in a Singapore court for allegedly insulting a judge in emails and his blog, wire reports say.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:24:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/06/02/lawyer_in_detention_charged_facing/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Censors interfere with screening of critical film, seize disc]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/05/22/censors_interfere_with_screening/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(SEAPA/IFEX) - Singapore authorities attempted to stop a private screening of a critical film on Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on 17 May 2008, alleging that the screening violated the Films Act, according to news reports.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 12:44:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2008/05/22/censors_interfere_with_screening/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - TAKE ACTION! URGE SINGAPORE TO RELEASE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER CHEE SOON JUAN]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2007/09/11/take_action_urge_singapore_to_release/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Human rights defender and pro-democracy activist Chee Soon Juan has been sentenced to jail for three weeks in Singapore for refusing to pay a fine slapped on him for trying to leave the country unauthorised and while bankrupt. Amnesty International Canada has organised an appeal for his release.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:05:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2007/09/11/take_action_urge_singapore_to_release/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Court rejects magazine's application for international lawyer in libel case]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2007/06/07/court_rejects_magazine_s_application/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(SEAPA/IFEX) - The Singapore High Court has rejected a regional periodical's application for a Queen's Counsel from the United Kingdom to represent the magazine in a defamation lawsuit brought against it by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his father, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:30:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2007/06/07/court_rejects_magazine_s_application/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Government bans film on journalist detained without trial for 17 years]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2007/04/20/government_bans_film_on_journalist/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(SEAPA/IFEX) - The Singapore government has banned an independent film about a former top journalist and political activist who was held without trial for 17 years in the island republic, deeming the documentary to be "against public interests&quot;.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:56:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2007/04/20/government_bans_film_on_journalist/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Media regulator's move to cover new media may limit free expression on Internet]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2007/03/29/media_regulator_s_move_to_cover/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(SEAPA/IFEX) - Singapore is reviewing the code that governs competition in the print and broadcast media markets to include new media.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:33:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2007/03/29/media_regulator_s_move_to_cover/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Key opposition leader, imprisoned for speaking in public without permit, released early for good behaviour]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2006/12/20/key_opposition_leader_imprisoned/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(SEAPA/IFEX) - The Singapore government released vocal opposition leader Dr Chee Soon Juan from prison on 16 December 2006, two weeks short of the five-week term meted out to him for speaking in public without a permit.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:29:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2006/12/20/key_opposition_leader_imprisoned/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Jailed opposition leader's health deteriorating, Human Rights Watch calls for his release and appropriate medical care]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2006/12/08/jailed_opposition_leader_s_health/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(HRW/IFEX) - The following is a Human Rights Watch press release:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:53:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2006/12/08/jailed_opposition_leader_s_health/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Three opposition politicians imprisoned for speaking publicly without permit]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2006/11/28/three_opposition_politicians_imprisoned/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(SEAPA/IFEX) - Singapore opposition leader Dr. Chee Soon Juan has been imprisoned for five weeks following a 24 November 2006 court verdict which found him and two other party members guilty of breaching the city-state's restrictions on free speech.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:32:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2006/11/28/three_opposition_politicians_imprisoned/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - SINGAPORE THREATENS TIGHTER CONTROL OVER INTERNET AND FREE EXPRESSION]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2006/11/14/singapore_threatens_tighter_control/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Singapore, a city-state where high levels of economic development contrast with some of the world's strictest controls on free expression and assembly, plans to tighten laws governing the Internet and public gatherings. The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) have expressed concern about the proposed amendments, which are part of a penal code review.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:28:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Blogger questioned, ordered to remove online video of himself speaking in public]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2006/11/13/blogger_questioned_ordered_to_remove/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has voiced concern about proposed criminal code amendments designed to encourage online self-censorship and to enable the authorities to prosecute bloggers living abroad. The organisation also condemned the imminent prosecution of opposition member Yap Keng Ho for posting a video of one of his public addresses online.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:15:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Government reviews Penal Code, placing more curbs on free expression]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2006/11/10/government_reviews_penal_code_placing/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(SEAPA/IFEX) - A review of the Singapore Penal Code will see further curtailment of the already limited freedoms in the city-state notorious for its intolerance for basic free expression and assembly rights.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:38:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Singapore - Government revokes sales permit of "Far Eastern Economic Review"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2006/09/29/government_revokes_sales_permit/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(SEAPA/IFEX) - The Singapore Government has revoked the sale and distribution permit for the "Far Eastern Economic Review&quot; after the monthly magazine failed to comply with two requirements under the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act, reports the local Channel News Asia television channel on its website.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:14:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/singapore/2006/09/29/government_revokes_sales_permit/</guid>
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