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Opinion 4 years ago

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Senior minister talks climate in DC, targets activists in Jakarta

The Indonesian Constitution stipulates that everyone is free to express their opinion in public and protects the right to seek, receive and convey information and ideas, orally and in writing, through print and electronic media.

Asia & Pacific 4 years ago

Rapper who spoke out on Singapore racism charged with fanning tensions

Singapore's government has long sought to promote racial harmony among its diverse population of 5.5 million, but some still complain that the ethnic Chinese majority enjoy greater privileges.

Americas 4 years ago

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Trump files lawsuit to force Twitter to restart his account

Trump filed a request for preliminary injunction against Twitter in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, arguing the social media company was "coerced" by members of the US Congress to suspend his account.

Politics 4 years ago

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Democracy at stake as critics face civil, criminal lawsuits

Asfinawati, chairman of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), said public officials should be fair game for criticism.

World 4 years ago

US, EU condemn Nigeria's Twitter ban

International human rights groups have also condemned the move, which followed previous attempts by the government of Africa's most populous country to regulate social media.

World 4 years ago

Facebook oversight board set to rule on Trump ban

A statement Monday from the panel said the ruling would come at around 1300 GMT on Wednesday, to be followed by a news conference.

National 4 years ago

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Indonesia inches closer to 'digital authoritarianism' during pandemic

Attacks against government critics and the criminalization of free expression reached new highs last year, two recent reports suggest.

SE Asia 4 years ago

Singapore police investigate lawmaker over sign supporting hawkers

Lawmaker Louis Ng posted four pictures on Facebook last June of himself with hawkers at a Singapore food centre, holding a piece of paper that read "support them" followed by a smiley face.

Science & Tech 4 years ago

Facebook 'supreme court' overturns four content-removal rulings

The initial batch of rulings did not include Donald Trump's indefinite suspension from Facebook and Instagram after the storming of the US Capitol, but the board said last week it agreed to consider that case.

World 5 years ago

VOA under fire for reassigning reporter over question to Pompeo

Pompeo criticized the taxpayer-funded news outlet during a speech Monday at its headquarters, where he took questions from VOA executives appointed by President Donald Trump, but not its reporters.

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