Experience of being followed or surveilled is “very well-known among some opposition politicians and activists”

Commenting on the recent major blowout, Kenneth Jeyaretnam, Secretary General of the Reform Party (RP), and independent journalist Kirsten Han highlighted their experiences of being followed or surveilled, which are “well-known among some opposition politicians and activists.” As of today, the circumstances surrounding the filming of the video featuring Mr Perera and Ms Seah remain unknown, including when, where, and who filmed it. The video was reported by local media as being leaked on Facebook by a fake profile named “Victoria Wang,” however the post had only tens of shares when the news first broke, hardly enough to be considered viral.

Kirsten Han raises concerns over RISJ’s 2023 Digital News Report and its lack of context about Singapore’s media landscape

Journalist Kirsten Han criticizes the 2023 Digital News Report for its portrayal of Singapore’s media landscape, echoing Maria Ressa’s concerns about the report’s potentially harmful impact on independent media organizations and its inadequate depiction of Singapore’s press freedom situation and political context.

The first execution notice of 2023

In this article, Kirsten Han discusses the case of Tangaraju, a man in Singapore who has been sentenced to mandatory death for his involvement in drug trafficking. Despite numerous issues with his case, including being questioned without a lawyer and not given an interpreter when he asked for one, Tangaraju has been given an execution notice. Han argues that Singapore’s harsh “zero tolerance” approach to drugs not only fails to address the root causes of drug use but also causes immense harm to individuals and communities. She urges people to take action to prevent Tangaraju’s execution and to push for the abolition of the death penalty and the adoption of harm reduction policies.

Activist Kirsten Han: Publisher voluntarily recalls book after complaints of racist content, while authorities interrogate minorities for calling out racism

When a publisher in Singapore has voluntarily recalled a “problematic book” from…

Kirsten Han: Singaporeans “hyper-focused on pragmatic policy changes” with the tendency to ignore “values, principles, and rights”

A survey carried out by The Straits Times and consumer research firm…

Why invoke POFMA when a simple Facebook post will do the trick?

On 22 January 2020, the Minister of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a…

4 executions set to take place within a span of 48 hours in Singapore — including one on Wednesday morning.

Update (1.01pm on 26 October 2018) – TOC understands that the total…