Singapore tightened free expression restrictions last year: Human Rights Watch

Anna Maria Romero
Fri, 17 Jan 2020 08:00:50 +0000
SG Economy, Singapore News, Human rights, human rights in Singapore, Human Rights Watch

Singapore placed greater restrictions on the country’s already sharply curtailed free expression rights last year, according to the latest report from Human Rights Watch. The report cites the country’s law aimed at tackling online falsehoods, the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma), which passed last year and was implemented from October. Pofma allows …