Amos Yee sent to hospital
UPDATE [6.54am, Monday, 6 July]: The Online Citizen understands that Amos Yee is now back at the Institute of Mental Health, after being sent to the A&E department of Changi…
View Article“We are destroying a boy”
By Jolene Tan Speech for #FreeAmosYee protest at Hong Lim Park, 5 July 2015 Some of you have probably seen that Amos Yee’s mother, Mary Toh, recently posted on…
View ArticleWhy gay marriage need not upset Christians
By Bryan Cheang The recent SCOTUS decision legalising gay marriage across the USA has only added greater fuel to an ongoing cultural war that features mainly gays on one hand,…
View ArticleHundreds gather at Hong Lim Park for #FreeAmosYee
An estimated 300 to 500 people gathered at Hong Lim Park on a blazing hot Sunday afternoon to protest the treatment of 16-year-old teen blogger Amos Yee, and to rally…
View ArticleThe emperor’s new clothes
By Rev. Miak Siew Speech at #FreeAmosYee protest at Hong Lim Park on 5 July 2015 I have interacted with Amos before. He came to my church – and I…
View ArticleForget “natural aristocracy”, focus instead on closing the gap: Jeanette Chong
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, at an Institute of Policy Studies dialogue held on 2 July 2015, was asked if he believed in instilling a ‘culture of respect’ through court…
View ArticleFreedom of expression – a struggle by us, and with us
By Howard Lee The recent lecture and discussion featuring journalism professor Cherian George, blogger Alex Au and film-maker Ken Kwek, “Deliberating the Freedom of Expression in Singapore”, could not...
View ArticleIf you support the freedom to love, why aren’t you supporting freedom of speech?
By AL Hey gays (and straight allies), where were you in the #freeAmosYee protest today? There were 28,000 of you at Pink Dot this year, but only 500 people turned…
View ArticleThe intolerance and extremism of Kallang Leisure Mall
By Qwerty What Kallang Leisure Mall (KLM) did to keep soldiers out is no different from the intolerance and extremism which our country has been guarding against. I should begin…
View ArticleSG High Commissioner rebuts The Economist on freedom of speech in Singapore
By TREmeritus The Economist writing about the media situation in Singapore last month (‘Zip it‘, 24 Jun) talked about Singapore bloggers getting into trouble with the government. The Economist described…
View ArticleIt’s ok to be scared, PAP, just don’t push it on citizens
By Howard Lee By now, it would have been blatantly obvious to Singaporeans that the ruling People’s Action Party would not field anything close to a B team in Aljunied…
View ArticleMaking friends out of neighbours
Singapore Kindness Movement Encourages Neighbours To Face The Music, And Each Other Singapore, 6 July 2015 – The Singapore Kindness Movement has released today an emotive short film entitled Neighbours,…
View ArticleHong Kong’s open letter to PM Lee: Dissent is Not Demented
Open letter addressed to Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong from Hong Kong NGOs Dear Mr. Lee, Dissent is Not Demented! Free Amos Yee! We would like to raise our grave…
View ArticleCivil Society joint statement on the persecution of Amos Yee
The Community Action Network and Think Centre are deeply concerned about the deteriorating health of Amos Yee. We understand Yee has not been eating for several days and was sent…
View Article4 weeks jail for Amos Yee
Amos Yee has been sentenced to four weeks imprisonment, for charges relating to creating a video criticizing Lee Kuan Yew. He will serve one week for posting obscene materials and three weeks…
View ArticleAmos is free – but Government has questions to answer for
Amos Yee today walks free – battered, perhaps bruised, but nonetheless with head held high. The teenager has fought in his own way a battle which has attracted international attention,…
View ArticleTop radio stations – broadcasters’ conflicting claims
Class 95FM is the most-listened to English-language radio station. No, wait. That title belongs to Kiss92, which is the top English radio station. Right? Well, you are forgiven if you are confused…
View ArticleAmos Yee’s sentence: A dark day for freedom of expression
The four-week jail sentence handed down to Singapore teenage blogger Amos Yee violates the right to freedom of expression and should be quashed, Amnesty International said today. The sentence against…
View ArticleThe price of remorse
By Kirsten Han I first met Amos Yee in April, not long after he had first been charged. I was pretty curious: who was this brash boy with the drawl,…
View ArticleConviction wrong, sentence manifestly excessive: Amos Yee
Teen blogger, Amos Yee, who was sentenced to four weeks’ jail on Monday, has instructed his lawyers to file an appeal against his sentence. “Amos, duly advised by his lawyers,…
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