The government has also enacted new regulations to control online media. Suits against and restrictions on foreign media that report critically on the country have featured regularly since the 1970s and restrictions on public gatherings have been in place since at least 1973.Īlthough there has been some relaxation in the rules on public assemblies, they remain extraordinarily strict, and restrictions on participation by foreigners have only increased over time. Leaders of the ruling Peoples’ Action Party (PAP), which has been in power for more than 50 years, have a history of bankrupting opposition politicians through civil defamation suits and jailing them for public protests. The suppression of speech and assembly is not a new phenomenon in Singapore. Peaceful public demonstrations and other assemblies are severely limited, and failure to comply with detailed restrictions on what can be said and who can participate in public gatherings frequently results in police investigations and the threat of criminal charges. Those who criticize the government or the judiciary, or publicly discuss race and religion, frequently find themselves facing criminal investigations and charges, or civil defamation suits and crippling damages. Beneath the slick surface of gleaming high-rises, however, it is a repressive place, where the government severely restricts what can be said, published, performed, read, or watched. Singapore promotes itself as a bustling, modern city-state and a great place to do business. Alan Shadrake, author, London, November 2015 Leslie Chew, cartoonist, Singapore, October 2015 In Singapore, even if it is true you aren’t supposed to say it. Don’t speak up against the government or the government will “fix” you.

Summary In Singapore, there is this culture of fear.

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