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Singapore - Thirty free speech groups sign petition for Alan Shadrake

Thirty press freedom groups from five continents, all members of IFEX, have signed a petition to Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong about the case of Malaysia-based British writer and journalist Alan Shadrake, who could be sent to prison in Singapore for his book, "Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock" about the death penalty in Singapore. The petition has already been signed online by hundreds of people. A court is due to announce Shadrake's sentence tomorrow (8 (...)

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