Why Are Politicians Afraid of Art?
Do politicians and rulers have anything to worry about when it comes to the influence of art in politics?
Deborah Augustin speaks to Sharon Chin, a M…
Tag: Human Rights and Freedom from Tyranny Politics
Imagining Other Futures
Kokila Annamalai talks about her life, her work and the theory and practice of activism: movement building, non-violent and restorative cultures, and …
Youth Betrayed: Reflections on the 2017 MRT Protest
Sean Francis Han talks with PJ Thum about his role in the 2017 MRT protest commemorating the 30th anniversary of Operation Spectrum, why he chose to t…
Journalism and Syariah in Aceh: Uncomfortable Co-existence
What are the ethics of journalism when it comes to reporting on the implementation of criminal bylaws in Aceh, Indonesia? The 2012 suicide of a 16-yea…
The “Sinners” and Victims of Duterte’s War on Drugs
Can words kill? Research suggests that by describing drug users as “sinners”, religious leaders are helping to justify their murder as part of Dut…
Understanding Disinformation
Singapore’s “fake news” bill is based upon dubious assumptions which are not supported by the science of media effects studies. Instead, researc…
The Rise and Fall of Thailand’s Print Media
How did Thailand’s newspaper public sphere go from an arena with critical reporting, where even the King engaged in public debate, to where it is no…
The Use of Humiliation as a Political Tool
Singapore's Vandalism Act (1966) was designed, from the beginning, as a political tool to humiliate those who fight to exercise their right to free sp…
The Duterte Playbook
The “War on Drugs” waged over a year now by Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is not about addressing drug crime at all. It’s the use of viol…
