http://www.tremeritus.com/2015/06/24/amos-yee-case-makes-world-news-again/
[h=2]Amos Yee case makes world news again[/h]
June 24th, 2015 |
Author: Editorial
Amos Yee
Yesterday (23 Jun), the court decided to order 16-year-old Amos Yee to be remanded a further 2 weeks for psychiatric assessment.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has called for Amos’ immediate release and international human rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW), has asked the Singapore government to exonerate him (‘Amos Yee to be remanded for 2 more weeks in IMH‘).
Again, the hearing of Amos Yee’s case yesterday (23 Jun) has made world news:
[h=2]Amos Yee case makes world news again[/h]
Yesterday (23 Jun), the court decided to order 16-year-old Amos Yee to be remanded a further 2 weeks for psychiatric assessment.
Meanwhile, the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has called for Amos’ immediate release and international human rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW), has asked the Singapore government to exonerate him (‘Amos Yee to be remanded for 2 more weeks in IMH‘).
Again, the hearing of Amos Yee’s case yesterday (23 Jun) has made world news:
Forbes
UN Urges Singapore To Release 16-Year-Old Blogger Amos Yee
16-year-old Singaporean blogger Amos Yee is facing up to three years in prison for uploading remarks and images critical of the late Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore. Now, the UN Human Rights Office calls for the immediate release of Amos Yee in line with its commitment under the UN Convention on the Rights of Child.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jnyland...used-of-posting-critical-lee-kuan-yew-photos/
New York Times
Singapore Court Wants Teenage Blogger Held for Psychiatric Review
A Singapore court ruled on Tuesday that a teenage blogger who was convicted of obscenity and insulting religious feelings after he posted a video criticizing the late leader Lee Kuan Yew this year should be held for two weeks pending a psychiatric examination.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/24/w...mos-yee-held-for-psychiatric-review.html?_r=0
Bangkok Post
Singapore teen in anti-Lee video to undergo mental tests
A Singapore court on Tuesday ordered psychiatric tests for a teenager who made online attacks on late former leader Lee Kuan Yew as international rights advocates sought his release.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/ase...een-in-anti-lee-video-to-undergo-mental-tests
Le Figaro France
Singapour: tests psychiatriques pour une vidéo humoristique
Un adolescent a été contraint aujourd’hui par un tribunal de Singapour à subir des tests psychiatriques pour avoir diffusé sur Internet une vidéo très critique à l’égard de Lee Kuan Yew, père fondateur du Singapour moderne décédé en mars.
http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2...sychiatriques-pour-une-video-humoristique.php
The Economist
Feisty bloggers face trouble
It comes as no surprise then that, in the most recent World Press Freedom Index, Singapore ranked 153rd of 180 countries, falling three spots from last year’s rankings. Any hope that Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party would loosen controls over the media—as part of efforts to present a softer public face after its relatively poor showing in the last election—now seem misplaced. Singapore’s government has proven itself as willing as ever to use the colonial-era Sedition Act as well as the 2014 Protection from Harassment Act to stifle dissent. As Cherian George, a former columnist for Singapore’s Straits Times who now teaches journalism in Hong Kong, puts it: the government “still acts as though it can’t win an argument on the merits, nor trust the public to reach wise conclusions through open debate”.
http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21655044-feisty-bloggers-face-trouble-zip-it
The Sun Daily
Teenage Singapore blogger to undergo psychological assessment
Amos Yee, who appeared in court in prison garb and shackles, will undergo psychological assessment after authorities said he was diagnosed “on the autism spectrum.”
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1468762
RTHK
Psychiatric tests ordered for Singapore teen rebel
In a statement before the hearing, the United Nations Human Rights Office for Southeast Asia sought the “immediate release” of Mr Yee.
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150623/news_20150623_56_1109963.htm
Terra Networks Columbia
HRW insta a exonerar a adolescente detenido en Singapur
La organización Human Rights Watch instó hoy a las autoridades de Singapur a exonerar de los cargos al adolescente Amos Yee, detenido tras publicar un vídeo en el que criticaba al fallecido fundador de la ciudad-estado, Lee Kuan Yee. Este martes está previsto que un tribunal singapurés dicte sentencia en el caso de Yee, de 16 años, que de ser hallado culpable podría afrontar hasta 3 años de prisión o 18 meses en un centro de detención juvenil.
http://noticias.terra.com.co/mundo/...38274613775e8de06b04904bdefd2e17ltgtRCRD.html
Quartz
A teen whose YouTube video tested Singapore’s censorship limits has been remanded at a mental health institute
Last month Singapore teenager Amos Yee was found guilty of circulating obscene imagery and “wounding religious feelings,” after posting a YouTube rant in which he criticized the recently deceased Lee Kuan Yew, the nation’s widely revered first prime minister. Today Yee was scheduled to receive his sentence. Instead, he has been remanded at a mental health institute for a few weeks.
http://qz.com/434678/a-teen-whose-y...s-been-remanded-at-a-mental-health-institute/
Malaysiakini
Blogger Amos to undergo psychological assessment
“OHCHR is concerned that the criminal sanctions considered in this case seem disproportionate and inappropriate in terms of the international protections for freedom of expression and opinion,” the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Rights Office said.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/302803
NDTV
Singapore Teen in Anti-Lee Kuan Yew Video to Undergo Mental Tests
A Singapore court today ordered psychiatric tests for a teenager who made online attacks on late former leader Lee Kuan Yew as international rights advocates sought his release.
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/sing...kuan-yew-video-to-undergo-mental-tests-774418
The News Daily
Singapore teen in anti-Lee video to undergo mental tests
A Singapore court on Tuesday ordered psychiatric tests for a teenager who made online attacks on late former leader Lee Kuan Yew as international rights advocates sought his release.
http://www.the-news-daily.com/singapore-teen-in-anti-lee-video-to-undergo_452235
Asian Correspondent
Singapore: Teen blogger Amos Yee remanded for mental health assessment
The United Nations Human Rights Office for South-east Asia (OHCHR) also called for his release Monday, appealing to authorities to “give special consideration to his juvenile status and ensure his treatment is consistent with the best interests of the child”.
http://asiancorrespondent.com/13374...os-yee-remanded-for-mental-health-assessment/
Fusion Media Network
Teen blogger in Singapore faces year and a half of detention for a YouTube video
A 16-year-old blogger in Singapore faces up to 18 months in a detention center for posting a YouTube video criticizing the city-state’s deceased former leader, even as the United Nations and human rights groups demand his release.
http://fusion.net/story/155346/teen...-and-a-half-of-detention-for-a-youtube-video/
The Star
Singapore blogger Amos Yee to return to court for report on reform training suitability
In a statement, the Bangkok-based Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) urged the Singapore Government to review his conviction. It also asked that prosecutors drop their demand that Yee be sentenced to a stint at the Reformative Training Centre (RTC).
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Regional/2015/06/23/Amos-Yee-back-in-court/
It looks like the whole world is very fascinated with the Amos Yee case.UN Urges Singapore To Release 16-Year-Old Blogger Amos Yee
16-year-old Singaporean blogger Amos Yee is facing up to three years in prison for uploading remarks and images critical of the late Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore. Now, the UN Human Rights Office calls for the immediate release of Amos Yee in line with its commitment under the UN Convention on the Rights of Child.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jnyland...used-of-posting-critical-lee-kuan-yew-photos/
New York Times
Singapore Court Wants Teenage Blogger Held for Psychiatric Review
A Singapore court ruled on Tuesday that a teenage blogger who was convicted of obscenity and insulting religious feelings after he posted a video criticizing the late leader Lee Kuan Yew this year should be held for two weeks pending a psychiatric examination.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/24/w...mos-yee-held-for-psychiatric-review.html?_r=0
Bangkok Post
Singapore teen in anti-Lee video to undergo mental tests
A Singapore court on Tuesday ordered psychiatric tests for a teenager who made online attacks on late former leader Lee Kuan Yew as international rights advocates sought his release.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/ase...een-in-anti-lee-video-to-undergo-mental-tests
Le Figaro France
Singapour: tests psychiatriques pour une vidéo humoristique
Un adolescent a été contraint aujourd’hui par un tribunal de Singapour à subir des tests psychiatriques pour avoir diffusé sur Internet une vidéo très critique à l’égard de Lee Kuan Yew, père fondateur du Singapour moderne décédé en mars.
http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2...sychiatriques-pour-une-video-humoristique.php
The Economist
Feisty bloggers face trouble
It comes as no surprise then that, in the most recent World Press Freedom Index, Singapore ranked 153rd of 180 countries, falling three spots from last year’s rankings. Any hope that Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party would loosen controls over the media—as part of efforts to present a softer public face after its relatively poor showing in the last election—now seem misplaced. Singapore’s government has proven itself as willing as ever to use the colonial-era Sedition Act as well as the 2014 Protection from Harassment Act to stifle dissent. As Cherian George, a former columnist for Singapore’s Straits Times who now teaches journalism in Hong Kong, puts it: the government “still acts as though it can’t win an argument on the merits, nor trust the public to reach wise conclusions through open debate”.
http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21655044-feisty-bloggers-face-trouble-zip-it
The Sun Daily
Teenage Singapore blogger to undergo psychological assessment
Amos Yee, who appeared in court in prison garb and shackles, will undergo psychological assessment after authorities said he was diagnosed “on the autism spectrum.”
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1468762
RTHK
Psychiatric tests ordered for Singapore teen rebel
In a statement before the hearing, the United Nations Human Rights Office for Southeast Asia sought the “immediate release” of Mr Yee.
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150623/news_20150623_56_1109963.htm
Terra Networks Columbia
HRW insta a exonerar a adolescente detenido en Singapur
La organización Human Rights Watch instó hoy a las autoridades de Singapur a exonerar de los cargos al adolescente Amos Yee, detenido tras publicar un vídeo en el que criticaba al fallecido fundador de la ciudad-estado, Lee Kuan Yee. Este martes está previsto que un tribunal singapurés dicte sentencia en el caso de Yee, de 16 años, que de ser hallado culpable podría afrontar hasta 3 años de prisión o 18 meses en un centro de detención juvenil.
http://noticias.terra.com.co/mundo/...38274613775e8de06b04904bdefd2e17ltgtRCRD.html
Quartz
A teen whose YouTube video tested Singapore’s censorship limits has been remanded at a mental health institute
Last month Singapore teenager Amos Yee was found guilty of circulating obscene imagery and “wounding religious feelings,” after posting a YouTube rant in which he criticized the recently deceased Lee Kuan Yew, the nation’s widely revered first prime minister. Today Yee was scheduled to receive his sentence. Instead, he has been remanded at a mental health institute for a few weeks.
http://qz.com/434678/a-teen-whose-y...s-been-remanded-at-a-mental-health-institute/
Malaysiakini
Blogger Amos to undergo psychological assessment
“OHCHR is concerned that the criminal sanctions considered in this case seem disproportionate and inappropriate in terms of the international protections for freedom of expression and opinion,” the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Rights Office said.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/302803
NDTV
Singapore Teen in Anti-Lee Kuan Yew Video to Undergo Mental Tests
A Singapore court today ordered psychiatric tests for a teenager who made online attacks on late former leader Lee Kuan Yew as international rights advocates sought his release.
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/sing...kuan-yew-video-to-undergo-mental-tests-774418
The News Daily
Singapore teen in anti-Lee video to undergo mental tests
A Singapore court on Tuesday ordered psychiatric tests for a teenager who made online attacks on late former leader Lee Kuan Yew as international rights advocates sought his release.
http://www.the-news-daily.com/singapore-teen-in-anti-lee-video-to-undergo_452235
Asian Correspondent
Singapore: Teen blogger Amos Yee remanded for mental health assessment
The United Nations Human Rights Office for South-east Asia (OHCHR) also called for his release Monday, appealing to authorities to “give special consideration to his juvenile status and ensure his treatment is consistent with the best interests of the child”.
http://asiancorrespondent.com/13374...os-yee-remanded-for-mental-health-assessment/
Fusion Media Network
Teen blogger in Singapore faces year and a half of detention for a YouTube video
A 16-year-old blogger in Singapore faces up to 18 months in a detention center for posting a YouTube video criticizing the city-state’s deceased former leader, even as the United Nations and human rights groups demand his release.
http://fusion.net/story/155346/teen...-and-a-half-of-detention-for-a-youtube-video/
The Star
Singapore blogger Amos Yee to return to court for report on reform training suitability
In a statement, the Bangkok-based Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) urged the Singapore Government to review his conviction. It also asked that prosecutors drop their demand that Yee be sentenced to a stint at the Reformative Training Centre (RTC).
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Regional/2015/06/23/Amos-Yee-back-in-court/
