The forum will feature a panel of experts on the matter, including The Asia Centre’s Regional Director, Dr James Gomez, The Independent Singapore publisher Kumaran Pillai, and lawyers Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss and Wendy Low
Participants can expect deep insight on this issue from a panel of experts, including The Asia Centre’s Regional Director, Dr James Gomez, The Independent Singapore publisher Kumaran Pillai, and lawyers Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss and Wendy Low. Craig Teo will moderate the forum.
Mr Pillai has been a prominent figure in Singapore’s alternative news media industry for more than a decade. He also serves as CEO of a company dedicated to accelerating start-ups. Ms Low, the head of the Progress Singapore Party’s Women’s Wing, is a leading litigator who has volunteered with organisations like Justice Without Borders and AWARE to aid domestic workers and women.
The report examines the distressing reality faced by activists, bloggers, civil society organizations, independent media outlets and journalists, human rights lawyers, opposition political parties and politicians, who often become targets of hate sites and are subject to coordinated attacks and smear campaigns.
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