http://www.amnesty.org/en/adv_search/feed/library Download Documents from Amnesty International Library Search Results en http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/singapore-defamation-case-threatens-press-freedom-20091118 The Singaporean parliament should enact new legislation protecting freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today, after a magazine and its editor agreed to pay S$405,000 (Approximately US$290,000) following a fine by the country’s highest court for alleged defamation. The Dow Jones Company-ow Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/malaysia-upholds-caning-sentence-muslim-woman-20090929 Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno was sentenced to six strokes of the cane for drinking alcohol in public. The sentence was upheld by the Shariah Court of Appeal in the State of Pahang. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/malaysia-sentence-another-caning-shariah-law-drinking-alcohol-20090915 Amnesty International has repeated its call for Malaysia to stop using the penalty of caning altogether, after another person has been sentenced to six strokes of the cane for drinking alcohol. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/malaysia-indefinitely-postpones-caning-woman-20090828 Muslim Kartika Sari Devvi Shukarno was sentenced to six strokes of the cane for drinking beer in public in December 2007. Postponed for Ramadan, her sentence is now under review by the Shariah Court of Appeal. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/photographic-evidence-shows-cruelty-caning-malaysia-20090825 Photographic evidence obtained from detention centres in Malaysia by Amnesty International, show the harsh reality of this cruel form of punishment. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/feature-stories/malaysian-woman-caning-postponed-20090824 Authorities in Malaysia on Monday postponed the caning of a Muslim woman convicted of drinking alcohol in public, until the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/feature-stories/malaysian-woman-caning-shariah-20090821 Amnesty International calls for an end to caning as a form of punishment after a Muslim woman is sentenced to six lashes in Malaysia Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA28/006/2009/en Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA28/005/2009/en In this open letter Amnesty International reiterates its objection to caning and whipping in all circumstances. This follows a statement by the Immigration Department, reported in the paper, that only those who entered the country illegally were subject to being caned or flogged, as provided by the country's Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA28/004/2009/en Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International