Amnesty International asks Singapore to release British author Alan Shadrake...

Amnesty International is calling on the Singapore authorities to immediately release British author Alan Shadrake, who was arrested for criminal defamation on July 18th after he published a book critical of Singapore's use of the death penalty.

"Singapore uses criminal defamation laws to silence critics of government policies," said Asia Pacific deputy director at Amnesty International, Donna Guest. "The Singapore government should release Shadrake at once".

Shadrake launched his book, Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock, in Singapore on July 17th. His book features an interview with a former hangman at Singapore's Changi Prison. On July 18th, Shadrake was arrested and is currently being detained at Cantonment Police Station. More...

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