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WTC Long Read: The death row prisoners’ Zoom meeting
This is a weekly wrap that isn't really like a weekly wrap — it's a chonky issue mainly focused on one story. There was just so much detail I wanted to include that I couldn't condense it into a single section. Subscribe to We, The CitizensTip via Ko-Fi (in USD) “Think
Changi Prison turns into a slaughterhouse
Here we are at another Saturday! Apologies for not sending out a weekly wrap last weekend; as I explained in an email to Milo Peng Funders, I’ve been grappling with burn-out (among other things) and ended up just having to give up on work last Friday/Saturday. I’ve
“Sweet child, where do we go now?”
Nazeri bin Lajim begged the Court of Appeal for a little more time. Just one or two weeks, he said. They refused.
Thread: On 2022's killing spree and the need for action
A thread on the #deathpenalty in #Singapore, execution notices, the number of people on death row right now, why 2022 is shaping up to be a bloodbath, and what you can do if you believe in abolition: 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 1/ There are ≈60 people on death row in #Singapore now. As far
Who gets to decide what is a “forum for advocacy”?
This week: Sri Lanka's former president touches down in Singapore, the state continues on its killing spree, and NUS shows that it prefers its students compliant.
FICA slips into force as the state executes two
This week: Kalwant Singh and Norasharee bin Gous hanged in Changi Prison, part of FICA comes into force, and prison conditions get addressed in Parliament.
School Colours, by Sujatha Raman
The following is an excerpt from a chapter of What We Inherit: Growing Up Indian, an anthology published by the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) telling the stories of Indian women (and a few men) in Singapore. What We Inherit is now available for pre-order — the link
Hangings don’t save lives
I hope everyone has had a better week than me because I’ve been ill most of this week. 😭 It feels like my body has finally put its foot down and gone, “Nope.” At first I thought Covid finally caught up to me, but I keep testing negative so I
Slogans on T-shirts and overstaying welcomes
This week: The Ministry of Manpower says a migrant worker poet has "overstayed his welcome", and the police literally confiscated the shirt off my back.
🏳️🌈 It’s not enough to get rid of S377A
This week: Support for S377A drops under 50%. HIV non-disclosure laws don't make any sense anymore. And why are migrant workers still subjected to discriminatory treatment?