1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2002: Singapore - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pKyfgstIkD"><a href="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-singapore/">Attacks on the Press 2002: Singapore</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-singapore/embed/#?secret=pKyfgstIkD" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2002: Singapore” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="pKyfgstIkD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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In April, for the first time in 10 years, Singapore's government acknowledged the need to relax controls over media. In an effort to promote the country as an international arts and culture hub, officials also launched a review of the country's stringent censorship policies, which regulate licensing and all media content, including on Singapore-based Web…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2003/03/caseIcon_LA.gif