Jolovan Wham
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Jolovan Wham is a Singaporean activist.[1][2][3] He has previously served as executive director of the Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics.[4] The International Federation for Human Rights has stated that he has been the target of judicial harassment,[5] while Amnesty International have stated that "Singapore authorities have repeatedly sought to make an example of his activism to deter Singaporeans who might dare criticize the government."[6]
Biography
In March 2019, Singaporean authorities launched an investigation for illegal public assembly after he had posted a photo on social media of himself holding a sign calling for charges against the editors of The Online Citizen to be dropped.[7][8]
In March 2020, he was fined for contempt of court after having made a Facebook post the previous year criticising the lack of independence of Signapore's courts. After refusing to pay the fine, he was sentenced to a one-week jail term.[9]
In May 2020, he posted a letter of apology to Minister of Manpower Josephine Teo after she threatened to sue him over accusations of corruption.[10]
In November 2020, he was charged with illegal public assembly by Singaporean authorities after having held up a cardboard poster of a smiley-face outside of a police station in support of two climate activists who had been issued with summons for interrogation by police.[11][12][13]
See also
References
- ^ "Jolovan Wham". Front Line Defenders. September 12, 2017.
- ^ "Singaporeans from all walks of life "smile in solidarity" with Jolovan Wham". May 26, 2020.
- ^ "Singapore: Jolovan Wham charged for holding up a smiley face sign". November 27, 2020 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (November 29, 2017). "Civil rights activist Jolovan Wham charged with organising public assemblies without permit and vandalism | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com.
- ^ "Singapore: Judicial harassment of Mr. Jolovan Wham". International Federation for Human Rights.
- ^ "Singapore: Quash conviction and sentence of human rights defender Jolovan Wham". Amnesty International. February 15, 2021.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (March 2, 2019). "Police investigating Jolovan Wham for protest outside State Courts without valid permit in Dec 2018 | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com.
- ^ PJ, Irene Goh (August 23, 2021). "Jolovan Wham held photo-taking session, not public assembly, at State Courts building: Lawyer | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com.
- ^ "Jolovan Wham starts 1-week prison sentence for criticising judiciary". April 2, 2020.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (May 22, 2020). "Activist Jolovan Wham apologises to Josephine Teo for false corruption claims over Covid-19 care facilities; both men issued legal letters have apologised | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com.
- ^ Beech, Hannah (November 23, 2020). "It Was Just Him and His Smiley Face. He's Charged With Illegal Assembly" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Singapore activist in court over one-man 'smiley face' protest". www.aljazeera.com.
- ^ "Defiant Singapore activist to plead not guilty over 'smiley face' protest". South China Morning Post. November 23, 2020.