Singapore - Singapore's treatment of British journalist Alan Shadrake must be roundly condemned

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If human rights are to be at the heart of British foreign policy, Singapore's treatment of British journalist Alan Shadrake must be roundly condemned Alan Shadrake is a UK citizen, writer and journalist who met an unexpected fate last year when arrested upon his arrival in Singapore for the signing of his most recent book, Once A Jolly Hangman. Mr Shadrake was convicted for contempt of court; the verdict is six weeks imprisonment and a fine of $20,000 to pay – simply because he wrote a book (...)

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