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Former Indian journalist and Union Minister M. J. Akbar (L) has been accused of sexual harassment by at least 16 women. Photo: AFP / Prakash SINGH
Posted inIndia, South Asia

#MeToo sexual harassment claims force M J Akbar to resign

by Asia Times staff October 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Faced with growing demands for his resignation, the Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar, who faces multiple allegations of sexual harassment, stepped down on Wednesday. He claims he is now going to challenge what he calls “false accusations” through a criminal defamation suit. Akbar, a former prominent journalist and a minister in […]

Bharatiya Janata Party politician and former minister MJ Akbar has denied the sexual harassment charges laid against him by more than a dozen women. Photo: AFP/Prakash Singth
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

How to pursue legal remedies after India’s #MeToo

by Saurav Datta October 16, 2018February 18, 2020
Journalist Wa Lone speaks to reporters as he is escorted from a courthouse in Yangon on July 9. He and colleague Kyaw Soe Oo were sentenced to seven years in jail after their conviction. Photo: AFP / Myo Kyaw Soe
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, Myanmar, South Asia, World

Reuters duo not expected to serve full seven years in jail

by Bertil Lintner September 3, 2018February 18, 2020
Since a cartoonist's task is to shape public opinion, the threshold for suing them for defamation must be much higher than that of other cases, Madras High Court Justice Swaminathan ruled. Photo: AFP/Sam Panthaky
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

India’s High Court upholds cartoonists’ right to ridicule

by Saurav Datta May 23, 2018February 18, 2020
Times Now editor-in-chief Rahul Shivshankar anchored the controversial segment. Photo: Quora
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Fear, loss of jobs as Indian TV brands people ‘Hindu haters’

by Vishakha Saxena April 11, 2018February 18, 2020
Singaporean dissident Amos Yee waves as he leaves court after his trial on May 12, 2015. Reuters/Edgar Su
Posted inAT Finance, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, United Kingdom, World

US gives asylum to Singapore teen dissident

by Kirsten Han March 25, 2017February 18, 2020
Singapore has targeted activist Han Hui Hui with punitive legal threats and actions. Reuters / Edgar Su
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Middle East, Singapore, United Kingdom, World

Singapore rains down on its critics

by Kirsten Han March 16, 2017February 18, 2020

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