Singapore, Singapore
3 reviewsKirsten Han is a Singaporean freelance journalist and writer. Her bylines have appeared in Al Jazeera English, the Guardian, the Diplomat and Southeast Asia Globe, among others. She’s also the Singapore stringer for Deutsche Presse Agentur. She got her start as a production assistant on documentary projects, working on stories that highlighted important issues such as domestic abuse and labour exploitation. This experience prompted her to venture further into journalism, and she completed a Masters in Journalism, Media and Communication at Cardiff University in 2013. Since then, she’s had an interest in covering social justice and human rights issues, wherever they may be in the world. When not working, she volunteers with anti-death penalty campaign We Believe in Second Chances and migrant rights NGO Transient Workers Count Too.
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Sex between men continues to be criminalised in Singapore. The prime minister insists that the country is conservative and "not ready" for LGBT equality. Rev Miak Siew is a gay pastor from the Free Community Church, and champions LGBT rights while providing a safe space for LGBT Christians in Singapore, rebutting strong conservative Christian voices opposed to LGBT acceptance.
An op-ed on the passing of Lee Kuan Yew.
I provided updates from the ground in Singapore.
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