Josephine Teo on objectionable publications denigrating religious communities
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) assessed the publication "Red Lines: Political Cartoons and the Struggle Against Censorship” to be objectionable. It has images which denigrate religions, including reproductions of Charlie Hebdo's cartoons of Prophet Muhammad. The Government has made very clear its views on the Charlie Hebdo cartoons and such offensive images. Communications and Information Minister Josephine Teo, who stressed this position in reply to MPs' questions in Parliament on Wednesday (Jan 12), said the Government does not allow any religious group to be insulted or attacked. To preserve racial and religious harmony, Singapore takes a firm stance on such content, regardless of their purpose of publication, she said. In the last five years, IMDA has assessed six other publications to be objectionable for denigrating various religious communities.
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) assessed the publication "Red Lines: Political Cartoons and the Struggle Against Censorship” to be objectionable. It has images which denigrate religions, including reproductions of Charlie Hebdo's cartoons of Prophet Muhammad. The Government has made very clear its views on the Charlie Hebdo cartoons and such offensive images. Communications and Information Minister Josephine Teo, who stressed this position in reply to MPs' questions in Parliament on Wednesday (Jan 12), said the Government does not allow any religious group to be insulted or attacked. To preserve racial and religious harmony, Singapore takes a firm stance on such content, regardless of their purpose of publication, she said. In the last five years, IMDA has assessed six other publications to be objectionable for denigrating various religious communities.
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