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Kirsten Han

Kirsten Han is a Singaporean freelance journalist who runs the newsletter, We, The Citizens. She has been an anti-death penalty activist for over a decade and is a member of the Transformative Justice Collective.

Articles by Kirsten Han (16)

Kirsten Han 16 Dec 2024

Southeast Asia’s death penalty laws: The ultimate political game

The region’s diverse policies on executions are about more than the war on crime.
Kirsten Han 4 May 2022

Death penalty: Singapore’s growing abolition movement

Public support for capital punishment isn’t as overwhelming and unshakeable as the government often portrays it to be.
Kirsten Han 7 Apr 2021

In Singapore, Covid vs privacy is no contest

The pandemic has shown how easily most people accept surveillance, and the government’s enthusiasm for new forms of it.
Kirsten Han 8 Jul 2020

Singaporeans’ tricky exercise in tactical voting

The ruling PAP wants a “strong mandate”, while the opposition relies on electoral quirks and the guesswork of voters.
Kirsten Han 8 Apr 2020

Covid forces Singapore to confront conditions for its migrant workers

Infections have seen several crowded dormitories locked down and put a spotlight on the treatment of city’s builders.
Kirsten Han 19 Mar 2020

Is Singapore feeling safe enough to go to the polls?

All signs point to a looming election, but nothing is official so far – and a ballot in a pandemic is a big risk.
Kirsten Han 3 Dec 2019

As Facebook caves to Singapore censorship, the writing is on the wall

The tech giant’s capitulation, while unsurprising, sets an ominous precedent that others would be happy to follow.
Kirsten Han 16 Jul 2019

The guessing game for Singapore’s elections

The scramble for the ballot box where the boundaries are redrawn at every election and the PM controls the timing.
Kirsten Han 8 Apr 2019

Singapore: a fake news law which is actually very bad news

Human rights groups and big businesses alike fear a new law could have major repercussions, including overseas.