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Singapore's New Weapon Against Dissent

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Oct 28, 2010
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The government of Singapore has revealed its new weapon against political opponents: trademark infringement lawsuits.

Singapore is synonymous with "soft authoritarianism," a system under which dissent is quashed principally through co-option, self-censorship, gerrymandering and the strategic filing of civil lawsuits against opposition politicians.

While t…

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