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Oct 9, 2020

Hello Twitter! 👋🏼 This is an introductory thread. We're a collective founded on the principles of #transformativejustice, and committed to seeking the reform of #Singapore’s #criminaljustice system, starting with the abolition of the #deathpenalty.

#TJFest 2023 - for freedom, for dreambuilding, for a glimpse of possible futures. Come and play!

Use the early bird discount code 'ABOLISH' to get 15% off tickets purchased by 8th June! Read through the full programme and get your tickets at linktr.ee/tjcsingapore!

In addition to the events, the festival also features a shop put together by ex-prisoners, called "For Sale: Objects Other Than Our Bodies", a community art installation on gentler futures, and several booths!

Over three weekends in July, and across three venues, we will have experiential workshops, film screenings, storytelling, artmaking, music, games, poetry, talks, panel discussions and community conversations over food and drink.

TJC is proud to bring you our inaugural #TJFest, titled #BreakingChains: #TowardsGentlerFutures! TJFest is an abolitionist community arts, culture and knowledge festival.

THEIR STRUGGLE IS OURS TO CONTINUE - Operation Coldstore Commemorat...

May 29

[THEIR STRUGGLE IS OURS TO CONTINUE] On February 18 2023, 120+ young activists and members of the Old Left gathered to commemorate 60 years since #OperationColdstore. Watch the highlights from this event 👇

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On February 18 2023, over 120 young activists and elders from the Old Left gathered to commemorate 60 years since Operation Coldstore, where overnight, labou...

Throughout all these barriers and difficulties hangs the prospect of the harshest of punishments: the #DeathPenalty.

The system is stacked against people on death row. Finding lawyers is a challenge, and even if they manage to represent themselves, the task is arduous.

This means that the prosecution can invoke presumptions about an accused person's knowledge and intent in relation to drugs, and it's up to that person to prove that the prosecution's version of events is more likely than not to be wrong.

Did you know that the Misuse of Drugs Act in #Singapore contains presumption clauses that place the burden of proof on the accused, reversing the "innocent until proven guilty" principle? In this thread, we examine its issues & shed light on the struggles of those on death row.

May 15

Another man faces the noose in Singapore this Wednesday for cannabis. #StopTheKilling

May 2

A summary of the prison correspondence case, which continues today. Come show support for prisoners who faced violations of their confidentiality by the Singapore Prison Services and the Attorney General’s Chambers. Hearing today, 2.30PM at the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court.

May 1

#Minsung #Skzoo reporting for duty to volunteer at the

booth at the Labour Day rally in #Singapore’s Hong Lim Park this afternoon!

Apr 29

Hello people of #Singapore, please head to Hong Lim Park 3-7pm on Monday for a Labour Day rally for workers’ rights and a liveable Singapore that isn’t a playground for the rich. I’ll be there too so come say hi!

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TalkingDrugs

@Talkingdrugs

Tangaraju's state-sanctioned death is a stark reminder of how punitive cannabis prohibition can be. No one should be killed for drugs. The work of

@ADPANetwork

@Kokilaparvathi

is crucial to highlight these atrocities and fight back

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ADPAN

@ADPANetwork

Singapore hanged Tangaraju this morning (26 April) despite concerns over fair trial processes & alignment with international human rights standards. A nation's right to sovereignty should NOT lie on the back of injustices towards society's lowest rung. Rest in power, Tangaraju.

IDPC

@IDPCnet

We are heartbroken for Tangaraju Suppiah, his family, his loved ones, and everyone who mobilised to protect his life in the face of the cruelty and injustice of

@govsingapore

's criminal legal system. The #DeathPenalty debases our shared human dignity. #AbolitionNow!

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Tangaraju was hanged in Changi Prison this morning. Rest in Power. #StopTheKilling

Tangaraju was hanged in Changi Prison this morning. Rest in Power. #StopTheKilling

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With less than 10 hours to go before his scheduled hanging, his niece and nephew are appealing to the public to continue calling on President Halimah Yacob and the Singapore government to show mercy and stop his execution. #StopTheKilling #SpareTangaraju

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This afternoon, the courts dismissed Tangaraju’s final legal application without giving him an oral hearing. He has no more legal options left. His only chance is for President Halimah Yacob to grant him clemency. #StopTheKilling #SpareTangaraju

The Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP)

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The

@globalcdp

calls on the Government of Singapore to refrain from executing Tangaraju Suppiah. The imposition of the death penalty for drug related offences is a disproportionate punishment and a violation of international human rights law.

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UN Human Rights Asia

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The UN Human Rights Office today calls on the #Singapore Govt not to proceed w/ the execution of Tangaraju Suppiah. "Imposing the death penalty for drug offences is incompatible w/ intl' norms & standards," says UN Human Rights Spokesperson Read more👉bit.ly/41X4CKM

UN Human Rights Office: “We have concerns around due process and respect for fair trial guarantees. The UN Human Rights Office calls on the authorities not to proceed with his execution.”

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Satish Cheney

@SatishCheney

UN urges Singapore to halt execution -@AFP bangkokpost.com/world/2557004/

Steve Rolles

@SteveTransform

Singapore: Halt unlawful Singapore drug-related execution: Tangaraju s/o Suppiah - Amnesty Intern...

Amnesty International call on Singapore Government to halt unlawful cannabis-related execution of Tangaraju Suppiah

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#supportdontpunish 1/

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The authorities of Singapore are poised to execute Tangaraju s/o Suppiah on 26 April 2023. Tangaraju was convicted of abetting the trafficking of approximately 1kg of cannabis and sentenced to the...

UN Human Rights

@UNHumanRights

#Singapore: We urge the Government not to proceed with the imminent hanging of Tangaraju Suppiah. Imposing the death penalty for drug offences is incompatible with intl norms & standards.

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Tangaraju has less than 12 hours before his scheduled hanging. As I told

@prashantrao

, we keep hoping and fighting until the end. His only chance is for

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’s Cabinet to advise President Halimah Yacob to grant clemency.

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For @semafor's daily global newsletter, I texted with @kixes about Singapore's impending — and much-criticized — execution of a man for cannabis trafficking. Read the newsletter: semafor.com/newsletter/04/ Sign up: semafor.com/newsletters

There are no more avenues to stop the execution from taking place tomorrow unless President Halimah Yacob stops it.

UPDATE: Tangaraju filed a review application yesterday based on a new legal argument pertaining to why he believes his conviction and sentence should be set aside. It was dismissed this afternoon by the court without an oral hearing.

The prison returned Tangaraju's personal items to the family. It reminds them of the Tangaraju they lost, and how they don't plan to give him back. They got his things, because they won't get him.

Singapore uses the long drop method of hanging, where the prisoner's height and weight is used to determine how much slack the rope needs.

Death row prisoners who get an execution notice are given a small amount of money to buy a treat for the others on death row, in the week leading up to their execution. Tangaraju used this money to get fish burgers, curry puffs and soft drinks for the others.

This past week,

@Kokilaparvathi

has been supporting Tangaraju's family and loved ones. They talked to her about the harrowing experience families are put through when they receive an execution notice for their loved one: learningfromthemargins.substack.com/p/racing-again tw: death, executions

Everything, taken excessively, has detrimental effects. Yet there is a great discrepancy in our response to different substances: some attract the death penalty, some are criminalised but are not capital offences, and others are legalised and regulated.

The following is a message from Tangaraju and other prisoners on death row for cannabis. It has been edited for language and clarity.

amanda hodge

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Important thread on Singapore’s treatment of the latest drug convict to face execution as soon as this Wednesday unless the govt accedes to family’s appeal.

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1/ In response to the media, CNB said Tangaraju had access to legal counsel throughout and that the court had found his complaint about not having an interpreter “disingenuous” cos he never asked for one for later statements. I’d just like to address these points

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Adrià Cots

@AdriCots

Solidarity with Tangaraju, with his loved ones, with the courageous activists of Singapore #Singapore wants to kill Tangaraju for 1kg cannabis. The case is flawed, basic rights have been violated. The murderous drug-free ideology is back #StrengthInSolidarity #SupportDontPunish

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Apr 19

URGENT: #HR23, I’m calling for solidarity and support for Tangaraju s/o Suppiah and his family, who received an execution notice today informing them that #Singapore intends to hang him Wednesday 26 April for conspiracy to traffic around 1kg of cannabis. #StrengthInSolidarity

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Harm Reduction International

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Singapore must halt the execution of Tangaraju Suppiah - Harm Reduction International

Following Singapore's announcement of the notice of execution against Mr. Tangaraju Suppiah,

@HRInews

urges Singapore to halt the execution immediately and calls on all UN agencies and the international community for urgent action. Read more:

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