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Racing against the clock: Seven days of horror and hope
The week leading up to an execution demands the impossible from families, as the clock ticks down to the senseless murder of your beloved.
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Kokila Annamalai
"If I could give my life in exchange for his, I would": Yet another sister fights for her brother's life
The Singapore state plans to take Tangaraju Suppiah's life next week. His sister, like so many other sisters of death row prisoners, is determined to…
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Kokila Annamalai

January 2023

Comrades: A complicated love story
Notes on solidarity, heartbreak and repair within activist spaces.
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Kokila Annamalai

December 2022

The grief and gifts of abolitionist struggle
The many lives we lost this year - in the form of executions, worker deaths and more - has both deepened my intimacy with despair, and strengthened my…
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Kokila Annamalai

August 2022

24 death row prisoners file historic suit claiming they have been denied access to justice, despite prison placing barriers
One of them is Abdul Rahim bin Shapiee, who is scheduled for execution this Friday, 5 August 2022
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Kokila Annamalai

July 2022

Only our disobedience will tear down the death penalty
Nazeri bin Lajim faces execution next Friday. He is Nazira’s brother. He is also ours. How many of our brothers will we watch them kill?
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Kokila Annamalai
“I will fight till the noose is around my neck”
Kalwant Singh and his family will not give up, and neither should we.
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Kokila Annamalai

June 2022

October 2021

Moving my lips to Shanmugam's truth
K Shanmugam loves to share lessons he's learnt from Lee Kuan Yew. It looks like the LKY trait he took most to heart was the desire to make one's…
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Kokila Annamalai

November 2020

Unresting the case: Where is Parti's voice in this review?
K Shanmugam's Ministerial Statement on Parti Liyani's case cast doubt on her innocence yet again. Let's unpack the "new evidence" he brings up, and…
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Kokila Annamalai

September 2020

Parti Liyani's ordeal and our criminal justice system
Over the past week, I've been writing quite a lot about the prosecution of Parti Liyani and access to justice on social media, so I thought I'd do a…
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July 2020

Being Mao Mao
A reflection on some minority experiences in Singapore schools.
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