I was interrogated in Singapore twice for writing about Palestine

Singaporean security officials forbade her from writing about the incident. But she is writing now because such intimidation should not go unpunished....

I was interrogated in Singapore twice for writing about Palestine

By Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat | MEMO | May 10, 2025 In 2023, I experienced something I never expected in a country like Singapore. Not once, but twice, I was detained and interrogated at Changi Airport—not for breaking any law, not for carrying suspicious items, but for my work as an academic and journalist who writes on Middle Eastern affairs, especially Palestine. I am an Indonesian citizen. I grew up in Qatar due to my father’s work reloca…