Gender and the death penalty
A short reflection on how women are affected by the death penalty in Singapore, even though it is mainly men who are sentenced to death.
Kirsten Han
Latest posts
Good life / good death
The way we’re supposed to go, the way we’re not supposed to go.
Telling the story of Singapore’s drug war
The official launch of 'Singapore Will Always Be At War'!
In print: Singapore Will Always Be At War
My essay, which won the Portside Review Human Rights Essay Prize, is now available in print.
The Singapore I Recognise: Now in Chinese!
My book has been translated and is now available in Taiwan (and beyond, maybe)!
Singapore Must Always Have Hope
It's a challenge to tell the story of Singapore's war on drugs and its victims, but we keep going because we must.
A real journalist?
“Am I a journalist?” I started with this question, and as I followed it down the path I realised it isn’t just a simple question about a profession or career choice.
Book birthday
The Singapore I Recognise: Essays on home, community and hope was officially launched a year ago today.
Writing with feeling
I, too, want to be a writer and creator who feels free. But there are some days when I wonder if it's too late to unravel the knots I've tied myself up in.
Transformations
I turned 35 a little more than a month ago. It’s an age I never imagined as a child, but now I find that I'm at a stage in life where I'm not just contemplating, but also embracing, change.