Singaporean authorities refused entry to a Malaysian scholar earlier this week because of her political activism, with its home affairs ministry calling her an "undesirable visitor".
Fadiah Nadwa Fikri had "encouraged some youths in Singapore to adopt her brand of radical advocacy", the ministry said in a statement on Friday, without specifying what she advocated for.
Fadiah is a human rights lawyer and anti-corruption activist in Malaysia, according to Irish-based NGO Front Line Defenders. She is also a vocal advocate for Palestinians on social media.
Fadiah wrote on X that being denied entry was "tantamount to a deliberate attack on my scholarly work".
She called the experience "extremely distressing and outrageous".
