Aliansi Jurnalis Independen/Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI)

The South East Asian Journalists Unions (SEAJU) have taken a united stand to combat the rampant state of impunity for journalist attacks in the region and to jointly advocate for a free and vibrant independent media.

Authorities charged French journalists Thomas Dandois and Valentine Bourrat of misusing their visas, as they entered Indonesia with tourist visas but conducted journalism work in Papua. Foreign journalists covering the conflict in Papua are routinely barred from entering by the Indonesian government.

Independent organizations in Egypt face a looming crackdown. The government has threatened to enforce a draconian associations law that became law 12 years ago, but has seldom been enforced.

Shutting down media channels and banning critical commentary on the political situation in Thailand is misdirected and an overreaction, SEAPA warns.

After a series of increasingly violent events, IFEX members and supporters call on Chief Executive Leung Chun-Ying to take clear and deliberate steps to defend press freedom.

195 civil society organisations from around the world have called on the UN to put government accountability and independent media at the centre of a new framework for global development.

Indonesia’s laws on the Internet are in need of reform, notes the Alliance of Independent Journalists.

Dozens of media freedom groups are calling on the Prime Minister of Somalia to rescind the arbitrary eviction order currently faced by the Shabelle Media Network. The eviction would place Radio Shabelle staff in immediate physical danger.