Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)

Journalist Taing Tri was killed in the early hours on 12 October 2014 in Kratie province, Cambodia while he was trying to photograph vehicles transporting illegal luxury wood.

More than 100 civil society organisations ask the UN Secretary General to recognise the importance of free expression rights in the sustainable development goals.

At the recent Internet Governance Forum held in Turkey, the authorities rejected applications for workshops filed by grassroots-based Turkish organizations about the Turkish government’s acts of censorship and surveillance. The ungovForum was therefore set up as an alternative forum and counterpoint to the IGF.

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.

On 28 August 2014, the Global Media Forum adopted the UNESCO-initiated Bali Roadmap recommending principles and actions to be considered in charting the future direction of media in the context of sustainable development. Titled the ‘Bali Road Map: The Roles of the Media in Realizing the Future We Want for All’, the document emphasizes the […]

For media freedom activists in Southeast Asia, where Philippines has the unfortunate label of being one of most dangerous countries for the media, the attitude of governments towards freedom of expression and media freedom can be best described as lukewarm or outright adversarial.

Two defamation lawsuits were filed recently by the prime ministers of Malaysia and Singapore against online media regarding the publication of articles criticising their roles as leaders in their respective countries.

More than 100 groups and individuals worldwide call on Egyptian President el-Sisi to remove the unjust sentencing of three Al Jazeera journalists.