Articles by Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)
Chief Executive of Hong Kong urged to protect freedom of expression
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.
Imprisonment of journalists may spell doom for online news site in Thailand
Two journalists in Thailand’s Phuket province will be formally charged on 10 March 2014 for criminal defamation and violating the Computer Crime Act (CCA) in connection with an online news article about Rohingya Muslim refugees.
Publishing “still a privilege” in Malaysia, as newspaper licence revoked
Geramm, a media advocacy NGO in Malaysia, recently launched a ‘wear red’ campaign to draw attention to the Home Ministry’s revoking of a publishing permit earlier granted to The Edge Group. The Ministry has not given any reason for the revocation of the licence.
Arrest of Burmese journalists a throwback to the junta days
The recent arrest of five journalists from “Unity Weekly” journal over reports of an alleged chemical weapons factory is a grim reminder to the media community in Burma that the recent relaxation of media freedoms in the country is still very limited.
Transparency, independent media are vital for global development plan
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.
Let election day in Thailand be the starting point of dialogue, not violence, says SEAPA
Thailand’s upcoming landmark election presents a rare opportunity to listen to what the people have to say in this protracted political crisis, says SEAPA.
Thailand urged to drop defamation, computer crimes charges against Phuket journalists
On 18 December 2013, two journalists based in Phuket, Thailand were charged under the country’s controversial Computer Crimes Act for relaying a report implicating the Thai Navy in human trafficking.
Violence against journalists escalates in Thailand
SEAPA expresses concern over the escalation of violence against media workers covering anti-government demonstrations in Bangkok, Thailand with at least two physical assaults reported during rallies on 22 December 2013.