Articles by Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)
Government directions on “rumor-mongering” growing out of proportion, says SEAPA
The information minister threatened to pursue legal action against websites that host discussions on the King’s health.
Thai speech advocates question use of Computer Crimes Act vs. two accused of stock manipulation
Free speech and Internet advocates are questioning why police invoked the Computer Crimes Act against two people accused of spreading rumours about the king’s health.
New penal code a threat to free expression, say critics
Civil society groups and opposition lawmakers in Cambodia have expressed concern that a newly-passed penal code will pose a threat to free expression.
Appeals court upholds ruling against magazine, editor
The “Far Eastern Economic Review” magazine and its editor, Hugo Restall, were found guilty of defaming Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his father, former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.
Two journalists convicted of defamation, fined
Editor-in-chief Kevin Doyle and reporter Neou Vannarin were each fined US$1,000 for publishing an article in which an opposition lawmaker criticised a group of military officers.
Burma Action Group urges UN General Assembly, ASEAN to appeal for release of political prisoners and to call for an end to human rights abuses
The Burma Action Group welcomed the recent prisoners’ release while urging caution in considering this an indicator of an improved human rights situation.
Thirty-one IFEX members call on President Museveni to lift the ban on the four radio stations and address the state of free expression
Condemning the shut-down of four radio stations and a violent crackdown on members of the press during a period recent social unrest, 31 IFEX members call on President Museveni to guard free expression rights.
Another detained blogger released by police
Police released blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh after she promised to quit writing her blog, which had been critical of the government.