Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)

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Link to: Ombudsman tightens rules on release of government officials’ statements of assets and liabilities

Ombudsman tightens rules on release of government officials’ statements of assets and liabilities

The revised guidelines were issued after journalistic investigations into the assets and liabilities of President Arroyo and her family had begun.

Link to: State security bill infringes on press freedom, says SEAPA

State security bill infringes on press freedom, says SEAPA

The bill would penalise with the death penalty people found guilty of disseminating state secrets.

Link to: Online news site staff questioned by authorities over “cow’s head protest” videos

Online news site staff questioned by authorities over “cow’s head protest” videos

On 8 September 2009, the executive officer, editors and staff of the leading independent news site Malaysiakini were questioned for eight hours.

Link to: Media mogul sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for libel

Media mogul sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for libel

Media magnate Sondhi Limthongkul was sentenced to a total of two years plus six months in prison for two separate libel cases.

Link to: Activist gets 18-year prison term for lese majeste

Activist gets 18-year prison term for lese majeste

Daranee Chancheonsilapakul was convicted based on a series of “inflammatory speeches” she had delivered at a Red Shirt rally.

Link to: Twenty-one organisations, including fifteen IFEX members, condemn guilty verdict, extended detention for Aung San Suu Kyi

Twenty-one organisations, including fifteen IFEX members, condemn guilty verdict, extended detention for Aung San Suu Kyi

(SEAPA/IFEX) – The Burma Action Group, comprising 21 organisations that are members and partners of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX), condemns the guilty verdict and 18-month extended house arrest meted out to Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on 11 August 2009. We join the international community in rejecting this judgment, and […]

Link to: Four IFEX members, allies express concern over deteriorating free expression environment

Four IFEX members, allies express concern over deteriorating free expression environment

SEAPA and its members and allies issued an open letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen, denouncing a “rapidly and palpably deteriorating environment for free expression in Cambodia.”

Link to: Issue of “The Economist” censored due to article on lese majeste

Issue of “The Economist” censored due to article on lese majeste

The latest issue of “The Economist” has not been made available in Thailand as it contained an article discussing lese majeste.