Articles by Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)
Forty IFEX members appeal for diplomatic support in detained journalists’ case
Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Oslo, Norway, at the IFEX General Meeting. Forty IFEX members signed on to a letter calling on the international community to press for the release of journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling.
Government wants prior restraint on community radio programmes and satellite, cable television stations
The Thai government announced on 14 May 2009 its plan to regulate the programme content of radio stations and cable and satellite TV stations in the country, media reports said.
JOINT ACTION: To mark World Press Freedom Day, SEAPA, TJA and six other organisations issue proposals for media freedom
(SEAPA/TJA/IFEX) – SEAPA and its founding member in Thailand, the Thai Journalists Association (TJA), and other Thai media groups issued a joint statement on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day. Joint Statement on World Press Freedom Day: Media freedom should help reduce violence We, the media professional groups and allies in Thailand, observe the […]
Supreme Court rules in favour of “Time” magazine in defamation case
(SEAPA/IFEX) – The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) welcomes the landmark ruling of the Indonesian Supreme Court in favour of “Time” in a US$106 million defamation suit filed against the magazine by the late former dictator Suharto. The ruling, handed down on 16 April 2009, marked the end of the appeals process. The court said […]
Security forces crack down on anti-government radio and TV stations
Police raided three radio stations and a TV station, seizing equipment and arresting personnel
Media mogul and political leader Sondhi Limthongkul survives slay attempt
The founder of Thai media conglomerate ASTV-Manager Daily and a staunch opponent of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was seriously injured in an early morning ambush on 17 April 2009 in Bangkok
Regional press freedom groups alarmed by draft media laws
(SEAPA/IFEX) – Regional press freedom groups call on TL's parliament to reconsider passage of laws that threaten free expression.
Broadcast journalists Varunee Suesatsakulchai, Somphote Thoraksa and Sathien Viriyapongsa assaulted, harassed during demonstration
(SEAPA/IFEX) – Three Thai broadcast journalists were assaulted in separate incidents by opposition demonstrators dubbed the “Red Shirts” during a massive protest rally in Bangkok on 9 April 2009 meant as a final bid to pressure the government of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and the King’s close aides to resign. According to the Thai […]