Articles by Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)
Journalist questioned, harassed, assaulted by military police after reporting on officer’s alleged involvement in illegal logging
(SEAPA/IFEX) – A Cambodian military police captain slapped a journalist when the latter refused to retract his allegation that the officer was conniving to transport illegal logs to Sihanouksville. Phnom Penh-based Cambodian Association for the Protection of Journalists (CAPJ), a SEAPA partner, reported that Capt. Nget Chantha from the Stung Hav district detachment threatened and […]
Blogger detained overnight, released, for posting image deemed “insulting” to police force
(SEAPA/IFEX) – Malaysia-based media watchdog the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) protests the recent spate of arrests of bloggers for alleged violation of the Sedition Act. CIJ, a partner of SEAPA, described the Sedition Act as a “broadly worded” law which “gives the state a free hand in punishing any form of expression.” “Judging by […]
Photojournalists assaulted by political parties’ security personnel
(SEAPA/IFEX) – Media watchdogs in Malaysia are denouncing the use of force against photojournalists by political parties’ security personnel during news events. The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), a SEAPA partner, and the Writers’ Alliance for Media Independence (WAMI) said in a statement: “The latest assault against a photojournalist by security personnel of the Parti […]
CAPSULE REPORT: Twenty years after 8888 Uprising, local media continue to defy military regime, shows SEAPA report
(SEAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 6 August 2008 SEAPA capsule report: A review of Burma’s media struggle on the 20th Anniversary of 8888 August 8, 2008, marks the 20th anniversary of an important and tragic people’s uprising in Burma that resulted in the killing of an estimated 3,000 people, the exile of thousands more, […]
Your Right to Know: A Broadcaster’s Manual on Discussing Access to Information in Southeast Asia
Your Right to Know: A Broadcaster’s Manual on Discussing Access to Information in Southeast Asia
Online critic rearrested, charged with criminal defamation over story
(SEAPA/IFEX) – Several Malaysian non-government organisations (NGOs) are up in arms over what they claim as the government’s continuous invoking of laws to criminalise free expression. In a press statement, SEAPA partner Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), along with the National Human Rights Society (HAKAM) and Writers Alliance for Media Independence (WAMI), said such offenses […]
CAPSULE REPORT: International Bar Association gives Singapore dismal grade in free expression, human rights, independence of courts
(SEAPA/IFEX) – The following is an 11 July 2008 SEAPA statement: International Bar Association gives Singapore dismal grade in free expression, human rights, independence of courts The International Bar Association’s (IBA) Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) on 8 July 2008 released a study assailing the Singaporean government on its human rights standards and records and underscoring […]
Journalist from opposition-aligned newspaper and his son murdered; editor of same paper released, charges dropped
(SEAPA/IFEX) – SEAPA strongly condemns the fatal shooting of a Cambodian journalist and his son on 11 July 2008. Reporter Khim Sambo, 47, died on the spot after he was shot twice in the back as he emerged from a sports stadium in Phnom Penh on Friday evening. His son, Khat Sarin Theada, 22, was […]