Articles by Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)
Magazine editor forced by censorship board to resign following publication of poem about Depayin
(Mizzima/SEAPA/IFEX) – An editor of a monthly magazine in Burma has been forced to resign for publishing a poem about the historic town of Depayin in its June 2008 issue, Mizzima.com, a SEAPA partner, reports. Burma’s Censorship Board, which operates under the Ministry of Information, summoned and questioned the editor, Htay Aung, on 24 June. […]
Government measures seek to restrict media access to Parliament
(SEAPA/IFEX) – Media advocates in Malaysia are calling on the government to explain the new limitations recently placed on journalists’ access to Parliament. In a statement issued on 25 June 2008, the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), SEAPA’s Alerts partner in Kuala Lumpur, said it is “deeply concerned about the ban imposed by the Parliament […]
South Korean journalist deported, her photographs confiscated, following visit to opposition party office
(Mizzima/ SEAPA/IFEX) – A South Korean journalist was deported from Burma by the ruling military junta on 22 June 2008 for visiting the office of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD). Ms. Lee Yu Kyong, a freelance journalist from South Korea, was deported to Thailand. “At about 7:00 am, five policemen from Special Branch […]
Human rights lawyer who championed free expression disbarred over questionable charges
(SEAPA/IFEX) – The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) is deeply troubled and dismayed by the disbarment in Indonesia of prominent human rights lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis, and calls on the Indonesian bar association to favourably consider an appeal filed to lift the revocation of Mr. Lubis’ license. Todung Mulya Lubis, one of Indonesia’s most prominent […]
Explosive devices lobbed at critical newspaper’s offices
(SEAPA/TJA/IFEX) – The TJA, a member of SEAPA, and Thai Broadcast Journalists Association (TBJA) condemn the attack with explosive devices perpetrated against “The Manager Daily” newspaper, calling the incident a “reckless act aimed at threatening the work of the media.” At around 10:15 p.m. (local time) on 15 June 2008, unidentified assailants on motorcycles lobbed […]
Southeast Asia Free Expression Report
Southeast Asia Free Expression Report
Minister attempts to ban broadcasts of private television station following coverage of protests
(SEAPA/IFEX) – Thailand’s interior minister is under fire for moving to pull a private television channel off of cable networks nationwide. Cable operators, opposition senators, and free expression advocates are calling a directive by Interior Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung – which media reports say threatens cable operators with imprisonment unless they pull the plug on cable […]
Journalist in detention in Rangoon amid clampdown on cyclone coverage
(SEAPA/IFEX) – Burmese authorities have arrested a journalist in Magway, and are holding him in Rangoon in what observers say is part of a continuing effort to stifle news and information coming out of Burma’s cyclone-ravaged provinces. SEAPA Alerts partner Mizzima News says journalist Zaw Thet Htwe, the former editor-in-chief of “First Eleven Sports Journal”, […]