Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)

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Giant bronze statues of former Kings of Thailand are seen at Rajabhakti Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Thailand, 17 January 2016 , REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Independent media outlet challenges Thai army to test right to know law

An independent online media organisation is suing the army for details on a controversial project to test access to information laws in Thailand.

Giant bronze statues of former Kings of Thailand are seen at Rajabhakti Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Thailand, 17 January 2016 , REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Independent media outlet challenges Thai army to test right to know law

An independent online media organisation is suing the army for details on a controversial project to test access to information laws in Thailand.

Members of the media covering the arrest of student activists in Bangkok, 27 April 2016 , REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Groups oppose proposed shift to state regulation of Thai media

The military-appointed National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) is proposing a bill that will create a media regulatory body to impose additional regulations for the media in Thailand.

Cambodian civil rights supporters are forcibly directed by riot police as they march in protest of charges brought against local rights activists near Prey Sar prison, Cambodia, 9 May 2016, AP Photo/Heng Sinith

100 days in jail for helping someone in need?

#FreeThe5KH: How you can help five human rights defenders imprisoned for helping a woman mired in a Cambodian political scandal.

An elephant holds a poster during a campaign ahead of the August 7 referendum in Auytthaya province, north of Bangkok, August 1, 2016 , REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

Speech restrictions cloud constitutional referendum in Thailand

The pre-referendum period in Thailand has seen a spike in clampdowns on freedom of speech and freedom of the media under the military junta.

Six anti-constitutional referendum activists speak outside Bangkok's Remand Prison after a Thai military court ordered their release on bail, 6 July 2016, REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

Asia Pacific round-up: Kem Ley, Kashmir ban and Pakistan’s law

Murders, media bans and surveillance laws put growing pressures on civil society in Asia.

The wife of political analyst Kem Ley attends his funeral ceremony at a pagoda in Phnom Penh, 11 July 2016, REUTERS/Samrang Pring

Cambodian government must support civil society and seek justice for Kem Ley

IFEX members call for end to Cambodian governments arrests and harassment of civil society and independent investigation of the killing of noted commentator Kem Ley.

Joint Debate of Assembly and ECOSOC on Partnerships for Post-2015 Agenda, UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras

Leading press freedom group and IFEX member should be granted access to UN bodies

Civil society groups ask ECOSOC to reconsider granting valued press freedom group and IFEX member, The Committee to Protect Journalists, consultative status at the UN.