The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) is the only regional organization focused on promoting and protecting press freedom and freedom of expression in Southeast Asia. Established as a non-profit organization in November 1998, the alliance works to unite independent journalists and press-related organizations in the region into a force for free expression advocacy and mutual protection.

SEAPA's board of trustees is composed of representatives from the alliance's Founding Members, including:

SEAPA is registered in Manila as a regional non-governmental organization. It has offices in Manila and houses its main secretariat in Bangkok.

SEAPA is an associate member of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), a global network of non-governmental organisations that work to promote and defend the right to free expression.

Members

The following are SEAPA's member organizations:[1]

Cambodia

Indonesia

  • Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (Alliance of Independent Journalists, AJI-Indonesia)
  • Institut Studi Arus Informasi (Institute for Studies on the Free Flow of Information, ISAI, Indonesia)
  • Forum Jurnalis Perempuan – Indonesia (Forum of Women Journalists in Indonesia, FJP Indonesia) – associate member

Malaysia

  • Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ, Malaysia)

Myanmar

  • Burma News InternationalBNI-wide (BNI) – associate member
  • Myanmar Journalist Network (MJN) – associate member

Philippines

  • Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR, Philippines)
  • Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ)
  • National Union of Journalists in the Philippines – associate member

Thailand

  • Thai Journalists Association (TJA)

Timor Leste (Timor Lorosae)

  • Asosiasaun Jornalista Timor Lorosa’e (Timor Leste Journalist Association, AJTL)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Members". SEAPA. Retrieved May 16, 2018.


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