Southeast Asian Press Alliance
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance 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:
- Thai Journalists Association
- Institute for Studies on Free Flow of Information
- Alliance of Independent Journalists
- Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility
- Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
SEAPA is an associate member of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange, 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:Cambodia
Indonesia
- Aliansi Jurnalis Independen
- Institut Studi Arus Informasi
- Forum Jurnalis Perempuan – Indonesia – associate member
Malaysia
- Centre for Independent Journalism
Myanmar
- Burma News InternationalBNI-wide – associate member
- Myanmar Journalist Network – associate member
Philippines
- Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility
- Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
- National Union of Journalists in the Philippines – associate member
Thailand
- Thai Journalists Association
Timor Leste (Timor Lorosae)
- Asosiasaun Jornalista Timor Lorosa’e