SEAPA | Southeast Asian Press Alliance

Source: AJI

The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), four non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and 13 individuals filed a judicial review of the State Intelligence Law at the Constitutional Court in Jakarta on 5 January, in protest of the law that is said to threaten freedom of the press and democracy in Indonesia.
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Source: CMFR

The Manila Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld its August 2011 decision to deny the petition for certiorari filed by a primary accused in the Ampatuan massacre.

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Source: CMFR

A newspaper publisher in General Santos City claimed he received a threatening text message on 17 January after calling for the arrest of the killers and masterminds in the murder of a fellow publisher, Chris Guarin, less than two weeks ago.

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On 12 January 2012, a Thai journalist and political activist was shot dead in the morning rush hour in Thailand's provincial resort island of Phuket, local media reported.  Police are investigating the motive for his killing but have not ruled out the journalist's continued expose` on official corruption in the province's rampant beach land encroachment problem as a major cause.

Source: CMFR

Local anti-riot police detained and manhandled a group of journalists and media workers during the demolition of an allegedly illegal settlement in San Juan City last 11 January 2012. San Juan is a city within the  Philippines’ National Capital Region (Metro Manila).

On 5 Jan, newspaper publisher and blocktimer for Radyo Mo Nationwide (RMN) station dxMD, Christopher Guarin was gunned down while on his way home with his wife and daughter. Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) urges President Aquino to step up actions to combat impunity killings in the following statement.

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