The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation campaigning for genuine press freedom in Southeast Asia. Established in Bangkok in November 1998, it aims to unite independent journalists’ and press-related organizations in the region into a force for advocacy and mutual protection.

SEAPA’s vision is for a Southeast Asian region where free expression and an independent and responsible press promote information and knowledge societies with transparency and pluralism as the norm.

SEAPA’s mission is to:
promote and nurture an environment of free expression in Southeast Asia;
encourage civil participation in the promotion and protection of press freedom;
foster and promote and enabling environment for a free, responsible and independent press;
build capacities of independent and pluralistic press organizations and professional competencies of individuals; and promote greater access to information and good governance.

Founding members and officers
SEAPA’s Board of Trustees is composed of representatives from the Alliance’s founding members, namely:
The Thai Journalists Association
The Institute for Studies on Free Flow of Information (Indonesia)
The Alliance of Independent Journalists (Indonesia)
The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (Philippines}
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism