Southeast Asian MPs Demand Legal Protection for Journalists After Terror Attack on Tempo Office, Indonesia
Jakarta, 26 March 2025 — ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) strongly condemns the terror attacks on Tempo’s editorial office, where perpetrators left a severed pig’s head and rat carcasses on 19 and 22 March 2025. These acts, clearly intended to silence critical journalism, are a direct assault on press freedom and democracy and must […]
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ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR)
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“The remarkable solidarity among APHR's more than 100 MPs from across the region, and the political spectrum, provides support to its members to continue pushing for a Southeast Asia that is fair for everyone.”
Sarah Elago, Philippine MP and APHR member
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) was founded in June 2013 with the objective of promoting democracy and human rights across Southeast Asia. Our founding members include many of the region's most progressive Members of Parliament (MPs), with a proven track record of human rights advocacy work.