SEA Coalition for Academic Freedom

[Scholars At Risk @ScholarsAtRisk]

SAR applauds the 15 student activists and young leaders of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Singapore, and Indonesia who joined @info_seacaf’s Youth Rising Workshop to foster their skills as young advocates of #academicfreedom in SE Asia!

[Scholars At Risk @ScholarsAtRisk]

SAR is proud to announce the launch of the Southeast Asian Coalition for Academic Freedom (SEACAF) @MahidolU as of December 2024! We look forward to partnering to protect and institutionalize academic freedom across #SoutheastAsia and thank everyone who joined the launch.

[K@t@- Indonesian Heritage & Prehistory @kallinikos1980]

Sebuah inisiatif yang sangat penting telah dimulai: Koalisi SEA untuk Kebebasan Akademik. Mengingat sifat politis penelitian di Indonesia, Saya berharap ini akan berkontribusi untuk memastikan bahwa prinsip kebebasan akademis dihormati dan dipromosikan.
#SEACAF

[Serikat Pekerja Kampus @pekerjakampus]

organised by the Southeast Asia Coalition for Academic Freedom (SEACAF) and Kaukus Indonesia untuk Kebebasan Akademik (KIKA) @KaukusAkademisi at Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, East Java.

[Serikat Pekerja Kampus @pekerjakampus]

Upcoming "Southeast Asia Colloquium for Academic Freedom"!

This crucial event, presented with the Indonesian Caucus for Academic Freedom (KIKA), The Southeast Asia Coalition for Academic Freedom (SEACAF), and our esteemed collaborators SEJAGAD UGM,

[Serikat Pekerja Kampus @pekerjakampus]

@KaukusAkademisi _________________________
Photo credits: SEACAF and SPK documentation

#SerikatPekerjaKampus
#BerserikatKItaKuat

[TV Tempo @TVTempoChannel]

INFO TEMPO - Proses seleksi pemilihan pimpinan kampus sedang menjadi perbincangan hangat, karena adanya isu intervensi dan transaksional politik pragmatis. Southeast Asia Coalition for Academic Freedom (SEACAF) menilai, hal tersebut dapat mengganggu independensi kampus dan

[Scholars At Risk @ScholarsAtRisk]

SAR thanks our regional coalition partners @acafafrica, @CafaClaa, and @info_seacaf for bringing scholars and #highered advocates together to discuss the protection of #academicfreedom across the globe. We look forward to future conferences and opportunities for intl solidarity!

[SEA Coalition for Academic Freedom @info_seacaf]

As we enter 2026, the General Assembly of the Southeast Asia Coalition for Academic Freedom reaffirms its commitment to defending academic freedom, institutional autonomy, and the rights of students, educators, and researchers across the region. Read here: https://t.co/eNtxpUykht

[SEA Coalition for Academic Freedom @info_seacaf]

📣 Deadline Extended!
Good news, Southeast Asian youth advocates!
The Youth Rising Creative Workshop for Academic Freedom 2025 is giving you more time to apply -- 4 more days to apply!
🌱 New Deadline: September 30, 2025
🌱 Apply now: https://t.co/yfMmr90G9b

[SEA Coalition for Academic Freedom @info_seacaf]

In a timely webinar titled “Academic Freedom Under Threat”, Dr. Bencharat Chua of SEACAF underscored the deep interconnection between academic freedom and broader social justice movements in Southeast Asia.

Read more here: https://t.co/xLNZsOXH2u
@ScholarsAtRisk

[SEA Coalition for Academic Freedom @info_seacaf]

📷 Academic Freedom Under Threat

Academic freedom is facing unprecedented threats worldwide. Join the conversation on safeguarding academic freedom in a changing world! @norrag @ScholarsAtRisk

Read the highlights here: https://t.co/BhdSNraveu

[SEA Coalition for Academic Freedom @info_seacaf]

Submit your proposals through this link: https://t.co/aP7xrjO7rw #AcademicFreedom #SoutheastAsia #Conference

[SEA Coalition for Academic Freedom @info_seacaf]

..While Bencharat Chua discussed potential spaces for defending academic freedom amid authoritarian resurgence and neoliberal pressures [Read more here: https://t.co/xJJVC0se0K] #SEACAF #AcademicFreedom #SoutheastAsia

[SEA Coalition for Academic Freedom @info_seacaf]

https://t.co/xJJVC0se0K
Bencharat Chua (Southeast Asia Coalition for Academic Freedom) highlighted the inseparability of academic freedom from broader social justice movements in Southeast Asia, pointing out that scholar activism is deeply intertwined with social justice advocacy

[Scholars At Risk @ScholarsAtRisk]

📢 Call for Proposals @info_SEACAF is now accepting proposals for its first regional conference in #Bangkok, #Thailand from 3–4 Nov 2025, marking one year of collective action in defense of #academicfreedom.
🔗Submit your proposal by June 30: https://t.co/18XhzIZ27I

[Scholars At Risk @ScholarsAtRisk]

📢Join SAR, @UNSR_Education, @acafafrica, @CafaClaa, and @info_seacaf for a #HRC59 side event: Regional Approaches to Implementing the Right to #AcademicFreedom on Tuesday, 24 June at 12:00 PM CET in Room XXII, Palais des Nations + Online. More info: https://t.co/vY0wpWWkTm

[SEA Coalition for Academic Freedom @info_seacaf]

Recognizing the increasing threats to intellectual autonomy and institutional independence, SEACAF brings together educators, researchers, students, policymakers, and CSOs to advance #academicfreedom as a cornerstone of democratic and progressive societies. Follow us for updates!