Radzi Razak, Spokesperson, Gerakan Media Merdeka (GERAMM)

Dr Clare Chan Suet Ching, Associate Professor, Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Sharmila Sekaran, Chairperson, Voice of the Children

Dr Niaz Asadullah, Professorial fellow, North South University in Bangladesh

Rajes Paul, Sports Journalist, The Star

Dr Geoffrey Williams, Economist

Chin Kar Yern, Senior Research Associate, Asia School of Business

Barathi Selvam, Senior Research Officer, Women's Aid Organisation

Dr Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid, Criminologist and Deputy Dean, Faculty of Law at Universiti Malaya

Wathshlah Naidu, Executive Director, Centre for Independent Journalism