Adlu Raharusun, Jayapura – A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the Jujur Bicara or Jubi media editorial office in Jayapura, Papua, on the morning of Wednesday October 16.
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October 16, 2024
Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The editorial office of Papua-based media Jujur Bicara, popularly known as Jubi, was thrown with Molotov cocktails in the early hours of Wednesday, Octobe
Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jakarta – An attack on the editorial office of Papua-based media outlet Jubi on Wednesday using Molotov cocktails set fire to vehicles but resulted in no casualties
September 26, 2024
Jakarta – Presidential spokesperson Hasan Nasbi said on Thursday that once in office president-elect Prabowo Subianto was expected to do away with the impromptu press briefings with jou
September 25, 2024
Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The host of Bocor Alus Politik and Tempo journalist Hussein Abri Dongoran reported the vandalism of his vehicle to Jakarta Metro Police on Tuesda
September 9, 2024
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) expresses concern following the recent arrest of journalist Antonieta Kartono Martins, who was covering the eviction of street vendors in Timor-Leste's c
August 28, 2024
At least 11 journalists were injured and their equipment was damaged when police used physical force during last week's protests in Indonesia.
August 27, 2024
Adinda Jasmine Prasetyo, Jakarta – Tempo Media Group has established the Tempo Creator Network to safeguard artists, activists, and content creators from the potential threats posed by
August 23, 2024
The case of Papuan journalist Victor Mambor, who was the victim of a Molotov bomb attack in early 2023, continues to be a source of controversy and concern.
August 22, 2024
Harry Pearl, Brisbane – Papua New Guinea's media council has condemned as "concerning" and "shameful" the exclusion of a BenarNews journalist from media events during a visit by Indones
August 8, 2024
Nur Janti, Jakarta – The Jakarta chapter of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI Jakarta) condemned the alleged intimidation of a Tempo journalist and weekly podcast host
August 7, 2024
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Jakarta and the Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) have urged the police to thoroughly investigate
August 1, 2024
Ambon – Press Council Chairperson Ninik Rahayu has criticised President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo for inviting a number of art activists and social media influencers to visit to the new nati
July 26, 2024
Medan – A team from the North Sumatra Committee for the Safety of Journalists (KKJ Sumut) and Kamisan (Thursday Action) activists are urging the North Sumatra regional police (Polda) to
July 25, 2024
Jakarta – The National Military Police Headquarters (Puspom TNI) is investigating the alleged involvement of a member of the Army in an arson attack that killed a journalist and his fam
Andreas Harsono – When the human rights lawyer Yan Christian Warinussy returned home from work on July 17, his 10-year-old son, Mario, begged for ice cream.
July 24, 2024
Jakarta – The National Military Police Headquarters (Puspom TNI) is investigating the alleged involvement of a member of the Army in an arson attack that killed a journalist and his fam
July 19, 2024
Anita Wahid – At dawn on June 27, a journalist for Indonesia's Tribrata TV, Rico Sempurna Pasaribu, was killed in a suspected arson attack at his home, along with his wife, son and gran
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July 17, 2024
Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The Journalist Safety Committee (KKJ) reported the death of Tribrata TV journalist Rico Sempurna Pasaribu and his family to the Presidential Staff Of
Jakarta – A number of civil society groups have submitted a report to the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on the case of Tribrata TV reporter Rico Sempurna Pasaribu, who died along with
July 12, 2024
Shela Octavia, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – TNI (Indonesian military) Commander General Agus Subiyanto is considered to have been too hasty in concluding that there was no involvement of TNI
July 11, 2024
Anton Nilsson – The suspected killing by fire of an Indonesian journalist last month is just the latest case of reporters in the country being intimidated for their work, journalists an
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – North Sumatra Police named on Thursday a third suspect allegedly involved in an arson attack that killed a journalist and his family in Karo regency in the prov
July 10, 2024
Apriadi Gunawan, Karo – The North Sumatra Police arrested two suspects and are pursuing another person allegedly involved in an arson case that killed a journalist and his family in Kar
Members of the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) have been accused of intimidating journalists while covering activities in Jalan Bubara, Klaligi Village, Sorong City, on 9 July 2024.
Jakarta – Military personnel are suspected of involvement in the murder of Rico Sempurna Pasaribu, a local journalist who wrote about gambling.
July 9, 2024
Jayapura – Zakarias Talaty, the sole judge at the Jayapura District Court, has rejected a pretrial motion on behalf of senior Papuan journalist Victor Mambor against an Order to Stop In
July 8, 2024
Johannes Nugroho – The gruesome deaths of Indonesian TV journalist Rico Sempurna Pasaribu and three of his family members have raised concerns about the rule of law and low wages of rep
Panji Satrio, Karo, North Sumatra – The North Sumatra Police announced on Monday that they have launched a murder investigation and arrested two suspects after a local journalist, his w
July 5, 2024
New York – Indonesian authorities must conduct an independent and credible investigation into the house fire that killed journalist Sempurna Pasaribu, determine if the blaze was sparked
RSF is urging Indonesian authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into a recent house fire that claimed the lives of a journalist and his family, amid serious suspicions that the
July 3, 2024
Yohanes Maharso Joharsoyo, Jakarta – The Press Council's Journalist Safety Commission (KKJ) is investigating the death of Tribrata TV journalist Rico Sempurna Pasaribu following a fire
Jakarta – Police in North Sumatra are investigating an accusation by a journalists' group that arson was behind a fire that killed a reporter and three of his family, an official said o
July 2, 2024
Jakarta – Indonesian police are investigating an accusation by a journalists' group that arson was behind a fire that killed a reporter and three of his family, an official said on Tues
Nanda Prayoga – The Press Council suspects that an unscrupulous member of the TNI (Indonesian military) was involved in a fire that engulfed the house of Tribrata TV's journalist Sempur
June 28, 2024
Carol Aji, Jakarta – The Jakarta Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has condemned the doxing of Business Indonesia journalist Ni Luh Anggela after she wrote an article on increas
Jayapura – Papuan journalists held a solidarity action to support the struggle by senior Papuan journalist Victor Mambor who is seeking justice over a terror bomb attack near his home o
June 25, 2024
Adi Renaldi – Indonesian singer Kai Mata's first viral moment on social media came four years ago when she posted a video on X (then Twitter).
June 21, 2024
Bagus Pribadi, Jakarta – Tempo Media Group has published guidelines outlining terms and conditions for the use of its journalistic content by generative artificial intelligence (
June 6, 2024
Mong Palatino – Media groups, academics, and human rights advocates are opposing a bill containing proposed amendments to Indonesia's Broadcasting Law, which would restrict the broadcas
June 5, 2024
Muhammad Beni Saputra – The Indonesian public has been taken aback by two proposed changes to Indonesia's media landscape.
May 29, 2024
Denpasar – Journalists and journalist organisations in a number of regions, including in Surabaya and Bali, have continued to speak out against revisions to the Broadcasting Law that th
May 27, 2024
Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – A political communication observer from Esa Unggul University, M.
Jakarta – A number of journalists and media activists calling themselves the "Coalition of Journalists, Student Press and Pro-Democracy Organisations Rejecting the Broadcasting Bill" he
Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – Press organizations, student presses, and pro-democracy organizations took to the streets to protest the revision of the Broadcasting Law or the broad
May 26, 2024
Johannes Nugroho – Indonesian civil society groups are sounding the alarm over the draft of a new Broadcasting Bill that they fear will restrict investigative journalism and other forms
Christine Lai – Indonesia's parliament is proposing changes to its broadcast law that would ban investigative journalism and LGBT content.
May 22, 2024
Wildan Pratama – The wave of protest and opposition against revisions to the Broadcasting Law (RUU Penyiaran) have begun to mushroom.
May 17, 2024
Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Journalist organisations and netizens in Indonesia have slammed proposed changes to the country's broadcasting law, saying this could stifle press freedom and