Candra Malik, Surakarta – The Karanganyar military district chief has been removed from his post the day after he sought out a reporter whom he allegedly kidnapped, beat up and threaten

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-128-2010

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Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – A court ruling against the former chief editor of Playboy Indonesia, Erwin Arnada, sets a bad precedent, threatening the freedom of the press, the Pres

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) said in Papua on Saturday that the police must thoroughly investigate the death of Merauke TV journalist Ard

Ismira Lutfia & Made Arya Kencana, Jakarta – The death on Saturday of journalist Ridwan Salamun during a clash between villagers in Tual, Maluku, was met by demonstrations and calls

M. Azis Tunny, Ambon – SUN-TV journalist Ridwan Salamun was killed on Saturday while covering a communal clash between villagers from Banda Ely and Fiditan in Tual, Maluku.

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – A report released Wednesday said hostile mass organizations were the leading enemy of press freedom and documented threats and violence directed at jou

The death of a local journalist has increased concerns about a giant food estate launched today in Merauke, Southeastern Papua by Indonesia's Minister of Agriculture.

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – The police have named the head of a community health center in North Rahong district in Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara, a suspect allegedly responsible

Nethy Dharma Somba and Yemris Fointuna, Jayapura, Kupang – Papuan journalists called on police Tuesday to thoroughly investigate acts of intimidation and violence against them, believed

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Tensions are high ahead of the Merauke regional election in Papua province, with the police currently investigating the death of a TV journalist and death

Banjir Ambarita, Ismira Lutfia & Antara, Merauke, Papua – Police in Merauke, Papua, have tightened security for a journalist who received a death threat just a day after another rep

Banjir Ambarita, Papua – The body of Ardiansyah Matra'is, a journalist for Merauke TV, was found in the Gudang Arang River in Merauke, Papua, on Friday morning, two days after he had be

Jakarta – A second journalist death reported today (30/7) four days after a senior journalist with Indonesia's major paper Kompas found dead at the beginning of the week, which sparked

New York – An Indonesian search team this morning recovered the body of reporter Ardiansyah Matra'is in a river in the small town of Merauke, on the southern tip of Papua province, acco

Ismira Lutfia – The recent passage of a bill aimed to protect US citizens from libel lawsuits in foreign countries has once again put the spotlight on Indonesia's defamation laws, with

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – A planned dialogue between the central government and Papua to seek a comprehensive settlement to long-standing problems is in limbo because both sides sti

Indonesian journalists covering green issues are "frequently threatened or bribed," Reporters Without Borders warned two months before the suspicious death of environmental journalist M

Kinanti Pinta Karana & Nivell Rayda, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan – The head of Kompas newspaper's Kalimantan bureau, Muhammad Syaifullah, was found dead at his house in Balikpapan,

Kinanti Pinta Karana, Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists said that they are planning to investigate the death of Kompas journalist Muhammad Syaifullah depending on the au

Ismira Lutfia – Tempo magazine and the National Police have agreed to settle their rift amicably, although the magazine has stood by its use of what police say was an offensive caricatu

Nivell Rayda & Dessy Sagita – Indonesia Corruption Watch investigator Tama Satrya Langkun, who was badly beaten by group of men Thursday morning, said he saw the attack as a threat,

Hasyim Widhiarto and Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Unidentified assailants attacked the head-quarters of Tempo magazine early Tuesday in an incident widely believed to be linked to the pu

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.

Condemnation of the Molotov bomb attack on the editorial offices of Tempo magazine in Central Jakarta has been swift.

Jakarta – The National Police Chief Gen.

Ismira Lutfia - A rights activist on Sunday criticized the National Police for missing the point when they filed a criminal complaint against Tempo magazine over a cover caricature of a

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The National Police officially filed a criminal report with their own detectives Thursday alleging the cover illustration on this week's Tempo magazine const

Tempo magazine appears to have thumbed its nose at threats of legal action from the National Police.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The National Police have taken offense at the cartoon piggy banks depicted on the cover of Tempo magazine's latest issue, and are threatening to sue the news

Elisabeth Oktofani, Yogyakarta – The media wield enormous influence in informing public opinion, and in Indonesia this power has often been used to discriminate against marginalized soc

Jakarta – The National Police said it is planning to file lawsuits over Tempo magazine's latest edition, which featured a cover story on the enormous wealth of several senior police off

Jakarta Globe – The news magazine that police allegedly did not want people to see hit newsstands in Jakarta on Tuesday, a day after mystery men reportedly purchased 30,000 copies of th

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – It was still 2:30 a.m. when a group of 10 men arrived at a major magazine and newspaper distribution outlet in Harmoni, Central Jakarta, on Monday.

Farouk Arnaz, Nurfika Osman & Nivell Rayda – The case of the disappearing magazines led police on Tuesday to accuse Tempo of making up the tale of having some 30,000 copies of this

Nurfika Osman – Tens of thousands of copies of the latest edition of Tempo magazine were purchased by mystery buyers early on Monday morning.

Jakarta – The law that serves as a basis for the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to ban the circulation of books is no longer contextual or relevant under the current situation.

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – Chairman of the National Commission of Human Rights Ifdhal Kasim denounced Tuesday the Attorney General's Office's right to ban books as unconstitution

Jakarta – Chairman of the National Commission of Human Rights Ifdhal Kasim said Wednesday that the Attorney General's Office (AGO) should not have the right to ban books on the basis of

The chief editor of an independent newspaper in Indonesia's Papua region has denied a claim by Papua's police commander that journalists covering regional stories focus only on negative

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-079-2010

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Fidelis E Satriastanti & Ismira Lutfia – Ineffective law enforcement and heavy-handed tactics by logging companies are the main causes of the intimidation suffered by journalists wh

James Balowski, Jakarta – Worker, student and non-government organisations commemorated May Day across Indonesia, taking up a range of themes.

Jakarta – Earlier this month on May 3, mass media workers throughout the world commemorated World Press Freedom Day.

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – Tanah Abang Police sub-precinct chief Comr.

Baudoin Koenig, a French independent TV documentary maker due to be expelled from Indonesia has today been allowed to stay in the country.

A journalist was badly wounded after his head was beaten with a bottle by a member of Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) in Petamburan, Central Jakarta on Wednesday night.

Erwida Maulia and Nethy Darma Somba, Jakarta/Papua – When French journalist and lecturer Baudouin Koenig and his student Carole Lorthiois arrived in Indonesia a month ago, they thought

Ismira Lutfia – Press advocacy groups are pushing for a public trial for a military officer accused of beating up an Acehnese journalist, despite sanctions already imposed on the office

Nivell Rayda – Local members of the media have condemned Tuesday's detention of two French journalists in Papua, saying the move undermined freedom of the press.