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Archipelago 5 months ago
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Batam activist sentenced to six months in prison after criticizing local official
Yusril was arrested by the Batam Police on April 28 following a defamation complaint which stemmed from several TikTok videos he posted, in which he accused a local Satpol PP official of protecting street vendors operating in unauthorized areas.
Archipelago 6 months ago
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Batam prosecutors seek one year for activist in Satpol PP defamation case
A 61-year-old social activist in Batam is facing a one-year sentence in a defamation trial for controversial charges under the ITE Law, over social media posts he published last year that allegedly targeted the Batam Satpol PP.
Politics 10 months ago
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Calls grow for further reform of cyberlaw after much-lauded ruling on defamation
Human rights groups have called for further reform on the draconian cyberlaw often used to silence freedom of speech, following a much-celebrated Constitutional Court ruling this week that bans the government and companies from filing defamation reports against its critics.
Politics 1 year ago
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Rights groups rejoice as Supreme Court upholds activists’ acquittal
In 2021, the coordinating maritime affairs and investment minister reported two activists for defamation after they made comments in a YouTube video about his alleged involvement in extractive mining in Papua and called the senior minister “lord”.
Politics 1 year ago
NU, PKB conflict reaches new heights after police reports against Lukman Edy
Tensions between the nation’s largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), and its de facto political vehicle, the National Awakening Party (PKB) have reached new heights after the Islamic party reported its ex-secretary-general, Lukman Edy, to the police.
