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View all search resultsUniversity of Indonesia lecturer Rocky Gerung is facing criminal charges following a controversial remark he made about President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in a case that has sparked debates over the limits of free speech.
Activists have accused the West Sumatra provincial administration and the police of being heavy-handed after a series of daily protests against a plan to build an oil refinery in the province ended last week with the arrest of more than a dozen protesters.
Activists and scholars are questioning the government’s commitment to free speech as the police press ahead with an online defamation case against two human rights defenders under a law that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said should be reformed.
The reinstatements came after the unprecedented suspensions evoked stinging criticism from government officials, advocacy groups and journalism organizations from several parts of the globe on Friday, with some saying the microblogging platform was jeopardizing press freedom.
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