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View all search resultsProsecutors charged Haris and Fatia for defamation under the controversial Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law for their statement against senior cabinet minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan
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.
At a public hearing at the legislature on Monday, activists from prominent rights groups pointed to several problematic articles in the proposed cyber law revision that they say doesn't go far enough to prevent its abuse and thereby protect free speech online.
While President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received praise for success as a power broker on the global stage during a time of war as Indonesia played host to the G20 Summit in Bali, activists at home have deplored restriction of speech around the events.