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View all search resultsA recent ruling against South Sulawesi-based journalist Muhammad Asrul, who was charged under the defamation article of the Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law, has sparked concern among civil groups over press freedom in the country.
While violence against journalists is nothing new in Indonesia, an annual report by LBH Pers showed a spike in cases throughout the pandemic in 2020, with most of the cases involving police brutality.
An online petition calling for the release of South Kalimantan journalist Diananta "Nanta" Putera Samedi, who was recently arrested for his reporting of a land dispute, continues to gather support, reaching over 10,000 signatures as of Sunday.
“The journalist’s personal information has been spread through social media like Facebook and YouTube to be used in a campaign of harassment against him,” said Asnil Bambani, chairman of the Jakarta Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI).
Between April 3 and May 2, LBH Pers and the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) received 61 reports from journalists from 14 media organizations in Greater Jakarta whose employment rights had allegedly been violated.
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