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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2019 18:18:41 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesia: Prison for WhatsApp messages]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2019/03/19/prison-whatsapp-messages/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Saidah Saleh Syamlan was sentenced to 10 months in jail in Indonesia for allegedly sending defamatory WhatsApp messages.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:27:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesia’s Music Bill could restrict artistic freedom]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2019/03/14/music-bill-artistic-freedom/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Index on Censorship urges that proposed legislation that would restrict artistic freedom be discarded.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2019/03/14/music-bill-artistic-freedom/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hope, courage, and resilience: Women journalists in Indonesia tell their stories]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2019/03/09/women-journalists/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new book features 50 stories penned by Indonesian women journalists.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2019 15:24:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2019/03/09/women-journalists/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesian president grants remission to a journalist's murderer]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2019/01/26/journalist-murderer/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AJI said the president&#39;s decision to reduce Susrama&#39;s sentence has obstructed justice. In 2010, he had been found guilty of being the mastermind behind the killing of journalist Prabangsa.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2019 11:57:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesia's new counterterrorism law imperils rights]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2018/06/27/counter-terrorism-law/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Indonesia is urged to amend the law to uphold rights while meeting security concerns.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 06:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2018/06/27/counter-terrorism-law/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Prevalence of violence and threat of downsizing undermine Indonesian media]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2018/05/05/violence-threats-media/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Aliansi Jurnalis Independen documents violent attacks and threats of layoffs plaguing Indonesian media in the past year.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2018 18:08:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2018/05/05/violence-threats-media/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesia's parliament bans critical coverage of its members]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2018/03/30/ban-parliament-coverage/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new law criminalizes criticism and &#39;disrespect&#39; of the country&#39;s parliament and its members.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 06:39:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2018/03/30/ban-parliament-coverage/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesia told to respect media freedom in Papua after expelling BBC reporter Rebecca Henschke]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2018/02/19/papua-measles-malnutrition/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Indonesian military expelled BBC journalist Rebecca Henschke from Papua for &quot;hurting soldiers&#39; feelings&quot; with her social media reports.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 12:25:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2018/02/19/papua-measles-malnutrition/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesian police go after social media users for mocking House Speaker]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2017/11/05/setya-novanto-mocked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Indonesian police briefly detained an internet user for spreading memes that mocked House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Nov 2017 09:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesian police raid 'gay party']]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2017/10/12/police-raid-lgbt/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This is at least the fifth raid targeting LGBT people in private spaces in 2017.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:08:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2017/10/12/police-raid-lgbt/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesia's Attorney General rejects LGBT discrimination]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2017/09/21/lgbt-discrimination/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Indonesia&#39;s Attorney General&#39;s Office rescinded a job notice that barred lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons from applying.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 18:48:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2017/09/21/lgbt-discrimination/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Journalist Dandhy Dwi Laksono charged with online defamation for Facebook post]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2017/09/12/papua-burma-rohingya/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dandhy Dwi Laksono was reported for a post that compared former Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri with Burma&#39;s Aung San Suu Kyi on their handling of the Papua and Rohingya issues.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 11:35:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2017/09/12/papua-burma-rohingya/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[In Indonesia, netizens face intimidation from the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI)]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2017/05/31/netizens-intimidation-fpi/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Members of the Islamic Defenders Front visited the personal residences of media users accused of publishing derogatory posts against Rizieq Shihab, the organisation&#39;s grand mufti, and forced them to issue a public apology.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2017 05:07:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2017/05/31/netizens-intimidation-fpi/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Papua remains restricted under Widodo; 72 cases of violence against journalists]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2017/05/19/papua-remains-restricted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Two recent cases of violence against journalists in Papua highlight the empty promise of Press Law protections in Indonesia&#39;s easternmost province, as well as the false hopes of President Joko Widodo, who more than two years ago promised to open foreign press access to the area.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 10:22:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesia sends Jakarta governor to prison for blasphemy]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2017/05/10/jakarta-governor-blasphemy/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ahok, the former Jakarta governor and a Christian, was charged in November 2016, for violating the blasphemy law in connection with a reference he made to a Quranic verse in September.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2017 09:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesia steamrolls media freedom in Papua, again]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2017/03/22/media-freedom-papua/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Indonesian police detained and then deported two reporters, who were filming a documentary for Indonesia&#39;s Garuda Airlines in Papua, for lacking &quot;necessary documents from related institutions,&quot; without elaborating. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2017 05:41:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2017/03/22/media-freedom-papua/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesia urged to fulfil promises as deadline looms on Papua press blocks]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2017/02/13/papua_press_blocks/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Indonesia has less than three months to deliver &quot;full and free&quot; press access to Papua provinces, says PFF, warning that 
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2017 12:56:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2017/02/13/papua_press_blocks/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Transgender people detained for violating "religious values" in Indonesia]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2017/01/25/transgender_people_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Indonesian police are once again helping carry out the anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) agenda of militant Islamists.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2017 08:02:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2017/01/25/transgender_people_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesia urged to address press freedom violations in West Papua]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2016/12/15/press_west_papua/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Just five months before Indonesia is set to host UNESCO&#39;s 2017 celebration of World Press Freedom Day, its government still has not met a regional human rights watchdog&#39;s demands to address press freedom violations in the country&#39;s restive West Papua province.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2016 08:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2016/12/15/press_west_papua/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesia's abusive blasphemy law under fresh scrutiny]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2016/11/21/blasphemy_law/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The blasphemy law has been used to prosecute and imprison members of religious minorities and of traditional religions. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 19:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2016/11/21/blasphemy_law/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Army members attack TV contributor in East Java, Indonesia]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2016/10/06/attack_east_java/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A contributor for a local TV channel was physically attacked and intimidated by Army soldiers after recording an accident in East Java province.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2016 07:59:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesian Air Force involved in alleged assault on journalists]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2016/09/06/air_force_assault/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Three local journalists were covering a protest in Medan over the blocking of access to disputed land by the Indonesian Air Force when violence broke out between residents and Air Force personnel.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 08:59:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesia urged to use Press Law to investigate journalist's intimidation]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2016/06/13/intimidation_of_journalist/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SEAPA believes that the best way to protect press freedom in Indonesia is to use the provisions of the Press Law to address such incidents against the media.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2016 08:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2016/06/13/intimidation_of_journalist/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesian reporter in hiding after harassment campaign]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2016/06/08/reporter_in_hiding/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IPI urged Indonesia to ensure the safety of journalists after a reporter covering demonstrations related to the country&#39;s 1965 anti-communist massacre was threatened with violence and forced into hiding.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2016 08:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2016/06/08/reporter_in_hiding/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Police in Yogyakarta shut down World Press Freedom Day event]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2016/05/06/shutdown_pfd_activity/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SEAPA strongly condemns police authorities in Yogyakarta, Indonesia for forcing the cancellation of an event by the local chapter of AJI on 3 May 2016.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2016 07:53:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2016/05/06/shutdown_pfd_activity/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[What's behind the Indonesian president's troubling silence on LGBT persecution?]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2016/03/16/silence_on_lgbt_persecution/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Since January, numerous government officials have demeaned and threatened Indonesia&#39;s LGBT population. President Joko Widodo, who secured his election victory on a platform of promoting economic development and human rights, has yet to publicly speak out against discriminatory statements. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2016 10:13:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2016/03/16/silence_on_lgbt_persecution/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesia denies media visa for France 24 reporter]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2016/01/12/media_visa/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[&quot;Indonesia&#39;s move to deny France 24 reporter Cyril Payen a journalistic visa smacks of retaliation for his critical reporting,&quot; said CPJ. &quot;President Widodo should make good on his previous pledge to improve access to Indonesia for foreign journalists by reversing this arbitrary and ill-conceived decision.&quot;]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 20:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2016/01/12/media_visa/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International delegation calls on president to address media freedom concerns]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/11/16/delegation_media_freedom/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The International Partnership Mission to Indonesia travelled to the country to meet with journalists, government and civil society representatives to review the media environment one year on since its first visit in December 2014. Significantly, it also conducted a fact-finding visit to Papua.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2015 11:29:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/11/16/delegation_media_freedom/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[The 50th anniversary of the massacre Indonesians aren't supposed to talk about]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/11/06/ubud_1965_history/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Recent attempts to suppress discussion on the 1965 atrocities show that the topic is still a sensitive one in Indonesia; at the same time, the voices clamouring for a renewed understanding of the country&#39;s national history are growing stronger.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 11:32:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/11/06/ubud_1965_history/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two British journalists convicted in Indonesia over visa violations]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/11/03/visa_violations/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[British filmmakers Neil Bonner and Rebecca Prosser were sentenced to two and a half month in prison in Indonesia. The conviction represents a failure of the government to reverse its long-standing anti-media policies.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2015 11:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/11/03/visa_violations/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Australian journalists remembered 40 years after their murder in East Timor]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/10/21/balibo_five_anniversary/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The IFJ and MEAA commemorated the 40th anniversary of the killing of the Balibo Five, with the establishment of a scholarship to develop journalism skills in East Timor. The five young Australian journalists were killed in East Timor by Indonesian military troops after witnessing an incursion by Indonesian soldiers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/10/21/balibo_five_anniversary/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two British journalists, their Indonesian crew face charges for making documentary without a licence]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/10/01/british_filmmakers/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IFJ and AJI condemn the arrest and prosecution of two British journalists in north-western Indonesia; they demand all charges be immediately dropped and the two journalists be allowed to leave Indonesia and return home.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 12:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/10/01/british_filmmakers/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesia: Official inaction perpetuates impunity in 1996 murder case]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/09/11/inaction_impunity_udin_case/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The International Partnership Mission for Indonesia and AJI have called for a thorough investigation into the 1996 murder of Indonesian journalist Udin. Evidence suggests the murder was in retaliation for his reporting into alleged corruption and election rigging.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 10:12:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/09/11/inaction_impunity_udin_case/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesia urged to revoke new regulations on visiting foreign journalists]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/08/31/foreign_journalists_regulation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[SEAPA views that the new procedure is a form of over-regulation that establishes double-standards against visiting foreign journalists. It believes that these regulations are unnecessary, and may be used to control the news collected by foreign media agencies.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2015 11:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/08/31/foreign_journalists_regulation/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Three signs President Jokowi wants to shackle free expression]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/08/17/jokowi_shackle_pressfreedom/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has asked President Jokowi not to take Indonesia back to the [Soeharto] New Order era, which was marked by restraints on free speech and the press.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/08/17/jokowi_shackle_pressfreedom/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Increased risks for filmmakers and sources in documentaries' Golden Age]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/07/23/documentaries_threats/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As they take on investigative reporting functions, documentary filmmakers should adopt the model of the press freedom community to protect themselves and their sources from threats both old and new.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/07/23/documentaries_threats/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Defamation cases quashing press freedom in Indonesia]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/07/17/defamation_cases/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The IFJ and AJI express concern for the impact criminal defamation charges have against freedom of expression and call on the Indonesia government to ensure such charges do not become a tool to silence critics.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2015 11:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/07/17/defamation_cases/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Easing journalist restrictions on Papua must be backed with policy changes]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/06/09/papua_restrictions/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The International Partnership Mission to Indonesia encourages President Widodo to ensure that journalists are free to operate in all parts of the country, and to protect the safety of both foreign and Indonesian journalists.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/06/09/papua_restrictions/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Open access for foreign journalists in Papua? Cautious welcome for Indonesian president's promise]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/05/12/foreign_journalists_papua/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AJI welcomes President Joko Widodo&#39;s statement that he would open wide the gates for foreign journalists to carry out their journalistic duties in Papua. AJI will closely monitor the implementation of this promise.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2015 11:35:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/05/12/foreign_journalists_papua/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesia: Global day of action calls for free and open access to Papua]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/04/29/action_west_papua/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NGOs, parliamentarians and solidarity groups all around the world are telling Indonesia that human rights abuses in Papua can no longer be ignored. Papuan voices must be heard. In this age of information, it&#39;s astounding that there are blackspot regions like West Papua.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2015 11:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/04/29/action_west_papua/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Media restrictions in Papua underscore Indonesia's wider problems]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/04/02/papua_media_restrictions/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With more than 50 years of restricted media access, one of the least covered armed conflicts in the world is the long-simmering struggle between Indonesia&#39;s military and the secessionist Free Papua Movement.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2015 11:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/04/02/papua_media_restrictions/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Will new government in Indonesia bring about surveillance reforms?]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/02/04/surveillance_reforms/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Too often Indonesians have witnessed their government purchasing and using surveillance technology without making the changes necessary to operate them in accordance with the law. Now is an opportunity to reverse that trend. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 11:38:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2015/02/04/surveillance_reforms/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Journalist organisations condemn police intervention in "Jakarta Post" blasphemy matter]]></title>
      <link>https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2014/12/30/jakarta_post_blasphemy/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The chief editor of the &quot;Jakarta Post&quot; has been named as a suspect in a blasphemy case. AJI and the IFJ have said the case has already been legitimately handled by the Indonesian Press Council and any further intervention by police amounts to an attack on the country&#39;s media freedom.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[&quot;If the US Senate can issue a detailed report on US government responsibility for CIA torture nearly a decade ago, surely the Indonesian parliament can do the same for one of the 20th century&#39;s worst massacres,&quot; says Human Rights Watch.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2014 12:12:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mission Journal: Window of opportunity to advance press freedom in Indonesia]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Problems continue for Indonesia&#39;s journalists, despite significant progress made since the end of Suharto&#39;s authoritarian 32-year rule in 1998. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2014 10:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indonesia urged to investigate deadly shooting of peaceful protesters in Papua]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Media groups call on Indonesian president to tackle country's impunity record]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&quot;President Joko Widodo and his government must make it clear that the murders of journalists do not go unpunished. Journalists killed without justice foster a culture of fear and impunity and obstruct Indonesia&#39;s democracy.&quot;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[French journalists held in Indonesia to be freed]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After being sentenced to two and a half months in prison by a court in Jayapura, Papua&#39;s capital, Thomas Dandois and Valentine Bourrat are to be released next week.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:33:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Impunity prevails: Australia's federal police fail the Balibo Five]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Media, Entertainment &amp; Arts Alliance (MEAA) condemns the decision of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to abandon the investigation into the murder of five Australian journalists in East Timor. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 11:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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