Early on the evening of 16 March 1995, Ahmad Taufik and Liston P. Siregar, members of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), were arrested and detained by police in Jakarta. The journalists had gathered, along with several political figures, at AJI headquarters to celebrate the end of Ramadan. Until its banning in June 1994, both […]
Early on the evening of 16 March 1995, Ahmad Taufik and Liston P.
Siregar, members of the Alliance of Independent Journalists
(AJI), were arrested and detained by police in Jakarta. The
journalists had gathered, along with several political figures,
at AJI headquarters to celebrate the end of Ramadan. Until its
banning in June 1994, both journalists worked for the weekly
“Tempo”. Along with Taufik and Siregar, Danang, who works in the
AJI office, and a student activist (female) with AJI were both
arrested. These arrests mark what RSF deems the beginning of a
new wave of attacks by the Indonesian government on AJI
journalists.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to Indonesian authorities:
serious attack on freedom of the press
released
association of journalists, and that it be allowed to freely
defend the rights of journalists unhindered
Appeals To
Minister Harmoko
Information Minister
Ministry of Information
9 Jl Merdekabarat
Jakarta, Indonesia
