SEAPA concerned over recent attacks on journalists
The following is a 29 March 2000 letter addressed to Her Excellency Megawati Soekarnoputri, Chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) Jakarta Office, of which AJI is a member: March 29, 2000 Her Excellency Megawati Soekarnoputri Chairwoman of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) Office of […]
Attacks against journalists continue
(AJI/IFEX) – The following is a press release by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) – Jakarta Office, of which AJI is a member: Continuous Attacks Against Indonesian Journalists The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) Jakarta Office is greatly alarmed over the continuous attacks against Indonesian journalists in the line of duty. SEAPA has documented […]
Increasing pressure on Java media
(AJI/IFEX) – The following is a 3 March 2000 press release by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) – Jakarta Office, of which AJI is a member: Java: The Increasing Mass Pressure toward Media The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) Jakarta Office is alarmed over the ongoing mass pressure towards Indonesian media which has threatened […]
Journalist beaten
The following is a 29 February 2000 press release by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) – Jakarta Office, of which AJI is a member: Malang: A journalist beaten 29 February 2000 The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) Jakarta Office is extremely alarmed over the ongoing attacks against Indonesian journalists. A journalist has once again […]
Journalists harassed by minister, expelled from meeting
The following is a 1 March 2000 press release by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) – Jakarta Office, of which AJI is a member: Malang: Journalists harassed by Minister of Law and Legislation 1 March 2000 The Southeast Asian Press Alliance-Jakarta Office is deeply concerned by the recent harassment of journalists who were thrown […]
Radio journalist attacked by policemen
The following is a 24 February 2000 press release by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) Jakarta office, of which AJI is a member: PROTEST OF ATTACK OF A JAKARTA NEWS FM RADIO JOURNALIST BY POLICEMEN OF POLSEK JAKARTA SELATAN The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) Jakarta office condemns the attack on Hais Quraisi, a […]
SEAPA protests journalist’s detention
The following is a 15 February 2000 press release by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), of which AJI is a member: PROTEST OF DETENTION OF A KEDIRI POS’S JOURNALIST The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) Jakarta office protests the recent detention of Doni Prasetyo, a Kediri Pos’s journalist. He was arrested without a warrant […]
Radio station, newspaper offices attacked by mobs
The following is a 17 February 2000 press release by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), of which AJI is a member: PROTEST OF MOBS’ RAMPAGES TOWARDS MEDIA IN WEST PAPUA The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) Jakarta office strongly condemns mob attacks against the Merauke and Fakfak Radio Republik Indonesia’s (RRI, the government-owned radio […]
Journalist detained and photographer beaten
In an 18 February 2000 letter to Indonesian Home Affairs Minister Surjadi Soedirdja, RSF protested the detention of a journalist and an attack on a photographer. RSF asked Soedirdja to enforce the law and to control the behaviour of the police, reminding him that “it is the duty of your ministry to protect journalists who […]
Photographer assaulted by police
The following is a 16 February 2000 press release by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), of which AJI is a member: PROTEST ON THE ASSAULT OF DETIK.COM S PHOTOGRAPHER BY THE POLICE The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) Jakarta office strongly condemns the assault of Yayus Yuswoprihanto, a detik.com s photojournalist, by police officers […]
Journalists harassed in West Timor
(CPJ/IFEX) – CPJ is deeply concerned about the recent harassment of three Portuguese television journalists, who were detained for three days by police in the Indonesian province of West Timor before being forced to leave the country. On 3 February 2000, the SIC television crew — reporter João Ferreira, news editor Rita Nolasco, and cameraman […]
Journalist beaten by military officers
(AJI/IFEX) – The following is an AJI press release: STATEMENT IN PROTEST OF BEATING OF AN ‘ACEH EKSPRES’ JOURNALIST BY THREE TNI OFFICERS The Alliance of Independent Journalist (AJI) strongly protests the violent acts of three military officers of Koramil Blangpidie, who tortured Nasrun Yunan, a journalist from the Aceh Ekspres daily. This occurred on […]
Journalist deported
(CPJ/IFEX) – Allan Nairn, the American journalist detained by Indonesian authorities on 14 September 1999, was deported from Indonesia to Singapore on 20 September. He flew out from Bali, having been flown from West Timor to Bali on Sunday 19 September. Nairn told Associated Press and Agence France Presse reporters in Singapore that he believed […]
Journalist threatened with prosecution
(CPJ/IFEX) – CPJ is deeply concerned over reports that Indonesian authorities intend to prosecute American journalist Allan Nairn for entering the country in violation of immigration laws. Nairn’s name appears on a “blacklist” compiled by the Indonesian armed forces, barring the journalist from reporting in Indonesia. Nairn – a freelance journalist who filed regular reports […]
American journalist remains in custody
(CPJ/IFEX) – American journalist Allan Nairn is still in official Indonesian custody, nearly three days after he was first detained by Indonesian military officers in Dili, East Timor. Nairn was flown out of East Timor yesterday aboard a military jet and taken to Kupang, West Timor. **Updates IFEX alerts of 15 September and 14 September […]
Journalist beaten and arrested in Medan
(AJI/IFEX) – The AJI has received information about a case of violence by local policemen against a journalist in Medan, North Sumatra province. The victim is Berezatulo Bawamenewi, aged thirty, who is a journalist with the “Sinar Medan” daily. Berezatulo was beaten and locked up by policemen on Friday 3 September 1999, after he covered […]