Aliansi Jurnalis Independen/Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI)

Petitioners argued that the articles mentioned in the ruling have been misused to criminalize the work of human rights activists, journalists, and state critics.

Most cases of violence against journalists are not seriously investigated, which reinforces impunity and eventually leads to new violence.

The Electronic Information and Transactions Law (ITE Law), known for stifling freedom of expression and suppressing human rights defenders, requires immediate attention and rectification.

Aliansi Jurnalis Independen Indonesia, one of the petitioners, said that journalists have been charged under these “catch-all” laws.

Press freedom groups in Southeast Asia have issued a statement condemning the red-tagging attacks against members of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines.

Amnesty International Indonesia and the Alliance of Independent Journalists urged the government to uphold its human rights commitments and reverse the shrinking civic space in the country.

A new survey showed that Indonesian female journalists have experienced various forms of sexual violence in the workplace and in the course of fulfilling their duties in the field.

Media and civil society groups have criticized the government’s revocation of the media license of Voice of Democracy (VOD), one of the last remaining independent media outlets in Cambodia.