Articles by Aliansi Jurnalis Independen/Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI)
Logging company detains television journalists
Security officers for an Indonesian logging company detained three members of a French television news crew in Jambi province, Sumatra.
Second person charged under Electronic Information and Transaction Law
An Indonesian woman was arrested for allegedly circulating online defamatory statements against a hospital in Banten province, Indonesia.
Suspects in journalist’s murder arrested
Seven suspects in the murder of journalist Agung Gede Narendra Prabangsa were arrested on 24 May 2009 by police in Bali.
Indonesian Air Force detains four journalists to prevent news coverage of plane crash
Four Indonesian journalists were detained by Indonesian Air Force personnel to prevent them from covering the crash of a C-130 Hercules cargo plane in Magetan, East Java.
Central bank security officer attacks TV journalist
A building security officer of Bank Indonesia, identified only as Marlon, attacked a TV journalist in Jakarta
Prison term for online defamation remains, Indonesian High Court says
(AJI/IFEX) – On 5 May 2009, The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia read out its decision over the request for a Judicial Review against Law No. 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions. The Court rejected the request to revoke article 27 paragraph (3) of the said law. According to the constitutional […]
Several journalists still in hiding after attack by rioting soldiers in Papua province
(AJI/IFEX) – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) of Indonesia has condemned the attack on several journalists by rioting soldiers in the province of Papua. On 29 April 2009, several hundred soldiers assigned to Batallion 751 attacked at least four journalists after they saw the newsmen taking pictures of the riot. Earlier, the soldiers had […]
Defamation charges against media advocate Upi Asmaradhana forwarded to attorney general’s office; “defamation should be considered a civil matter instead of a criminal one”, AJI says
(AJI/IFEX) – On Friday, 30 January, South Sulawesi Regional Police forwarded its investigation documents regarding the case of Upi Asmaradhana to the local Attorney General Office. Upi-coordinator of the Journalists Against Press Criminalization-was charged for defaming the former chief of the South Sulawesi Regional Police, Inspector General Sisno Adiwinoto. The case against Upi stemmed from […]