Articles by Aliansi Jurnalis Independen/Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI)
Journalist released after serving six-month prison term for defamation; AJI calls for an end to criminalisation of press offences
(AJI/IFEX) – The following is an AJI press release: STOP PRESS CRIMINALIZATION, MAINTAIN PRESS ETHICS – PROFESSIONALISM AJI is grateful to hear of the release of Risang Bima Wijaya, journalist and former general manager of “Radar Yogya” daily newspaper, from the Cebongan Penitentiary Institution in Sleman. For six months, the journalist has been separated from […]
ARTICLE 19, AJI and other media freedom groups call for decriminalisation of defamation
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a joint press release by ARTICLE 19 and AJI: Southeast Asia Seminar Calls for Decriminalisation of Defamation Participants at a defamation seminar hosted by ARTICLE 19 and AJI in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, called on countries in the region to abolish criminal defamation laws and to reform their civil defamation laws […]
On World Press Freedom Day, AJI expresses deep concern over violence, legal actions against journalists
(AJI/IFEX) – The following is a 3 May 2008 AJI press release: Indonesia: Don?t Let Press Freedom Get Robbed When a journalist is imprisoned, when the right to public information is questioned in court, when religious believers are harassed, then the days of darkness will arrive . . . Today, 3 May 2008, as the […]
CAPSULE REPORT: Violence against journalists, prosecution of media on the rise in 2007, says AJI
(AJI/IFEX) – The following is a 28 December 2007 AJI statement: Rising violence against journalists AJI ended 2007 deeply concerned with the rising violence against journalists and with the trend of increasing prosecution of journalists by government and the community. On the one hand, AJI found it heartening that the public has become more aware […]
Columnist on trial for allegedly insulting Attorney General’s Office
(AJI/IFEX) – AJI has called on the authorities to drop a criminal case against Bersihar Lubis, a columnist for the “Koran Tempo” daily, who has been on trial since 19 September 2007 for allegedly insulting the Attorney General’s Office (AGO). In a 17 March article, entitled “The Story of a Dumb Interrogator”, Bersihar criticised the […]
Journalist arrested on criminal defamation charges
(AJI/IFEX) – AJI has condemned journalist Risang Bima Wijaya’s detention without a warrant by the Bangkalan Resort Police on 9 December 2007 and his arrest by the Sleman Prosecutors’ Office in Yogyakarta the next day. Risang was convicted of defamation by the Sleman District Court in Yogyakarta and sentenced to nine months in prison on […]
Twenty-two IFEX members condemn Supreme Court ruling against “Time Magazine”
(AJI/IFEX) – The following is a joint statement by 22 IFEX members and one other organization: JOINT STATEMENT We, members and partners of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX) participating in a General Meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay, issue this joint statement concerning the ruling in the case of “Time Magazine” versus former president Suharto, […]
Four IFEX members call for day of action to show solidarity and condemn human rights violations
(AJI, ARTICLE 19/RSF/SEAPA/IFEX) – The following is a joint statement by four IFEX members and the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights: DAY OF ACTION FOR THE PEOPLE OF MYANMAR ARTICLE 19, South East Press Alliance (SEAPA), the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights, the Alliance of Independent Journalists of Indonesia (AJI) and Reporters without Borders (RSF) […]