Articles by Aliansi Jurnalis Independen/Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI)
Court deems basis of editor’s indictment “inaccurate”, but still considers his publishing of cartoon a crime
(AJI/IFEX) – On 20 September 2006, the South Jakarta District Court made a preliminary decision against Teguh Santosa, the executive editor of “Rakyat Merdeka Online”. In the ruling, the judicial panel agreed with the defense made by Santosa’s attorneys, the Advocacy Team to Defend Journalists, that the legal basis for the indictment was inaccurate. The […]
AJI calls for decriminalisation of press offences as editor’s religious defamation trial begins
(AJI/IFEX) – The following is an AJI statement: Press freedom, which has been guaranteed by the Constitution, is being tested again. Today, August 30, 2006, the South Jakarta District Court opened a trial hearing against Teguh Santosa, editor-in-chief of Rakyat Merdeka (RM) Online, who has been accused of breaching Articles 156 and 156 (a) of […]
AJI releases annual report on violence against journalists
(AJI/IFEX) – The following is an 11 August 2006 AJI press release: In conjunction with the 12th anniversary of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), the advocacy division of AJI Indonesia announced the rate of violence against journalists in 2006, the provinces/cities with the highest rates of violence, and the 2006 “Enemies of Press Freedom”. […]
Website editor arrested, held in prison, for re-publishing Prophet cartoons
(AJI/IFEX) – AJI is calling for an international appeal to respond to the detention of Teguh Santosa, chief editor of “Rakyat Merdeka Online” (RMOL), on 19 July 2006, at 6:00 p.m. (local time). He is being held at Cipinang Prison in Jakarta. Teguh was questioned at the Jakarta Police Office a few weeks ago based […]
In journalist’s brutal murder, AJI suspects a link to his work
(AJI/IFEX) – The following is a 15 May 2006 AJI press statement: The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Indonesia on the Murder Case of East Java Journalist, Herliyanto Only a few days prior to World Press Freedom Day, commemorated on 3 May by journalists around the globe, a freelance journalist of the newspaper “Delta Pos […]
Journalist murdered in East Java
(AJI/IFEX) – Three days before the commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, which is celebrated by journalists around the world, a local tabloid journalist in East Java was murdered. Herliyanto, 38, was found dead on 29 April 2006 in the forest near Tarokan, a village near the town of Banyuanyar, Probolinggo District, […]
On the occasion of World Press Freedom day, AJI reflects on the state of the press
(AJI/IFEX) – The following is an AJI press release: THE ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS (AJI) Commemorating World Press Freedom Day, May 3 On World Press Freedom Day, May 3, which is commemorated by the press community around the globe, the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) expressed concern over the state of press freedom in the […]
Newspaper staff strikes over new chief editor; AJI calls for dialogue, urges charges against two journalists be dropped
(AJI/IFEX) – The following is a 30 April 2006 AJI statement: AJI opposes the efforts by the Mimika Police Office, in Timika, Papua, to bring criminal charges against two “Timika Pos” journalists, Edi Pratomo Cahyono and Marthen Joweni. On 28 April 2006, Cahyono and Marthen were arraigned on suspicion of violation of Articles 170 and […]