Aliansi Jurnalis Independen/Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI)

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 […]

(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 […]

(AJI/IFEX) – On Wednesday 8 September 1999, crew of Surya Citra Televisi (SCTV), an Indonesian private TV station, were intimidated by an intelligence agent carrying a large knife. The agent was thought to be a journalist for Antara, the Indonesian official news agency. But just as Gunawan, the SCTV cameraman, and his executive editor, Albert […]

(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 […]

(AJI/IFEX) – The following is a 9 September 1999 AJI statement: AJI URGES REVOCATION OF MARTIAL LAW IN EAST TIMOR The imposition of martial law in East Timor, in place since 7 September, is unacceptable, whatever the reason. President Habibie’s logic in imposing martial law, at first glance, does make sense. The situation is grave, […]

(AJI/IFEX) – Tri Agus Siswowihardjo, one of the four missing journalists in East Timor, was found safe. On 10 September 1999, AJI had contact with him by his portable phone. He is now in hiding somewhere in East Timor. However, considering that the situation is very unpredictable, given the fact that on the one hand […]

(AJI/IFEX) – Following the imposition of martial law in East Timor, some Indonesians, including journalists, have been reported missing. They are people who decided not to leave East Timor when the worsening situation followed the announcement of the ballot results. Missing are: 1. Peter Rohe, a journalist with the Jakarta based “Suara Bangsa” daily. He […]

(AJI/IFEX) – The following is an 8 September 1999 AJI press release: AJI CRITICISES THE INTERROGATION OF ANTEVE CREW On Wednesday, (8/9/1999) the Indonesian Police (Polri) interrogated ANTV’s news manager, Bachtiar, at Police Headquarters, in relation to an ANTV interview with Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leader, Tengku Abdullah Syafie, which the private television network broadcast […]