Aliansi Jurnalis Independen/Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI)

IFJ and AJI condemn the arrest and prosecution of two British journalists in north-western Indonesia; they demand all charges be immediately dropped and the two journalists be allowed to leave Indonesia and return home.

The International Partnership Mission for Indonesia and AJI have called for a thorough investigation into the 1996 murder of Indonesian journalist Udin. Evidence suggests the murder was in retaliation for his reporting into alleged corruption and election rigging.

The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has asked President Jokowi not to take Indonesia back to the [Soeharto] New Order era, which was marked by restraints on free speech and the press.

The IFJ and AJI express concern for the impact criminal defamation charges have against freedom of expression and call on the Indonesia government to ensure such charges do not become a tool to silence critics.

The International Partnership Mission to Indonesia encourages President Widodo to ensure that journalists are free to operate in all parts of the country, and to protect the safety of both foreign and Indonesian journalists.

AJI welcomes President Joko Widodo’s statement that he would open wide the gates for foreign journalists to carry out their journalistic duties in Papua. AJI will closely monitor the implementation of this promise.

NGOs, parliamentarians and solidarity groups all around the world are telling Indonesia that human rights abuses in Papua can no longer be ignored. Papuan voices must be heard. In this age of information, it’s astounding that there are blackspot regions like West Papua.

The chief editor of the “Jakarta Post” has been named as a suspect in a blasphemy case. AJI and the IFJ have said the case has already been legitimately handled by the Indonesian Press Council and any further intervention by police amounts to an attack on the country’s media freedom.