Indonesia Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Philippines, Somalia fuel record death toll

December 17, 2009 12:01 AM EST

CPJ survey finds at least 68 journalists killed in 2009 New York, December 17, 2009—At least 68 journalists worldwide were killed for their work in 2009, the highest yearly tally ever documented by the Committee to Protect Journalists, the organization said in its year-end analysis. The record toll was driven in large part by the…

Indonesia deports two foreign journalists

November 18, 2009 1:16 PM EST

New York, November 18, 2009—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Indonesian government’s decision to deport Raimondo Bultrini, a reporter with Italy’s weekly L’Espresso, and Kumkum Dasgupta, an assistant editor with India’s Hindustan Times, for lacking accreditation.

Defamation ruling reversed against Time Asia in Indonesia

April 23, 2009 4:59 PM EDT

Indonesia’s Supreme Court reversed its own 2007 ruling on April 16, 2009, and dismissed a $106 million case against the Hong Kong-based Time Warner publication that had been filed by the country’s late President Suharto and continued by his heirs.

Indonesian journalist found dead

February 18, 2009 1:35 PM EST

New York, February 18, 2009–The Indonesian government should launch an immediate investigation into the death of journalist Anak Agung Prabangsa, a reporter with the Indonesian-language Radar Bali daily, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.