Attacks on the Press 2004: Indonesia
Indonesia Indonesians made history in 2004 by voting in democratic elections for Parliament in April and the presidency in July and September. But a natural catastrophe of unprecedented scope cast a pall over the archipelago nation in late December, when a tsunami killed at least 115,000 people.
INDONESIA
JANUARY 23, 2005 Posted: January 27, 2005 William Nessen, freelance HARASSED Authorities detained Nessen at Polonia Airport in the northern Sumatran city of Medan after the American journalist visited the tsunami-ravaged province of Aceh. Nessen was flown to Jakarta and deported on the following day, January 24. He had previously been jailed in Aceh for…
CPJ concerned about restrictions imposed on journalists in Aceh Province
Dear Ambassador Brotodiningrat: The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by restrictions imposed by the Indonesian government on reporting in the province of Aceh, which suffered so much in the December 26 tsunami. We urge your government to lift the limitations immediately so journalists can fully document the massive international humanitarian effort.
CPJ condemns restrictions on journalists in Aceh
New York, January 13 , 2005—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply troubled by Indonesian government restrictions on reporting in the province of Aceh, which was devastated in the December tsunami. CPJ called on the government today to lift the limitations immediately so independent journalists can fully document the massive international humanitarian effort.
As tragedy deepens, a courageous newspaper staff is mourned
New York, December 30, 2004—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply saddened at the loss of media colleagues in the devastating tsunami that has claimed more than 100,000 lives in South Asia. Among the hardest-hit regions was the province of Aceh in Indonesia, where the dead included journalists and media workers who have reported for…
CPJ condemns journalist’s prison sentence
New York, December 23, 2004—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the conviction and sentencing of Risang Bima Wijaya, former general manager of the Yogyakarta daily Radar Jogja, on criminal defamation charges. A judge in Yogyakarta District Court, in central Java, sentenced Wijaya to nine months in prison on December 22 for publishing libelous articles. The…
CPJ condemns guilty verdict in libel case
New York, Sept. 16, 2004—The Committee to Protect Journalists deplores today’s guilty verdict and sentencing of Indonesia’s Tempo magazine Chief Editor Bambang Harymurti. The journalist received a one-year prison sentence for publishing an allegedly libelous article in the weekly last year. “Today’s ruling is a disturbing setback for Indonesia’s hard-won press freedoms,” said CPJ Executive…