CPJ, CIVICUS urge Indonesian president to stop undermining press freedom ahead of 2-year mark in office
Jakarta, October 15, 2026—Ahead of the second anniversary of the administration of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the Committee to Protect Journalists and CIVICUS urge the government to end practices that undermine press freedom, a pillar of democracy. The Indonesian government must take concrete action in protecting journalists, ending impunity,…
Chicken heads sent to Indonesian news outlet after threats over coverage of Papua documentary
Jakarta, June 11, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the repeated harassment of Indonesian news site Floresa following its coverage of an investigative documentary about deforestation in Papua province caused by aggressive agribusiness expansion. On June 5, a Floresa journalist discovered three rotten chicken heads outside the outlet’s office in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara,…
Pig’s head, rats sent to Indonesian news outlet as president attacks foreign-funded media
Editor’s note: Three days later on March 22, cleaners at the news outlet Tempo found a box of six rats with their heads cut off, in another incident that the publication called an “act of terror.” New York, March 21, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the harassment of Indonesia’s leading independent news outlet, Tempo, after a…