Press Freedom & Censorship

November 2025

News/Indonesia
Tita Story – November 6, 2025

Christ Belseran, Kendari, Medan and Melbourne – Waves of solidarity actions for Tempo and press freedom in Indonesia resounded from various quarters, from Kendari to Medan and Melbourne Australia.

News/Indonesia
Tirto.id – November 3, 2025

Irfan Amin, Fransiskus Adryanto Pratama – The Civil Society Coalition together with the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) held a demonstration at the South Jakarta District Court on Monday November 3.

October 2025

News/West Papua
Jubi Papua – October 16, 2025

Silpester Kasipka, Jayapura – The Papuan Journalist Justice and Safety Advocacy Coalition (KAKKJ) held a peaceful action in front of the Jubi media editorial offices on Jalan SPG Taruna Bakti in Waena, Jayapura city, on Thursday October 16.

September 2025

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 28, 2025

Jakarta – A number of press organisations have strongly criticised the actions of the Presidential Secretariat's Press, Media and Information Bureau (BPMI) for revoking the Palace press credentials of CNN Indonesia journalist Diana Valencia after she asked President

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – September 19, 2025

Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has criticised the confiscation of books by the police, in this case the East Java and West Java Regional Police (Polda), over last few days.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 18, 2025

Surabaya – The East Java Regional Police and its officers have confiscated 11 books from protesters involved in demonstrations that turned violent in Surabaya and Sidoarjo on August 29-31.

August 2025

Statements/Indonesia
KKJ Statement – August 19, 2025

The Committee for the Safety of Journalists (KKJ) strongly condemns the Israeli military's continued premeditated killing of journalists in Gaza. The KKJ's stance was issued in response to the planned and flagrant murder of members of the

Cartoons/Indonesia
Jakarta Post – August 19, 2025

Tama Salim – When I was growing up in the 1990s, history was something to be memorized, not understood.

May 2025

News/Indonesia
Radar Tuban – May 29, 2025

Andika Julia Perdana Putra – The government's move to block the archive.org website has attracted support and opposition from the public. The website known as a digital archive was created specifically to preserve and provide universal access to all information on the internet.

News/Indonesia
IDN Times – May 24, 2025

Lia Hutasoit, Jakarta – A columnist on the detik.com news site with the initials YF was allegedly intimidated after writing an article titled Generals in Civilian Positions: Where is the Merit of Civil Servants? The article was published on Thursday morning, May 22, before being taken down for r