Indonesia

AI, impunity, and ‘authoritarian media control’ in Southeast Asia

Written by Mong Palatino

21 May 2025

Indonesia’s Tempo News says delivery of dead animals to its office was an act of terror

Written by Mong Palatino

1 April 2025

The political economy of fact-checking in Indonesia

Written by EngageMedia

9 February 2025

Indonesian court acquits worker over defamation charges filed by prominent entrepreneur

Written by Ramzy Muliawan

28 January 2025

Stories about Indonesia

How China’s model of internet censorship is getting traction in Asia: Interview with ARTICLE 19 researchers

Cybersecurity is reframed as regime security under the banner of sovereignty

Written by Filip Noubel

12 April 2025

Reflections on youth-led movements against state repression in Bangladesh and Indonesia

"The internet shutdown was meant to stifle us, but it had the opposite effect"

Written by EngageMedia

21 November 2024

Papuan news outlet Jubi attacked with Molotov bomb

The editor said a bomb was also placed near his house in 2023

Written by Mong Palatino

24 October 2024

Lessons from Indonesia's 2024 election: Social media, censorship, and youth vote

Young activists shared how the spread of disinformation and the use of AI influenced election results

Written by EngageMedia, Rezwan

17 September 2024

Indonesia’s Broadcasting Bill could restrict investigative journalism and LGBTQ+ content

Protests forced legislators to suspend deliberations on the bill

Written by Mong Palatino

6 June 2024

A decade of digital repression and resistance in Southeast Asia

How pro-democracy movements pushed back against tyranny

Written by Mong Palatino

14 March 2024

Indonesian candidates urged to address human rights concerns

President Jokowi's legacy is under scrutiny

Written by Mong Palatino

19 January 2024

Indonesian court acquits two activists over charges of defaming government minister

Election candidates challenged to review repressive media law

Written by Mong Palatino

15 January 2024

How Indonesia’s ‘illiberal cyberlaw’ undermines free speech and human rights

Amended law can be weaponized against government critics ahead of elections

Written by Mong Palatino

18 December 2023

A new platform monitoring press freedom in Southeast Asia

Seven groups are monitoring press freedom cases in six countries

Written by Mong Palatino

14 August 2023

Indonesia's new penal code revisions don't just threaten sexual freedoms

Free speech, journalistic integrity, and LGBTQ+ rights are also at risk

Written by Sydney Allen

15 December 2022

Activists strive for data protection in Indonesia

Data protection remains weak in Indonesia

Written by Juliana Harsianti

5 December 2022

Indonesia blocks Yahoo, Paypal, and gaming websites over new licensing rules

#ProtesNetizen (protest netizens) and #BlokirKominfo (block Kominfo) trended on Twitter

Written by Mong Palatino

1 August 2022

Indonesia's Covid tracker app PeduliLindungi: To care for and protect?

The app is mandatory to enter many public places

Written by EngageMedia

6 July 2022

Podcast: The state of press freedom

Journalists and researchers from five countries discuss press freedom

Written by Ameya Nagarajan

14 May 2022

Does Indonesia have a healthy free press? Not according to West Papua

Papuan journalists face routine threats, abuse, and censorship

Written by Sydney Allen

12 May 2022

Indonesian court allows internet blocking amid social unrest

The ruling has implications for freedom of speech in Southeast Asia

Written by Sydney Allen

9 November 2021

Indonesian students expelled from school face treason charges for joining a protest on Papua

"Khairun University should support academic freedom and free expression, not expel students peacefully expressing their views."

Written by Mong Palatino

17 August 2020

Fighting the COVID-19 ‘Infodemic’ in the Asia-Pacific

EngageMedia lists some of the media initiatives addressing the COVID-19 "Infodemic' across the Asia-Pacific region

Written by EngageMedia

17 April 2020

Netizen Report: Critic calls Indonesia’s provincial internet shutdown ‘racist’

Technology and human rights news from around the world.

Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle, Netizen Report Team

29 August 2019

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