Violence Against Journalists in Indonesia Persists
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Maraden Sianipar and Martua Siregar were found dead in Labuhanbatu, North Sumatra. The deaths of the two journalists are suspected to be related to their coverage of a land dispute. This case adds to the number of acts of violence against journalists, and simultaneously threatens press freedom in Indonesia.
Based on data compiled by the Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), violence against journalists continued to occur in Indonesia from 2014 to 2018. The number even rose to 81 in 2016, the highest in the last five years.
Over the last five years, physical violence was the most frequent type of attack, with at least 124 incidents. There were also instances of expulsion or prohibition from covering news, terror, destruction of data/reporting results, and criminalization (prosecution).
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