Literature & The Arts

June 2010

News/Indonesia
Kompas – June 17, 2010

Jakarta – The law that serves as a basis for the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to ban the circulation of books is no longer contextual or relevant under the current situation.

March 2010

News/Indonesia
Kompas – March 9, 2010

Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) along with several legal institutions have submitted a request for a judicial review with the Constitutional Court against Law Number 4/PNPS/1963 dated April 23, 1963, on the securing of printed materials whose contents could disturb public order.

July 2007

News/Indonesia
Pembebasaan Discussion List – July 2, 2007

“Literary history must be won back. Culture as a priority for the people must be won back.

March 2007

News/Indonesia
Tempo Interactive – March 19, 2007

Imron Rosyid, Solo – The Indonesian History Community (KSI) has condemned the decision by the Attorney General to prohibit 13 historical book titles by 10 publishers from being used as texts in primary and secondary high schools.