Freedom of Information & Press

October 2014

News/West Papua
Surabaya News – October 13, 2014

Masrul Fajrin – The Papua Student Alliance (AMP) in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya held a protest action in front of the Surabaya Grahadi building (governor’s office) demanding the immediate release of two French journalists who were arrested not long ago on charges of misusing their passports.

News/West Papua
KRjogja.com – October 13, 2014

Agus Sigit, Yogya – The Papua Student Alliance (AMP) held an action at the zero kilometre point in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta on the afternoon of Monday October 13. During the action, scores of students called for the release of the two French journalists being detained in West Papua.

May 2014

News/Indonesia
Tribune News – May 1, 2014

M Ardiansyah, Palembang – South Sumatran journalists held an action to commemorate May Day in Palembang city at the Fountain traffic circle on Thursday May 1.

News/Indonesia
Liputan6 – May 1, 2014

Jakarta – The commemoration of Labour Day was also used by the Jakarta Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI). Along with other labour movement groups, the AJI took to the streets on Thursday May 1 carrying a giant replica of a shoe with the message “Journalist reject being the footstool of media owners!”.