East Timor

Special Reports

  

CPJ: Press Freedom Reports 2000

An Archive of Special Reports from Around the World 2000-2004

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Special Report: Aceh

Borrowing a page from the U.S. playbook, the Indonesian military is restricting and controlling coverage of their war in the restive province of Aceh.

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Justice Delayed

The UN and the Indonesian government both think they know who killed two journalists in East Timor last year. So why aren’t the suspects on trial?

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Introduction

On the eve of Indonesia’s first free elections in more than a generation, government officials eagerly point to the country’s open and virtually unfettered press as one of the major accomplishments of interim President B.J. Habibie’s tenure. With the Indonesian economy still reeling from the Asian economic crisis, unrest simmering in many provinces, and the…

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Introduction

DRAFT NATIONAL LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA NO: .. OF (YEAR) .. REGARDING THE PRESS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THE ALMIGHTY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA Considering:

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News Alerts on Indonesia

International Press Institute Delegation Assured by President of Indonesia

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CPJ’s Indonesia Protests

1999 10-April-99 Paramilitary Groups Attacks Press in Indonesia 1998 24-November-98 Re: CPJ Protests Restrictions on Foriegn Journalists in Indonesia 30-September-98 Re: Criminal Libel Action Against Indonesian Reporter

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Indonesia’s Press Flourishes Despite Uncertainty

Journalists in Jakarta estimate that 1,000 new publications have sprung up throughout the country since Suharto was forced from office a year ago. While some of them are supported by one or another of the 48 political parties vying in the June 7 elections, many others profess independence and seek readers rather than partisan victories.…

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Indonesia’s Press Flourishes Despite Uncertainty

In the run-up to August’s United Nations-sponsored vote on East Timor’s future status, political instability in the territory has escalated dramatically, prompting fears of a full-scale civil war. This grim backdrop is darkened further by the scarcity of independent news and information reaching East Timor’s citizens as they choose whether to accept Indonesia’s offer of…

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East Timorese Militias Turn Their Fury on the Press

“Journalists covering the violent political convulsions that gripped East Timor this spring found themselves the targets of pro-Indonesia militias angered by press coverage of their activities. In the run-up to August’s United Nations-sponsored vote on the territory’s future status, political instability in East Timor escalated, prompting fears of a full-scale civil war. Jakarta’s surprise announcement…

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