Indonesia: Journalists' sentences increased as media restrictions continue

Index Number: ASA 21/063/1995
Date Published: 1 December 1995
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Indonesia

In April 1995 AI produced a report highlighting the arrests of Indonesian journalists Ahmad Taufik, Eko Maryadi, Danang Kukuh Wardoyo and Tri Agus Susanto. This report details the trials and sentencing of the four individuals and focuses on continuing restrictions on the media and recent legal developments concerning freedom of expression and association in Indonesia.