http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/12/indonesian-press-must-expand-freedom-expression.html
Indonesian press must expand freedom of expression Fri, 03/12/2010 5:55 PM | National Journalists gathered to discuss the book on press freedom by American author Lee Bollinger at Hotel Aryaduta, Central Jakarta, Friday, urged Indonesia's media people to continue their battle against the ongoing attacks and constraints against freedom of expression in the country. Endy Bayuni, chief editor of The Jakarta Post, who was speaking at the gathering, cited a reference to the 1948 Universal Declarations of Human Rights, which specifically advocates freedom of expression, in Bollinger's book titled "Uninhibited, Robust and Wide-Open". He urged local journalists to push to expand the freedom of the press despite the ongoing abuses against the media in Indonesia. "The number of violations against the rights of journalists is increasing every year," Ezki Suyanto of the Alliance of Independent Journalists, said. She pointed out the February 2009 murder of a journalist from Radar Bali, AA Narendra Prabangsa, who was writing news on corruption involving a government official. According to Ezki Suyanto current regulations run counter to the country's constitution that advocates freedom of expression and the right to obtain and distribute information. She cited the Information and Electronic Transaction and Anti-Pornography Law as examples. "Indonesian journalists are now facing more regulations than even those that existed in the colonial domination era back in 1910-1930," Andreas Harsono of Pantau Foundation said during the discussion. (not)
