Country
Indonesia
Government actions against journalists in Indonesia
RSF rank: not recorded. World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.
The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.
Indonesia is in South-eastern Asia, Asia. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Indonesia, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.
Tactics used
- Licensing and closure of outlets: 1 incident · ladder
- Secrets and espionage laws: 1 incident · ladder
Heads of government at the time
Incidents by year
1926
| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Dutch East Indies: Colonial authorities end publication of the communist newspaper Mawa under Penal Code Article 153 bis, 1926 | Licensing and closure of outlets | Silence | Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff | Sustained (1 January 1926) |
Ladders: where each tactic has led · Timeline for Indonesia · Asia