Jakarta. The government has reaffirmed its commitment to press freedom following an incident involving a severed pig’s head sent to the office of Tempo journalist Francisca “Cica” Christy Rosana. The attack, widely condemned as an assault on media independence, comes amid rising concerns over journalist safety in Indonesia.
Nearly a quarter of Indonesian journalists have faced intimidation, according to the 2024 Journalist Safety Index. Cica, who co-hosts the political podcast Bocor Alus Politik, is the second journalist from the program to be targeted. Her colleague, Hussein Abri Dongoran, previously faced threats, including vandalism of his vehicle last…