A newsroom threatened with macabre parcels
Beyond physical attacks on the ground, journalists are also facing intimidation within their newsrooms. On 19 and 22 March, the Jakarta office of the independent magazine Tempo, which has closely followed the opposition movement against this law, received two disturbing parcels, the first containing a bloodied pig’s head with its ears mutilated and the second containing decapitated rat carcasses. The police say they are investigating the incidents.
In Indonesia, journalists covering police violence are frequently targeted. In August 2024, at least eleven reporters were attacked by police while covering protests against electoral reform…