A Tempo staff member shows the severed pig’s head that was delivered to the media company’s office. Screenshot from the YouTube video uploaded by Tempodotco. Fair use.
A severed pig’s head and six decapitated rats were delivered to the Jakarta office of the Indonesian media outlet Tempo News, sparking outrage and earning condemnations by media and human rights groups, who are calling it a serious threat to press freedom.
Tempo is known for its critical reports on the government’s expenses, national security, human rights, and the economy. The dead animals were delivered at a time when the new government headed by President Prabowo Subianto was working for the passage of a…