The trial of Diananta Putra Sumedi, former chief editor of local online media, banjarhits.id, began in Kotabaru District Court, South Kalimantan on June 8. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Indonesia calls on authorities to drop the case immediately as it has been...

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Indonesian journalist, Muhammad Yusuf died on June 10, 2018 in police custody in the South Kalimantan Class II B Kotabaru detention centre. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (AJI) have expressed condolences for Yusuf’s family and colleagues and demanded an investigation.