Attacks and Restrictions on the Media
The Indonesian government has blocked Indonesian and foreign correspondents from covering the military campaign in Aceh, where gross human rights violations are taking place. Indonesia’s security forces and separatist guerrillas have intimidated journalists in the northwestern province.This 33-page report documents violations of press freedom in Aceh after the Indonesian government on May 19 declared a state of military emergency in the province and renewed its war there against the armed, separatist Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, or GAM). On November 6 the government extended martial law in Aceh, due to expire November 19, for another six months.
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ISBN: C1509
ISBN: C1509





