Indonesia: Aceh Under Martial Law

Muzzling the Messengers:
Attacks and Restrictions on the Media

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Summary
   
   Human Rights Watch recommends
   
   To the Government of Indonesia
   To GAM
   
   
2. Background: Rising Nationalism, Diminishing Criticism
   
   
3. Silencing the Media, Blotting Out the War
   
   1. Physical Attacks on Journalists
      
      1. The TVRI Killing
         
      2. The Radio 68H Attack
         
      3. The RCTI Abductions
         
   2. Threats, Intimidation, and Pressure
      
   3. Civilians Afraid to Talk to Journalists
      
   4. Self-censorship
      The Dandhy Case
      
      
4. Legal and Bureaucratic Restrictions on Journalists
   
   1. Restrictions on Foreign Media 22
      
   2. Bureaucratic Restrictions on Foreign Journalists
      
   3. Restrictions on Indonesian Journalists Working for International Outlets
      
   4. International Legal Considerations
      
      
5. Conclusion
   
   Colophon
   

November 2003,   Vol. 15, No. 9 (C)