Information and Intimidation

March 18, 2003

Ignas Kleden
Sociologist, Director of the Center for East Indonesian Affairs/CEIA, Jakarta

 

HISTORICALLY, the freedom of opinion, in particular the freedom of the press, has not come easy. This freedom has been obtained through lengthy and intricate exchanges, sometimes being paid for dearly. The attack on the office of TEMPO Weekly News Magazine on Saturday, March 8, is an example of the price that must be paid to obtain the freed


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