Udin Award for Upi

COORDINATOR of the Makassar journalists coalition against press criminalization, Jupriadi Asmaradhana, 35, received the 2009 Udin Award last Friday. The Udin Award is an annual award given by the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI).

Jupriadi, who is usually called Upi, was charged with defamation for his activity in defending freedom of the press. Upi protested the statement of Police Insp. Gen. Sisno Adiwinoto, Police