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Fading Press Freedom

Monday, January 5, 2026

Prabowo Subianto’s government shows an allergy to media criticism. Press independence is increasingly under threat.

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THE shrinking space for press freedom looms over the second year of President Prabowo Subianto’s administration. His statement on April 24, 2024, that press freedom is an absolute prerequisite for democracy has so far failed to materialize in practice. Instead, the media has picked up a series of troubling signals.

In early 2025, Prabowo repeatedly showed signs of discomfort with press freedom. He accused certain media outlets and non-gove

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