Latest work, the internet situation in West Papua, caused anger among West Papuans.
Prominent Papua activist and journalist Febriana Firdaus notes the government regularly uses internet blackouts to control information dissemination and disrupt dissent in the region. A number of journalists who were on duty in Papua when the internet was blocked said that it was difficult to report the events that occurred and a lot of property and human lives were lost because they were late in getting information. Sejumlah jurnalis yg brtugas di Papua saat blokir internet dilakukan menyebutkan, kesulitan melaporkan peristiwa yg trjadi dn byk harta dn nyawa manusia yg hilang krn mrka trlambat mendapatkan informasi. Reporters also note that the decision makes it difficult for journalists to report on conflict or spread relevant information.
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The decision is part of a larger pattern of Indonesia's diminishing speech rights in recent years.Īctivists say the ruling further erodes digital freedoms in the archipelago and sets a dangerous precedent for free speech in Southeast Asia. The ruling ended a more than two-year-long dispute over the government's decision to block internet access on the island of Papua amid protests and demonstrations. On October 27, Indonesia's Constitutional Court ruled that it is constitutionally acceptable for the Indonesian government to block and throttle the internet in times of social strife. Photo courtesy of Arnold Belau of Suara Papua, based on a Netizen Report post A protest outside the Papuan governor's office in Jayapura, the capital of Papua Province.
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