Reporters Without Borders condemns Jokowi’s ‘failure’ to keep media freedom pledges

"Despite the democratic hopes raised by his election, Joko Widodo's presidency is far from meeting expectations with regard to access to information," said Benjamin Ismaïl, head of the Reporters Without Borders Asia-Pacific desk.

 

"The authorities continue to suppress information and Jokowi's campaign pledge to open up the West Papua region to foreign journalists was just an illusion. If journalists can go there – under certain conditions – they are closely watched, exposing their sources to reprisals by the authorities."

http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2015/10/rsf-condemns-indonesian-presidents-failure-to-keep-media-freedom-pledges/