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ANTARA condems Israeli attack on Anadolu Agency office in Gaza

President Director of ANTARA News Agency, Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, has voiced solidarity with Anadolu News Agency in ...

Indonesian journalists celebrate World Press Day in Lampung

Tens of media workers in Bandarlampung, the capital city of Lampung Province, staged a peaceful rally at the city's ...

Jokowi remains media darling

Joko Widodo (Jokowi), a furniture businessman who turned into a politician, has become a media darling since he rose ...

President Jokowi awarded Press Freedom medal

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received a Press Freedom medal from Chairman of the Press Council (Dewan Pers) Yosep ...

Media plays important role in building democracy : president

President Joko Widodo in his remarks at the opening of the XXIV Congress of the Indonesian Journalists Association ...

Myanmar youth, journalists demonstrate against jailing of Reuters reporters

At least 100 Myanmar youth activists and journalists called for the release of two jailed Reuters journalists on ...

Demonstrators call on Myanmar to release Reuters journalists

Dozens of people marched through Myanmar`s largest city Yangon on Saturday, calling on the government to release ...

Indonesia`s press freedom fairly free

Indonesia`s press freedom index in 2017, in a cumulative, illustrates that 30 provinces in the country experience a ...

AJI denounces demonstration by FPI at Tempo office

The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Jakarta has denounced the intimidating demonstration organized on Friday ...

Turkish court sentences six journalists to life

A Turkish court on Friday (Feb. 16) sentenced six journalists, including two prominent brothers, to life in jail for ...

Indonesia elected as UNESCO`s Executive Board member

Indonesia was elected as a member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizations (UNESCOs) ...

UNESCO should be ready for era of digital economy: Minister Effendy

The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) should proactively formulate new, creative measures ...

Indonesia publishes limited edition stamps during World Philately Expo

Indonesian Philately Association will publish 500 sets of limited edition stamps during the World Philately Expo, ...

Jakarta Declaration highlights challenges posed to press freedom globally

Some 1,500 participants from 90 countries attended the World Press Freedom Day International Conference organized by ...

Journalists` safety absolutely protected: UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has affirmed that the lives of ...