Day: September 14, 2006

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Ketua Komisi III DPR Sarankan Pakai UU Pers

Kamis, 14 September 2006, 06:28:52 WIB

Menunggu Putusan Sela Pekan Depan

Jakarta, Rakyat Merdeka. Ketua Komisi III DPR Trimedya Panjaitan me­min­ta lembaga peradilan di tanah air agar tidak menggunakan pa­sal kriminal dalam menghadapi ka­sus-kasus yang berkaitan deng­an aktifitas jurnalistik. Ko­men­tar ini disampaikan Tri­me­dya menanggapi persidangan di Pengadilan Negeri Jakarta Se­la­tan yang mendudukkan pe­mim­pin redaksi Situs Berita Rakyat Merdeka Teguh Santosa sebagai ter­dakwa. Continue reading “Ketua Komisi III DPR Sarankan Pakai UU Pers”

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Media Watchdog Condemns ‘Insulting Islam’ Trial

Posted by: Roy Tupai on 09, 14 2006 @ 01:28 am

Following is a statement from Paris-based international press freedom group, Reporters Without Borders, condemning the trial of the Rakyat Merdeka daily’s chief editor, Teguh Santosa, who is accused of insulting Islam after the newspaper’s online edition republished three Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad. Via the Reporters Without Borders website. Continue reading “Media Watchdog Condemns ‘Insulting Islam’ Trial”