Posts with tag: Civic space

Luhut reporting activists for defamation is another blow to freedom of expression

Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan's report against human rights activists Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti is the latest case in a worrying trend where public officials have weaponised defamation provisions to silence critics.

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