Indonesia: Investigate Killing of Journalist and His Family

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Eva Meliana Pasaribu, daughter of the late journalist Rico Sempurna Pasaribu, delivers a press statement accompanied by representatives of the Medan Legal Aid Institute (LBH) and the Journalist Safety Committee (KKJ) in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia, July 18, 2024. © Photo by Panyahatan Siregar/NurPhoto via AP (Jakarta) – The Indonesian police and military should investigate the deadly arson attack against a journalist and three members of his family in Kabanjahe, a small town in North Sumatra, Human Rights Watch said today. While three men have been arrested,…

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