The Alliance of Independent Journalists Indonesia (AJI) is a body that promotes press freedom

Freedom of the press

Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the freedom of communication and expression through vehicles including various electronic media and published materials...

 in Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

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The AJI was founded in 1994 by Satrio Arismunandar

Satrio Arismunandar

Satrio Arismunandar was a student movement activist from Indonesia. He founded the Alliance of Independent Journalists in 1994, as an organization that opposed the Suharto regime...

, Ahmad Taufik

Ahmad Taufik

Ahmad Taufik is an Indonesian newspaper journalist known for his articles critical of the dictatorship of President Suharto.Taufik worked as a reporter at the magazine Tempo until its banning by Information Minister Harmoko of Suharto's New Order government in 1994...

 and Goenawan Mohamad

Goenawan Mohamad

Goenawan Mohamad is a renowned Indonesian poet and man of letters.Goenawan Mohamad was born in Batang, Central Java. His early writings include Potret Seorang Penyair Muda Sebagai Si Malin Kundang and Seks, Sastra, Kita ,'"Kesusastraan dan Kekuasaan' Goenawan Mohamad (born 29 July 1941) is a...

, the founder and editor of Tempo

Tempo magazine (Indonesia)

Tempo is an Indonesian weekly magazine that covers news and politics. It was founded by Goenawan Mohamad and Yusril Djalinus and the first edition was published in March 1971.-New Order era:...

 magazine, in response to the banning by the Suharto government of three magazines: Tempo, Editor, and Detik. The organisation is a member of International Federation of Journalists

International Federation of Journalists

International Federation of Journalists, IFJ, is a global union federation of journalists' trade unions—the largest in the world. The organization aims to protect and strengthen the rights and freedoms of journalists...

 (IFJ) and of the Southeast Asian Press Alliance

Southeast Asian Press Alliance

The Southeast Asian Press Alliance is the only regional organization focused on promoting and protecting press freedom and freedom of expression in Southeast Asia...

 (SEAPA). AJI is a member organization of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development

Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development is a membership-based human rights organization "committed to the promotion and protection of all human rights including the right to development". They were founded in 1991 in Manila, and are now based in Geneva, Switzerland. Their Secretariat...

(FORUM-ASIA).