For the past few years in Indonesia, we have seen an increased number of cyber-threats and cyber-attacks to netizens, women, and at-risk communities, such as journalists, anti-corruption activists, environment activists, LGBTIQ, and religious minorities.
These digital attacks leave a problematic situation for the foundation of freedom of the press, freedom of expression, and freedom of assembly. If left unchanged, this very problem will shake the foundation of democracy in Indonesia.
It is important to ensure that civil society organisation activists and their organisations as well as journalists and the media are aware of this cyber risk they are facing and take the necessary steps to address them. It is very important to define the active role of the civil society and media communities in the integral development of the State’s cyber-hygiene/cyber-security policies in Indonesia.
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Tuesday, 20 October 2020
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 06.00 – 08.00 PM (GMT+7/ Jakarta time)
𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬:
▪ Ravio Patra, activist, researcher
▪ Sapto Anggoro, Editor-in-Chief Tirto.id
▪ Yuyun Wahyuningrum, Representative of Indonesia to the AICHR 2019-2021
▪ Melissa Hathaway, Cybersecurity Expert
▪ Sherly Haristya, Freedom on The Net in-country researcher
▪ Herlambang P. Wiratraman, Researcher at HRLS Faculty of Law Airlangga University
𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫:
Anita Wahid, Activist at Gusdurian and MAFINDO
For more information:
Please contact East Asia and ASEAN Programme, FORUM-ASIA, [email protected]
Media contact:
For more information or to set up an interview with any of the speakers, please contact Melissa Ananthraj, Communication and Media Programme Manager, FORUM-ASIA at [email protected]
The webinar is jointly organised by the Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Indonesia Cyber Security Forum (ICSF), Amnesty International Indonesia, and Indonesia Anti-Hoax Society (MAFINDO).
