Indonesian human rights defenders Fatiah Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar discussed a public investigation into the involvement of army officials in the gold mining business during a YouTube talk show. In response, a government official accused them of defaming him. A years-long legal ordeal followed, during which #TrialWatch argued that authorities ignored their own government’s guidance on protecting #freespeech. This is just one of 70+ cases TrialWatch analyzed with icjrid in our latest report on cyberdefamation in the country. Dozens of defendants tell the same story: in #Indonesia protected speech is still prosecuted. 📄 Report link in bio .