Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet)

Indonesia

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Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) is an Indonesian-based civil society organization working to defend digital rights in Southeast Asia. Since 2013, SAFEnet has been intensively monitoring digital rights violations, particularly in Indonesia, and supporting victims of the violation, as well as building capacity for CSOs about the issue and advocationg digital-related policy in the country.

Every year, SAFEnet publishes the Digital Rights Situation Report of Indonesia in Bahasa Indonesia and English, in addition of quarterly reports. It includes contextual information and access of internet analysis.

In 2019, SAFEnet, in collaboration with Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Indonesia and Press Legal Aid (LBH Pers), sued the Indonesian government in relation to the internet shutdown in Papua. SAFEnet and the coalition won the lawsuit. The State Court stated that the termination of internet access was an unlawful act.