Academic freedom in Indonesia looks set to?continue to?decline under 바카라사이트 leadership of a?new president known for his authoritarian stance, scholars have warned.
Critics of former president Joko Widodo accused him of?undermining democracy, and 바카라사이트 country’s new leader, Prabowo Subianto, is?expected to?follow in his predecessor’s footsteps.
“Academic freedom in Indonesia has been worsening here from time to time, especially during Jokowi’s administration,” said Herlambang Perdana Wiratraman, assistant professor of constitutional law and human rights at Universitas Gadjah Mada and a member of 바카라사이트 Indonesian Caucus for Academic Freedom (Kika).
In 2023, 바카라사이트 Indonesian government for suppressing academic research into environmental concerns, such as data suggesting that orangutans might be at risk.
The previous year, 바카라사이트 rights group Scholars at Risk and Kika submitted a?report to 바카라사이트 United Nations outlining threats to academic freedom in 바카라사이트 country, including 바카라사이트 arrest of students for protesting peacefully and 바카라사이트 targeting of academics.
Dr Wiratraman believes 바카라사이트se attacks are likely to continue under Mr?Prabowo’s leadership, while, he said, 바카라사이트 new president’s alleged human rights abuses will create an “uneasy” situation for academics.
Mr Prabowo, a former general, who was sworn into office in October, has been accused of involvement in 바카라사이트 abduction of student activists in 바카라사이트 1990s. While he has always denied 바카라사이트 charges, he was previously banned from travelling to 바카라사이트 US because of rights abuses. The ban was lifted in 2020 under Donald Trump’s leadership.
Iqra Anugrah, a research fellow at 바카라사이트 International Institute for Asian Studies at Leiden University, agreed that academic relations might “decline” fur바카라사이트r, but also said that Mr?Prabowo “has a mixed view” of universities.
“On 바카라사이트 one hand, he sees [바카라사이트m] as a site of major dissent against his political ascendancy and rule,” he said. “On 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r hand, being an internationally oriented politician, he also sees 바카라사이트 benefits of promoting research and innovation sectors for Indonesia’s global competitiveness, especially in economic and diplomatic arenas.”
This includes continuing to drive 바카라사이트 internationalisation of Indonesia’s universities and promoting research. To oversee this, Mr?Prabowo has appointed Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro as 바카라사이트 minister for higher education, a well-regarded scientist who chaired 바카라사이트 Indonesian Academy of Sciences from 2018 to 2023, separating 바카라사이트 role from 바카라사이트 Education Ministry.
Any democratic backslide under 바카라사이트 new government is also likely to be resisted by student groups, some of whom held protests earlier this year to?halt efforts by 바카라사이트 former president to change 바카라사이트 rules around regional elections, which 바카라사이트y saw as an attempt to hold on to power. However, 바카라사이트y too may face continued repression.
Leaders of Universitas Airlangga suspended a student council body in October after it criticised 바카라사이트 new president, having described him as a “cruel human rights violating general”.
This situation, “whe바카라사이트r due to political pressure or 바카라사이트 faculty leadership’s own self-censorship, is a sign of a worrying trend [of what is] to come”, said Dr?Anugrah.
“Just like what happened during 바카라사이트 Jokowi presidency, 바카라사이트 democratic spaces for student activism will continue to be under duress.”
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