The Alliance of Independent Journalists ( id, Aliansi Jurnalis Independen, abbreviated as AJI) is an

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n organization that promotes press freedom in the country. The AJI was founded in 1994 by Satrio Arismunandar, Ahmad Taufik,

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, the founder and editor of ''

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'' magazine, and Ging Ginanjar in response to the banning by the

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government of three magazines: ''Tempo'', ''Editor'', and ''Detik''. The organisation is a member of

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(IFJ) and of the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA). AJI is also a member organization of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and the

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. Based in Jakarta, Indonesia, AJI is the first independent journalists' association in the country.

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Indonesian journalism organizations

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