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| Born | August 7, 1965 Jember, East Java, Indonesia |
| Citizenship | Indonesian |
| Alma mater | Satya Wacana Christian University Harvard University (Nieman Fellow, 1999) |
| Occupations | Journalist, human rights researcher, author |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Employer | Human Rights Watch |
| Known for | Indonesia researcher at Human Rights Watch; co-founder of Alliance of Independent Journalists |
Andreas Harsono (born 7 August 1965) is an Indonesian journalist, human rights researcher, and author. He has worked as Indonesia researcher for Human Rights Watch since 2008, focusing on religious freedom, freedom of expression, and the rights of indigenous peoples in West Papua.[1][2][3]
He co-founded the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) in Jakarta in 1994, the South East Asia Press Alliance in Bangkok in 1998, and the Pantau Foundation, a journalist training organization, in 2003.[1][4] He is an early member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which awarded him for his contributions to developing investigative reporting globally in 2019.[2]
Early life and education
editHarsono was born on 7 August 1965 in Jember, East Java, Indonesia.[5][2] He studied engineering at Satya Wacana Christian University in Salatiga, Central Java, in the 1980s.[2] He later received a Nieman Fellowship in journalism from Harvard University in 1999–2000, where he studied under Bill Kovach.[2][4]
Career
editEarly journalism
editHarsono began his journalism career as a reporter for The Jakarta Post, where he covered the early work of Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights, labor disputes, and student protests.[2] He was dismissed from the paper in October 1994, reportedly due to his involvement in co-founding the Alliance of Independent Journalists, at a time when the Suharto government required all journalists to belong to a single officially sanctioned organization.[2]
He subsequently worked as a reporter for The Nation in Bangkok and The Star in Kuala Lumpur, covering the Asian financial crisis, the fall of President Suharto in 1998, the East Timor independence movement, and ethnic and religious violence in Indonesia.[3][5]
Pantau Foundation
editFollowing his Nieman Fellowship at Harvard, Harsono returned to Jakarta to edit Pantau, a monthly magazine dedicated to media criticism and journalism in Indonesia.[1] In 2003, he co-founded the Pantau Foundation, a journalist training organization based in Jakarta that promoted literary journalism and investigative reporting standards.[1][4]
Human Rights Watch
editSince 2008, Harsono has served as Indonesia researcher for Human Rights Watch, an international non-governmental organization headquartered in New York.[1] His work focuses on religious minorities—including Ahmadiyah and Shia Muslims, as well as Protestant, Catholic, Buddhist, Hindu, and Confucian communities—and on the rights of indigenous Papuans in West Papua.[2]
His reports for Human Rights Watch have been cited in international media, academic publications, and policy discussions on Indonesia.[6] He has spoken at institutions including the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.[7]
Suara Papua
editIn 2011, Harsono co-founded Suara Papua, an online news outlet based in Jayapura, to support independent journalism in Papua. He credited Oktovianus Pogau (1992–2016), a journalist from Sugapa, Papua, as the founding editor of the outlet.[2]
Organizations
edit- Co-founder, Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), Jakarta (1994)
- Co-founder, Institute for the Studies on Free Flow of Information (ISAI), Jakarta (1995)[1]
- Founding member, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), Washington D.C. (1997)[4]
- Co-founder, South East Asia Press Alliance, Bangkok (1998)[1]
- Co-founder, Pantau Foundation, Jakarta (2003)[1]
- Co-founder, Suara Papua, Jayapura (2011)[2]
- Expert panel member, Fetisov Journalism Awards, Geneva[2]
Awards
edit- Nieman Fellowship, Harvard University (1999)[4]
- ICIJ Award for contributions to developing global investigative reporting (2019)[2]
Works
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Andreas Harsono". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Biodata". andreasharsono.net. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- 1 2 "Andreas Harsono". Monash University Publishing. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Andreas Harsono". International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- 1 2 "Andreas Harsono". Writers Unlimited. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ Andreas Harsono: Indonesia Divided. TVO Today. 2017. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ "Andreas Harsono". Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- ↑ "Race, Islam and Power". Monash University Publishing. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
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