"This paper serves as a review of crimes committed against journalist in Indonesia within the past six years (2010–2015). This work draws primarily on the annual reports made by the Alliance of Independence Journalist (AJI), the prominent association of journalists in Indonesia. The first part introduces the magnitude of the violence. The second part explains the actor and motive behind the escalation of crimes. The paper will be ended by a discussion of challenges the country’s media policy faces in resolving those cases." (Abstract)