May 7, 2000 a mob, claiming to be made up of supporters

May 7, 2000 a mob, claiming to be made up of supporters of former

president Abdurrahman Wahid, occupied the

offices of the Surabaya-based Jawa Pos

newspaper. The occupation forced the paper to halt production for a day

July 7, 2000 a mob, claiming to consist of students and

lecturers from a university in the West Sumatra

capital of Padang, destroyed the offices of local tabloid Bijak.

October 3, 2000 A mob, claiming to be made up of supporters of former

president Abdurrahman Wahid, held a protest

outside the offices of the Bandung-based Pikiran

Rakyat daily

January 13, 2001 a mob, claiming to consist of members of the

Communication Forum for the Children of Retired

Armed Forces Officers (FKPPI), ransacked the

offices of the Medan-based Waspada daily

April 2002 mobs, claiming to be made up of members of the Indonesian

Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI

Perjuangan), held a number of protests outside the

offices of the Jakarta-based Rakyat Merdeka

daily. Similar protests were staged at the daily's offices several

times during 2001 and 2002

April, 29, 2002 20 members of Military Police attacked the

offices of the South Sulawesi-based

Pare Pos.

Source: The Jakarta Post