Press organisations and community members hold joint prayer for five journalists and three crew members missing in the Sunda Strait
Press organisations and community elements held a joint prayer for five journalists and three crew members missing in the Sunda Strait.
Members of the Indonesian Photojournalists Association (PFI) Yogyakarta carried posters during a joint prayer session in Yogyakarta on Friday (11/09/2026). The prayer was organised by PFI Yogyakarta as a form of support for the search efforts for five journalists and three crew members who lost contact while covering the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau in the waters of the Sunda Strait.
Several members of the Indonesian Photojournalists Association (PFI) held a joint prayer in Jakarta on Friday (11/09/20lag). The prayer was organised to support the search for five journalists—namely Ari Basuki (Merdeka.com), Bagus Khoirunas (LKBN ANTARA), Yudhistiro Pranoto (iNews), Firdaus Wajidi (Anadolu News Agency), and Donal Husni (freelance journalist)—as well as three crew members who lost contact during the coverage of the Mount Anak Krakatau eruption.
Journalists from various organisations, including PWI Bogor City, PFI Bogor, and IJTI Bogor Raya, alongside the Bogor City Government, held a joint prayer at the An-Naba Mosque of PWI Bogor City, West Java, on Friday (11/09/2026). The session was held to pray for the safety of the journalists and crew members and to demonstrate solidarity and moral support from journalists across different organisations for those still being searched for.
In Bandung, West Java, pantomime artist Wanggi Hoediyatno performed a theatrical piece during a joint prayer at the Indonesia Menggugat Building on Friday (11/09/2026). The event, which included candle-lighting ceremonies and was attended by the public, artists, and journalists from organisations such as PFI Bandung, IJTI West Java, and the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Bandung, served as a show of support for the ongoing search for the missing media personnel and crew.