Photo Editor
Adrian Mulya is a Jakarta-based photographer with interest in human rights. In 2016, he published Winners of Life, a book on female prisoner of conscience post-1965 tragedy in Indonesia. Adrian also worked on a project about gig economy workers, “Serabutan” (Precariats), in July 2021, in collaboration with Artists for Digital Rights Network (A4RDN).
adrian.mulya@projectmultatuli.org
Audience Development Manager
After participating in various labor movements, since 2015 Alfa has been working in the digital media industry. He founded a collective called Amygdala Publicist in 2016 to help promote Indonesian movies in cinemas, on digital platforms and at film festivals.
medsos@projectmultatuli.org
Journalist
Alfian started his writing career in 2010 by publishing a hardcore punk zine, before becoming a part of Aspirasi, a university press body at UPN Veteran, Jakarta. Prior to joining Project Multatuli as a journalist, Alfian wrote for Tirto.ID for three years.
alfianputra@projectmultatuli.org
Freelance Editor PM English
Ary Hermawan is a graduate researcher at the University of Melbourne’s Asia Institute. Prior to joining PM English, Ary was a managing editor and an editor at large of The Jakarta Post and deputy director of Amnesty International Indonesia. He earned his master’s degree in international journalism from the University of Arizona’s School of Journalism in 2016.
Membership Manager
Until 2020, Devina worked at The Jakarta Post, writing explainer articles and helping develop its social media presence. She also curated and edited reader submissions for the paper’s “Community” channel. Prior to joining Project Multatuli, Devina worked in communications for non-media organizations. She’s an avid reader who shares her book reviews and recommendations on Instagram @DevinaYo or under #DevinaReads.
devina@projectmultatuli.org
@DevinaYo
Membership Officer
Eben holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Multimedia Nusantara University. Prior to joining Project Multatuli as a full-time worker, Eben worked at Narabahasa and at an agency as copywriter.
eben@projectmultatuli.org
Administration and Finance
Finished her undergraduate degree in economics at Universitas Advent Indonesia. Worked as Finance and Admin Coordinator at Yayasan Plan International Indonesia on its Disaster Risk Management Program. Works for the Indonesian Data Journalism Network (IDJN) as Finance and Admin Officer.
finance.admin@projectmultatuli.org
Editor
Former Chief Content Officer at Haluan. A journalist since 2013 at Merdeka.com, Rappler.com, and Tirto.id. The Editorial Manager at the Indonesian Data Journalism Network.
mawakresna@projectmultatuli.org
@mawakresna
Social Media Manager
Niyani is a copywriter and social media manager with more than 10 years of experience in social media marketing for TV, brands, film, to online news portal. Prior to joining Project M, Niya worked as Social Media Lead Talksport Indonesia at Beritagar.id and Lokadata.id.
niyani@projectmultatuli.org
Team Manager
Nurdiyansah Dalidjo is a queer writer and researcher. He has a master’s degree in tourism management and has over 10 years’ experience in development issues. His latest book, entitled Rumah di Tanah Rempah (Tales from the Spice Islands), explores various intersectional topics about the history and the context of colonialism in Indonesia.
team@projectmultatuli.org
Journalist
Dinda has been a journalist since 2018. Aside from Project Multatuli, she has written for The Jakarta Post, Tirto.id, and Jurnal Ruang.
dinda@projectmultatuli.org
@permatadnda
Content Creator
A Journalism graduate from Universitas Multimedia Nusantara. Since 2022, Rhei has been exploring social media across various industries, ranging from retail, fashion, to media corporations. Before joining Project Multatuli, Rhei worked in communications at Kompas Gramedia.
rhei@projectmultatuli.org
Multimedia Manager
He has covered national issues as a photographer with The Jakarta Post, international issues as an assistant producer with Associated Press Television News, and local issues as a writer with Pikiran Rakyat.
ricky@projectmultatuli.org
Managing Editor
Mala has been a journalist since 2009 and has worked at the Jakarta Globe, Beritagar.id, and BenarNews. Her reporting focuses on human rights, security, the environment, international politics, and macroeconomics. She is also the co-founder of Arungkala, a content and digital enterprise based in Jakarta.
ronna.nirmala@projectmultatuli.org
Collaboration Manager
With a background in Media Studies from the Universitas Indonesia, Sarah Hana has experience in business development and project & operations management. She’s worked with New Naratif and The Conversation Indonesia, and has also taught with MotherSchools Indonesia as a freelance instructor.
sarah.hana@projectmultatuli.org
Journalist
Former reporter at The Jakarta Post, Bloomberg, and BBC, where he covered various beats, including energy and mining, macroeconomics, human rights, and politics.
viriyasinggih@projectmultatuli.org
Digital Campaign Designer
Zulfikar worked as a graphic designer at Djakarta Magazine. In 2013, he became a freelance designer who was involved in festivals like the Jakarta Biennale (2013, 2015, 2017, 2021), the Jakarta Theater Festival (2016), the Jakarta International Literary Festival (2019), Synchronize Festival (2016, 2017, 2018), and more.
medsos@projectmultatuli.org
Executive Director
Former managing editor at The Jakarta Post. Her collaborative projects won the 2020 Public Service Journalism Award from the Society of Publishers in Asia and the 2020 Tasrif Award from the AJI. She earned her master’s degree from Universiteit van Amsterdam and was a 2011-2012 Hubert Humphrey Fellow at the University of Maryland.
evi.mariani@projectmultatuli.org
Chief Editor
Editor at Tirto.id from December 2016 to July 2021. His collaborative projects won the 2020 Public Service Journalism Award from the Society of Publishers in Asia and the 2020 Tasrif Award from the Independent Journalists Alliance (AJI).
fahrisalam@projectmultatuli.org
Director of Collaboration
Former multimedia editor at The Jakarta Post, where she led a team to develop webinars, videos, and interactive articles. She worked at UNDP Indonesia as SDG Academy Indonesia communications consultant from 2021 until mid 2022.
yuliasri.perdani@projectmultatuli.org
Journalist at Kompas daily. His work, mainly related to science, disasters, and the environment, has led him to receive numerous awards, including the 2008-2009 Mochtar Lubis Award from the Press and Development Study Institute (LSPP) and the Gold Medal from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) for the Ring of Fire Expedition Project. He has written several books, including Disaster Journalism, Journalism Disaster (KPG, 2010) and Indigenous People & Food Sovereignty (KPG and Kemitraan, 2021). Arif was a 2013-2014 Japan Foundation Fellow at Wako University.
Executive Director at Project Multatuli. Former managing editor at The Jakarta Post. Her collaborative projects won the 2020 Public Service Journalism Award from the Society of Publishers in Asia and the 2020 Tasrif Award from the AJI. She earned her master’s degree from Universiteit van Amsterdam. In 2023, Reporters Without Borders nominated her for Press Freedom Awards for the category of Independence Prize.
Chief Editor at Project Multatuli. From December 2016 to July 2021 worked as an editor at Tirto.id from December 2016 to July 2021. His collaborative projects won the 2020 Public Service Journalism Award from the Society of Publishers in Asia and the 2020 Tasrif Award from the Independent Journalists Alliance (AJI).
Ary Hermawan is a graduate researcher at the University of Melbourne’s Asia Institute. Prior to joining PM English, Ary was a managing editor and an editor at large of The Jakarta Post and deputy director of Amnesty International Indonesia. He earned his master’s degree in international journalism from the University of Arizona’s School of Journalism in 2016.
Lecturer and the head of the Doctoral Program of Politics and Government at Universitas Gadjah Mada’s Faculty of Social and Political Sciences. She earned her PhD at the Universiteit van Amsterdam.
Served as a senior editor at The Jakarta Post for more than 20 years. Former chairwoman of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI). Cofounder of the Bung Hatta AntiCorruption Award.
Lecturer in the Constitutional Law Department of Airlangga University’s School of Law and executive director of the Centre for the Study of Human Rights Law at the School of Law from 2015-2019. He is currently obtaining his PhD in law from Leiden University.
Journalist at Kompas daily for 31 years, from 1984. In 2003 she received the Yap Thiem Hien Award for Human Rights. She laid the groundwork for gender sensitive journalism today.
Former deputy editor and reporter at The Jakarta Post, where she mostly covered politics, law, and human rights. Graduated from Columbia Journalism School in 2016 with an MSc in Journalism.
A freelance journalist. Margaret’s works focus on Indonesian politics and policy making, human rights, and security affairs. A Chevening scholar with an MSc in Culture and Conflict in Global Europe from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Journalism lecturer at Multimedia Nusantara University (UMN). Formerly deputy editor at The Jakarta Post. Graduated from the Australian National University in 2017 with a Master’s in Asia Pacific Studies.
Founder of the Indonesian Data Journalism Network (IDJN). Her investigative work includes a story on mass sexual assault cases in Indonesian universities published on Tirto.id in 2019, which won a SOPA Award in 2020. As a Chevening scholar, she graduated from Birmingham City University in 2018 with an MA in Data Journalism.
