George Junus Aditjondro

Aditjondro was born in Pekalongan, Central Java and began his career as a journalist for Tempo Magazine. From 1994 to 1995, he became widely known as a critic of President Suharto's government over corruption and East Timor. He left Indonesia for Australia for seven years and was banned by Soeharto’s regime in March 1998. He became a sociology lecturer at the University of Newcastle.{{cite news|last1=Asrianti|first1=Tifa|title=George Junus Aditjondro : of watchdogs and octopi|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/03/george-junus-aditjondro-watchdogs-and-octopi.html|accessdate=12 December 2016|work=The Jakarta Post|date=3 January 2016}} Previously, he taught at the Satya Wacana Christian University in Indonesia.

On his return from Australia, he wrote several controversial books. In December 2009, during the launch of his book Dismantling Cikeas Octopus, Aditjondro was accused of assault against {{ill|Ramadhan Pohan|id}}, a member of parliament from the Democratic Party. Ex-president of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expressed his concerns regarding the contents of the book. Soon, the book was taken off the shelves across the nation.

Aditjondro died of stroke at the age of 70 in Palu, Central Sulawesi in 2016.{{cite news|last1=Sangadji|first1=Ruslan|title=Anticorruption activist George Aditjondro passes away in Palu|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/12/10/anticorruption-activist-george-aditjondro-passes-away-in-palu.html|accessdate=12 December 2016|work=The Jakarta Post|date=10 December 2016}}

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• [http://www.unhas.ac.id/rhiza/arsip/arsip-macam2/gja1.html "Chopping the global tentacles of the Suharto Oligarchy]," Dr. George J. Aditjondro.
• [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/longterm/asiaecon/stories/sons012598.htm Suharto & Sons (And Daughters, In-Laws & Cronies)], George J. Aditjondro, The Washington Post, Sunday, January 25, 1998; Page C01.
• {{in lang|id}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312101520/http://kompas.com/kompas-cetak/0604/15/pustaka/2585086.htm "George Aditjondro: Betah Meneliti Korupsi"], KOMPAS, 15 April 2006
• {{in lang|id}} [http://www.detiknews.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2006/bulan/11/tgl/12/time/174512/idnews/707077/idkanal/10 "Aditjondro Gugat Kedubes Thailand"], Detikcom, 12 November 2006
• {{in lang|id}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225640/http://harry.sufehmi.com/archives/2006-08-31-1259/], "Sisi Lain George Aditjondro", August 31, 2006
• [http://alphaamirrachman.blogspot.com/2007/01/george-junus-aditjondro-standing-by.html George Junus Aditjondro: Standing by the Marginalized], by Alpha Amirrachman, The Jakarta Post, January 9, 2007
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012811/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/12/30/george-hit-me-with-a-book-says-democrat-party-official.html "George hit me with a book says Democrat Party official"], The Jakarta Post, December 30, 2009
• [http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/05/witnesses-quizzed-georgeramadhan-case.html Witnesses quizzed in George-Ramadhan case], The Jakarta Post, January 5, 2010
• [http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/08/comments-039george-hit-me-with-a-book039.html Comments: 'George hit me with a book'], The Jakarta Post, January 8, 2010
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20150816125117/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/02/07/sociologist-george-aditjondro-dossier-sent-prosecutors-police.html "Sociologist George Aditjondro dossier sent to prosecutors: Police"], The Jakarta Post, February 7, 2012
• {{in lang|id}} [http://www.darahkubiru.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=19250 "George Aditjondro si kera yang berteriak kera"]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, May 25, 2015

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