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Campus Workers Urge Police to Investigate Doxing of UGM Lecturer

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A university lecturer, Nabiyla Risfa Izzati, faces doxing and threats after posting academic comments online.
  • The threats included personal data disclosure and warnings, allegedly violating data protection laws.
  • A campus workers' union is urging police to investigate, calling it an attack on academic freedom.

The Serikat Pekerja Kampus (SPK), a campus workers' union, is demanding a thorough police investigation into the alleged doxing and intimidation of Nabiyla Risfa Izzati, a lecturer at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) Law Faculty. The union views this incident not merely as a personal attack but as a significant threat to academic freedom in Indonesia.

According to SPK Chairman Dhia Al Uyun, Izzati received threatening messages via WhatsApp on July 16, 2026. The sender demanded she remove a social media post containing academic commentary on the reassignment of a civil servant within the Ministry of Public Works. Al Uyun stated, 'An attack on an academic exercising their critical function is an attack on the entire academic community.'

An attack on an academic exercising their critical function is an attack on the entire academic community.

— Dhia Al UyunChairman of SPK, commenting on the doxing and threats against UGM lecturer Nabiyla Risfa Izzati.

The threats were accompanied by the disclosure of Izzati's personal information, including her home address, national identification number, birth details, family information, and the last known location of her device. The sender also warned that her post could cause unrest and threatened to escalate the issue to specific parties. SPK alleges these actions violate Indonesia's Data Protection Law, particularly concerning the unlawful acquisition and disclosure of personal data.

SPK further contends that the intimidation constitutes an attempt to silence academic freedom and freedom of expression, rights guaranteed by the constitution and higher education laws. The union pledges full support for Izzati's legal actions, including a prior legal notice sent to those allegedly involved in illegally obtaining her data and accessing her devices. They urge the police to identify all perpetrators and investigate how her personal data was accessed, emphasizing that state officials found to have misused their authority should be removed and prosecuted.

The state is obliged to protect, not allow, let alone facilitate the silencing of academic criticism.

— Dhia Al UyunChairman of SPK, emphasizing the government's responsibility in protecting academic discourse.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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