On June 10 2018, Muhammad Yusuf, a journalist in Indonesia, died, reportedly of a heart attack earlier this month while being held on charges of defaming a palm oil company owned by a powerful tycoon. Activists and fellow journalists question the circumstances surrounding Yusuf’s arrest and death, and suspect the company used the defamation charges to silence Yusuf. Indonesia’s national commission on human rights has vowed to investigate Yusuf’s death, which his widow has deemed unnatural. From November 2017 to March of this year, Muhammad Yusuf wrote at least 23 articles for the news portals Kemajuan Rakyat and Berantas News about a land conflict involving PT Multi Sarana Agro Mandiri (MSAM). The company holds the rights to develop a massive oil palm plantation in Pulau Laut. Director-General of UNESCO urges transparent investigation into death of Muhammad Yusuf.