Indonesia

Indonesia Magazine, Critical Of Government, Sent Pig’s Head, Rats

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Indonesia Magazine, Critical Of Government, Sent Pig's Head, Rats

Activists have called for press freedom to be protected in Indonesia and demanded an investigation after a magazine critical of the government was sent a pig’s head and decapitated rats. Weekly magazine Tempo, a top Indonesian publication since the 1970s, has been critical of the policies of President Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general whom rights groups … Read more

Indonesian Parliament Passes Bill That Critics Say Evokes Authoritarian Past

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Indonesian Parliament Passes Bill That Critics Say Evokes Authoritarian Past

Indonesia’s Parliament on Thursday unanimously passed a controversial overhaul of a law that will allocate more civilian posts for military officers, defying student protests and raising fears of the erosion of freedoms in the world’s third-largest democracy. The revisions were proposed by allies of President Prabowo Subianto, a feared former general who served under the … Read more