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In A First, Babies Sold On Instagram In Indonesia
Social media companies should step up oversight of their networks and cooperate more closely with authorities, Indonesian child rights advocates said after police busted a human trafficking ring offering babies for sale on Instagram.
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Indonesia's Crackdown On LGBT Fuelling HIV Cases: Rights Group
A crackdown on Indonesia's LGBT community is fuelling a spike in HIV cases as at-risk people avoid prevention services or seeking treatment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday.
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Indonesia Rebuffs UN, European Union Appeals To Halt Looming Executions
Indonesia quickly rebuffed appeals from the UN human rights chief and the European Union to abandon plans to execute 14 people for drug crimes as preparations intensified today at the prison island where the death row inmates are held.
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Indonesia Warns Messaging Apps To Drop Same-Sex Emoticons
Human Rights Watch today urged Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to protect gay and lesbian rights, a day after his government told instant messaging apps to remove stickers featuring same-sex couples in the latest high-profile attempt to discourage visible homosexuality in the socially conservative country.
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Escape Claws: Tigers, Piranhas May Join Indonesia Crocodile Prison Guard
When Indonesia's anti-drugs czar announced plans to guard a death-row prison island with crocodiles, the government rushed to explain that it was just a joke, but today Budi Waseso said he was now thinking of using tigers and piranha fish too.
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Uproar in Indonesia as Government Aims to Outlaw Criticism of President
Indonesian legislators and human rights activists criticised today a government proposal to make insulting the president illegal, citing concern for freedom of speech in the world's third-largest democracy.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo Grants Clemency to Papuan Political Prisoners
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Saturday ordered the release of a group of political prisoners in Papua to "create a sense of peace" in a rare conciliatory gesture to the insurgency-hit eastern province.
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Indonesia Executes Six Drug Convicts, Including Foreigners
Indonesia today put to death six people convicted of drugs offences, including five foreigners, in the first executions carried out under new President Joko Widodo.
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Indonesian Editor Accused Of Blasphemy Over Islamic State Cartoon
The Chief Editor of a leading English-language newspaper in Muslim-majority Indonesia has been named a suspect in a blasphemy case after the publication of a cartoon about the Islamic State group, the police said today.
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Stop 'Virginity Tests' on Indonesian Women Police Recruits: Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch has called for an end to the 'virginity tests' performed on Indonesian women police recruits.
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Indonesians Face Stark Choice in Pivotal Presidential Vote
Indonesians vote Wednesday in the country's most pivotal presidential election since the downfall of dictator Suharto, with Jakarta governor Joko Widodo and an ex-general with a chequered human rights record in a tight race.
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Indonesia Presidential Candidate Defends Rights Record
A presidential candidate who served as a general during Indonesia's three-decade Suharto dictatorship has emotionally defended himself against alleged human rights abuses committed during his service in a televised election debate.
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Campaigning Kicks off for Indonesian Presidential Election
Campaigning for Indonesia's July presidential election officially kicked off Wednesday, with favourite Joko Widodo facing a tough challenge from a Suharto-era former general with a chequered human rights record.
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Australia rejects claims that navy mistreated asylum seekers
Australia on Wednesday rejected claims by a group of asylum seekers that they were beaten and suffered burns while being returned to Indonesia by the Australian navy under a policy that has strained ties between the countries.
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1,500-strong mob kills 3 in sectarian violence
About 1,500 people stormed a house over the weekend to stop 20 Ahmadiyah followers from worshipping. The mob killed three men and badly wounded six others, while destroying the house and setting several cars and bikes on fire. Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered an investigation into the attack on members of the minority...
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In A First, Babies Sold On Instagram In Indonesia
Social media companies should step up oversight of their networks and cooperate more closely with authorities, Indonesian child rights advocates said after police busted a human trafficking ring offering babies for sale on Instagram.
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Indonesia's Crackdown On LGBT Fuelling HIV Cases: Rights Group
A crackdown on Indonesia's LGBT community is fuelling a spike in HIV cases as at-risk people avoid prevention services or seeking treatment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday.
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Indonesia Rebuffs UN, European Union Appeals To Halt Looming Executions
Indonesia quickly rebuffed appeals from the UN human rights chief and the European Union to abandon plans to execute 14 people for drug crimes as preparations intensified today at the prison island where the death row inmates are held.
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Indonesia Warns Messaging Apps To Drop Same-Sex Emoticons
Human Rights Watch today urged Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to protect gay and lesbian rights, a day after his government told instant messaging apps to remove stickers featuring same-sex couples in the latest high-profile attempt to discourage visible homosexuality in the socially conservative country.
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Escape Claws: Tigers, Piranhas May Join Indonesia Crocodile Prison Guard
When Indonesia's anti-drugs czar announced plans to guard a death-row prison island with crocodiles, the government rushed to explain that it was just a joke, but today Budi Waseso said he was now thinking of using tigers and piranha fish too.
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Uproar in Indonesia as Government Aims to Outlaw Criticism of President
Indonesian legislators and human rights activists criticised today a government proposal to make insulting the president illegal, citing concern for freedom of speech in the world's third-largest democracy.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo Grants Clemency to Papuan Political Prisoners
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Saturday ordered the release of a group of political prisoners in Papua to "create a sense of peace" in a rare conciliatory gesture to the insurgency-hit eastern province.
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Indonesia Executes Six Drug Convicts, Including Foreigners
Indonesia today put to death six people convicted of drugs offences, including five foreigners, in the first executions carried out under new President Joko Widodo.
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Indonesian Editor Accused Of Blasphemy Over Islamic State Cartoon
The Chief Editor of a leading English-language newspaper in Muslim-majority Indonesia has been named a suspect in a blasphemy case after the publication of a cartoon about the Islamic State group, the police said today.
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Stop 'Virginity Tests' on Indonesian Women Police Recruits: Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch has called for an end to the 'virginity tests' performed on Indonesian women police recruits.
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Indonesians Face Stark Choice in Pivotal Presidential Vote
Indonesians vote Wednesday in the country's most pivotal presidential election since the downfall of dictator Suharto, with Jakarta governor Joko Widodo and an ex-general with a chequered human rights record in a tight race.
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Indonesia Presidential Candidate Defends Rights Record
A presidential candidate who served as a general during Indonesia's three-decade Suharto dictatorship has emotionally defended himself against alleged human rights abuses committed during his service in a televised election debate.
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Campaigning Kicks off for Indonesian Presidential Election
Campaigning for Indonesia's July presidential election officially kicked off Wednesday, with favourite Joko Widodo facing a tough challenge from a Suharto-era former general with a chequered human rights record.
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Australia rejects claims that navy mistreated asylum seekers
Australia on Wednesday rejected claims by a group of asylum seekers that they were beaten and suffered burns while being returned to Indonesia by the Australian navy under a policy that has strained ties between the countries.
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1,500-strong mob kills 3 in sectarian violence
About 1,500 people stormed a house over the weekend to stop 20 Ahmadiyah followers from worshipping. The mob killed three men and badly wounded six others, while destroying the house and setting several cars and bikes on fire. Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered an investigation into the attack on members of the minority...
