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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 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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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...
