Haj officials usher elderly haj pilgrims April 22, 2026, for their departure toward Medina, Saudi Arabia, at Batam Haj Dormitory in Riau Islands. Batam sent the first haj flight group, of 445 pilgrims, on April 22.`

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The airline covered accommodation, transportation and other expense costs for the pilgrims at five different hotels in the Nagoya area.

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Government to vet human rights activists through ‘assessor team’

The government is preparing a mechanism to determine who qualifies as a human rights activist, as part of efforts to ensure legal protections are granted only to legitimate defenders, says Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai.

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Rubbish piles up on a street in Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on April 24, 2026. Bali's largest landfill was declared off-limits for organic waste from the beginning of April, as the government moves to enforce a longstanding ban on open tips.

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Bali drowning in trash after landfill closed

Bali's largest landfill was declared off-limits for organic waste from the beginning of April, as the government moves to enforce a longstanding ban on open tips.

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26 foreigners rescued from alleged scam compound in Bali

Police said that most of the victims held at the site were Philippine and Kenyan nationals.

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Civil society activists and university students hold a banner that reads “Police reform“ (left) and “People's killer“ during a protest on Nov. 28, 2024, in front of the Central Java Police station in Semarang.

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Pressure piles on Prabowo for police reform

The government-sanctioned police reform committee has not presented its findings and recommendations to President Prabowo Subianto despite wrapping up its work since early March, citing the President’s busy agenda.

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Batak community activists hold a rally on Nov. 10, 2025, at the North Sumatra Governor’s Office in Medan, demanding the closure of PT Toba Pulp Lestari over allegations of acquiring customary lands and causing ecological damage in the Lake Toba region.

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Toba Pulp Lestari to lay off 80% of workforce after license revocation

The pulp company has explained that its decision to lay off the majority of its workforce stemmed from the revocation of its PBPH, which led to the closure of its operations in forest concession areas.

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A train passes the wreckage of a Green SM electric taxi April 28, 2026, following the car's collision with a train that subsequently led to another, fatal, collision between a Commuter Line train and the Argo Bromo Anggrek train at Bekasi Timor Station in Bekasi, West Java.

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Acid attacks highlight growing danger for Indonesian activists

Activists and observers say a climate of repression is taking root under a government that baulks at criticism under the leadership of ex-general Prabowo—himself accused of human rights violations in the 1990s.

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Ministry inspects EV taxi garage in Bekasi following train crash

The ministry's director general for land transportation Aan Suhanan, who described the visit as an inspection, said the move was to check if the EV taxi firm complied with prevailing safety standards.

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A Public Facilities and Infrastructure Handling (PPSU) worker cleans the street on April 19 during the Car Free Day event at Jl. Jenderal Sudirman in South Jakarta.

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Stronger protection urged for outdoor workers in dry season

President Prabowo Subianto speaks to reporters on Tuesday, April 28, after visiting victims of a collision between a commuter train and a passenger train at Dr. Chasbullah Abdulmadjid Regional Hospital in Bekasi, West Java.

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Prabowo orders thorough probe into Bekasi train crash as fatalities rise to 15

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Trains collide near Jakarta, killing seven, injuring dozens

At the station, chaotic scenes unfolded in the aftermath of the crash, with rescue workers shouting for oxygen tanks as ambulances stood by in a snaking queue, lights flashing.

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