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Academia 3 months ago
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What’s next after ‘Pesta Babi’ breaks the silence
By holding up an uncomfortable mirror to state-led exploitation and violence in Papua, Pesta Babi has shattered decades of enforced silence, forcing Jakarta to choose between repressive censorship and genuine, rights-respecting reform.
Academia 3 months ago
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The Streisand effect in military-sponsored censorship of a movie
When Jakarta tried to censor an indigenous Papuan documentary using military force and religious panic, it triggered the ultimate backfire: a digital wildfire exposing the raw reality of state-driven land grab.
Politics 5 months ago
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Press groups decry govt’s restriction of Magdalene’s acid attack post
Journalist associations have condemned the Communications and Digital Ministry’s move to geographically restrict an Instagram post by online news outlet Magdalene about a recent acid attack involving the military, calling it illegal and a dangerous precedent for press freedom.
Americas 1 year ago
Trump administration tightens social media vetting for foreign students
US consular officers are now required to conduct a "comprehensive and thorough vetting" of all student and exchange visitor applicants to identify those who "bear hostile attitudes toward our citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles," said the cable, which was dated June 18 and sent to US missions on Wednesday.
Society 1 year ago
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Punk band Sukatani stares down police intimidation
The members of Central Java punk band Sukatani have “firmly” rejected an offer to serve as ambassadors of the National Police after reportedly facing months of pressure and intimidation over a song criticizing police corruption that culminated in the band removing it from streaming platforms last month.
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