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Academia 1 year ago
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Reading Megawati's silhouette: Between harmony, hegemony and democracy
The President's recent move to grant amnesty to Hasto Kristiyanto presents a case study for the use of political diction in the continuing power play between the hegemony of his "grand coalition" and the counterstrategy of PDI-P matriarch Megawati in defining her party's stance.
Politics 1 year ago
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Pardons cast doubt over Prabowo’s anticorruption commitment
President Prabowo Subianto’s decision to pardon Thomas Lembong and Hasto Kristiyanto in their high-profile graft cases has sounded alarms over political interference in the judiciary and sparked renewed scrutiny over his administration’s commitment to anticorruption.
Politics 1 year ago
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Prabowo reconciles with opposition through pardons
President Prabowo Subianto’s request to grant abolition and amnesty--two forms of clemency--for graft convicts Thomas Lembong and Hasto Kristiyanto, respectively, was approved by the House of Representatives, eliminating their prison sentences.
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago
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Jailed Indonesian granted amnesty in Myanmar, returns home
An Indonesian social media influencer sentenced to seven years in prison in Yangon for terrorism-related charges has been granted amnesty by Myanmar and allowed to return home over the weekend, following months of diplomatic efforts by the Foreign Ministry.
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago
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Rights abuses flourish in Cambodian scamming compounds: Amnesty
The latest report from human rights group Amnesty International has revealed damning evidence of human rights abuses in Cambodia’s scamming industry on a massive scale, with victims coming from several Asian countries, including Indonesia.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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Rights group call for probe into alleged extrajudicial killing in Nduga
Amid reports of increased military activity in Nduga regency, Highland Papua, following the release of a New Zealand pilot from rebel captivity, rights groups said that Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel have committed an extrajudicial killing of a Papuan civilian, an accusation the military has denied.
Society 1 year ago
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Lawmakers consider amnesty for unregistered migrant workers
The House of Representatives is considering altering the 2017 Migrant Workers’ Protection Law to grant amnesty to both unauthorized migrant workers and the firms sending them overseas illegally, although experts say the plan will do little to solve the issues Indonesian migrant workers face.
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