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View all search resultsIt is important to distinguish between returnees and deportees to determine a suitable approach for their rehabilitation and reintegration. I conducted fieldwork research from late 2017 to mid-2018 on the governmental and NGO approach to Indonesian deportees.
Although what he did was simple, Yusuf said approaching inmates personally and treating them with a “human touch” was necessary in encouraging them to renounce radicalism and violence. “This is an effective way to embrace them.”
A small collective in Jakarta offers a platform for former terrorism convicts to warn society of the dangers and misgivings of getting involved in violent extremism — while providing them a chance to reintegrate into society.
A series of terrorist acts has rocked Indonesia in the past week. Starting from a clash in a detention centre at the Police Mobile Brigade headquarters in Depok, West Java, last week, attackers then bombed three churches in Surabaya, East Java, last Sunday, followed by another terrorist bombing at Surabaya Police Headquarters. Dozens were killed and wounded.
Eighteen major national issues will be discussed at the national meeting (Munas) and major conference (Konbes) of Indonesia’s biggest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), from Thursday to Saturday.
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