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View all search resultsAlthough 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.
Tenggulun subdistrict in Selokuro, Lamongan, East Java, was once infamous because of the October 2002 arrests of three Bali bombers, brothers Ali Gufron, Amrozi and Ali Imron, known as the Trio Tenggulun. Now, 15 years later, the subdistrict attracted public attention again after more than 40 former terrorist inmates and combatants from various conflict areas, including Afghanistan and Mindanau in the Philippines, gathered there to vow loyalty to Indonesia and promised to help fight extremism.
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