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Community 7 years ago
No, Indonesian students are not taking to the streets only to fight sex ban
The revision of the Criminal Code is only one among several problematic bills students are protesting against and the criminalization of pre- and extramarital sex is the least of several concerns regarding the bill.
National 7 years ago
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From Twitter to the streets: Indonesian students make political comeback
Over the weekend, hashtags #semuabisakena (#allcanbevictims), #tolakRKUHP (#rejectRKUHP), #ReformasiDikorupsi (DemocracyCorrupted), #MahasiswaBergerak (#StudentsStir) and #GejayanMemanggil (#GejayanCalling) went viral, calling on the government and the House to scrap the problematic articles in the bill and for students and others to take to the streets for further protests. But despite the oft-repeated stereotype that members of the younger generation are merely keyboard warriors, the protests did not end there.
National 7 years ago
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Students lead the way, again
The last two days have seen large-scale demonstrations involving tens of thousands of university students in Jakarta and other cities across the country, including Bandung in West Java, Palembang in South Sumatra and Makassar in South Sulawesi.
National 7 years ago
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After weekend at hotel, lawmakers all but finalize new Criminal Code
The conclusion of the controversial, decades-long revision of the Criminal Code seems imminent after House of Representatives members met with a government team at a hotel over the weekend to finalize the bill.
Politics 7 years ago
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House agrees to include controversial 'morality' articles in Criminal Code bill
Lawmakers have agreed to "take the middle ground" in including articles that criminalize consensual sex between unmarried couples, cohabitation, adultery and rape, which have been expanded to cover LGBT relationships, despite widespread criticisms that they intrude on an individual's right to privacy.
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