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View all search resultsThe National Police are facing mounting pressure from civil groups over their alleged use of excessive force that resulted in dozens being injured and detained in recent protests against lawmakers’ interference with regional election rules.
Activists have accused the West Sumatra provincial administration and the police of being heavy-handed after a series of daily protests against a plan to build an oil refinery in the province ended last week with the arrest of more than a dozen protesters.
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International Indonesia (AII) has slammed the violence that stemmed from Monday’s student demonstration, which saw thousands of university students protesting in Central Jakarta, West Java, and other cities against proposals to extend President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s final term in office.
More than 100 protesters have been charged under Thailand's royal insult laws since last July, when rallies across the kingdom began demanding reforms to the unassailable monarchy, a lawyer representing the activists and an AFP tally showed Tuesday.
President Donald Trump's administration has been using its waning days to ramp up pressure on China, a rare point of unity with President-elect Joe Biden who has signaled he will maintain a tough line, if not always the same bellicose tone
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