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Politics 2 weeks ago
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Activists’ acquittal of riot incitement hailed as democratic win
Human rights activists call the ruling to acquit four activists of incitement charges surrounding the nationwide riots in August 2025 to become a precedent for hundreds of other activists and protesters who are still facing prosecution.
Politics 2 months ago
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Reform team weighs placing police under ministry
As President Prabowo Subianto’s police reform commission reviews changes to the force, discussions on placing the National Police under a ministry have reemerged, reviving fresh debate on how best to improve accountability and prevent the politicization of law enforcement.
Politics 2 months ago
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Government pushes police civilian posts rule despite court ruling
The government is preparing a legal framework to allow police officers to serve in certain civilian ministries and state agencies, a move that analysts say runs counter to Constitutional Court rulings barring such appointments unless they are directly related to policing and stipulated by law.
Society 5 months ago
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Scandals prompt retraining of more than 1,000 prison guards at Nusakambangan
The decision to launch the retraining initiative comes amid heightened scrutiny of Indonesia’s correctional system, after it was revealed that actor Ammar Zoni, currently serving a four-year sentence at Salemba Penitentiary in Central Jakarta for narcotics related charges, was allegedly involved in drug trafficking inside the facility, along with five other inmates.
Sports 5 months ago
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Federation confirms Israel’s dismissal from world gymnastics tournament in Jakarta
The exclusion of the Israeli contingent from the upcoming world artistic gymnastics championship in Jakarta had been green lit by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), according to the Indonesian Gymnastics Federation (FGI).
Politics 6 months ago
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Rights bodies form fact-finding team on violent protests, riots
State independent rights bodies, including National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) and National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan), form a fact-finding team to review casualties and damages from recent nationwide riots and look into who masterminded them.
Politics 7 months ago
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Govt considers prisoner transfer, exchange bill to end legal ambiguity
Coordinating Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Services Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said the government aimed for the legislature to start deliberations for the bill before the end of this year.
Society 11 months ago
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Activists decry govt’s ‘double standard’ on death penalty
Human rights advocates have denounced the government’s “double standard” on capital punishment, following a recent report that revealed its ongoing tendency to hand down the death penalty, while simultaneously repatriating a number of death row convicts to their respective home countries.
