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A pig’s head and decapitated rats: a new era of intimidation dawns for journalists in Indonesia

Grisly gifts a worrying turn for press freedom in world’s third-largest democracy

The Guardian - AU

Why Indonesia’s new military law has sparked outrage: ‘We’re going backwards’

Amendments to 2004 Armed Forces Law give military direct role in public life

The Independent UK

Why Indonesia’s new military law is alarming pro-democracy activists and rights groups

Indonesia’s parliament has unanimously voted to pass a controversial revision of its military law that will expand the armed forces’ role in civilian affairs

The Independent UK

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Indonesia passes controversial law allowing greater military role in government

Activists in world’s third-largest democracy warn the legal changes signal a return to military dominance in civilian affairs that characterised Suharto years

The Guardian - AU

Indonesia Activists Condemn Amendment Allowing More Military In Government

Indonesian activists on Tuesday condemned plans to change a law that would allow the army to have more government positions, a move they say could lead to "abuse" in a country long influenced by its powerful military.

International Business Times

Yogi got it wrong. It’s the saffron brigade that needs to learn from Indonesia president’s DNA remark

Prabowo Subianto may have intended it to be just an ice-breaker, but he waded right into a hot button political topic for his hosts with his declaration that a DNA test had shown him to have traces of “Indian ancestry”. In doing so, he also showed a mirror to India.

Newslaundry

New Indonesia Defence Chief Harks Back To Dictator's Rule

When riots broke out in Indonesia's capital in 1998 leading to dictator Suharto's downfall, activists were detained, women raped, and stores owned by ethnic Chinese ransacked in unrest many say was stoked by the army.

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Prabowo Subianto: Ex-general Who Marched To Indonesia Presidency

Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated Sunday as Indonesia's president after a convincing election win, but he has also been accused of rights abuses during the dying days of the Suharto dictatorship a generation ago.

International Business Times

Who is Prabowo Subianto, the former general who becomes Indonesia’s new president?

A wealthy former general with ties to both Indonesia's popular outgoing president and the country's dictatorial past will be inaugurated Sunday as the nation's new leader

The Independent UK

Jokowi was once seen as Indonesia’s ‘new hope’. Instead, he leaves a legacy of democratic backsliding

As Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo (Jokowi) prepares to leave office, Indonesia is still routinely lauded as one of Asia’s most important democracies. Jokowi was first elected, in 2014, on the promise of breaking with the old Jakarta elite and making government more responsive to ordinary people.

The Conversation

Indonesia's next president has a complicated history with the U.S.

President-elect Prabowo Subianto was once banned by the U.S. for rights violations. But the U.S. earlier gave him military training. How will both countries deal with each other once he takes office?

WEKU

Indonesia election: Prabowo formally declared president-elect after court rejects legal challenges

Rivals had said February election won by former general was undermined by state interference and unfair rule changes

The Guardian - UK

Indonesia activists condemn four-star general rank for presumed president

Outgoing president confers honour on presumed successor, Prabowo Subianto, who is accused of human rights violations

The Guardian - UK

Deepfakes Will Break Democracy

The fragmenting of shared reality is fuelling political extremism and dysfunction

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The Guardian - UK

‘A betrayal’: mother’s fight for justice as Indonesia elects Suharto era figure

President-elect Prabowo Subianto has human rights abuses to answer for, says mother of student shot at 1998 protest

Top News

Indonesia's Next Leader Faces Concerns Over Human Rights Record

Learn about Prabowo Subianto, the likely next leader of Indonesia. Discover his promises, human rights concerns, and ties to the outgoing president.

International Business Times

Ex-general Prabowo Promises Continuity On Economic Growth For Indonesia

Once a feared general under late dictator Suharto, Indonesia's likely new president Prabowo Subianto now faces the challenge of honouring his campaign pledges to maintain the country's economic growth.

The Guardian - UK

‘Winter is coming’: activists’ fears as Prabowo Subianto likely wins Indonesia election

Former son-in-law of late dictator Suharto was discharged from military over alleged abuses dating back to 1980s

WEKU

Ex-general Prabowo Subianto claims victory in Indonesia's presidential election

Prabowo, who had been barred from entering the U.S. for two decades for alleged human rights abuses, has the backing of the current president.

International Business Times

Prabowo Subianto: Ex-general Headed For Indonesia Presidency

Prabowo Subianto is accused of rights abuses while serving as a military chief during the dying days of the Suharto dictatorship a generation ago, but now appears headed for a convincing win in Indonesia's presidential election.

International Business Times

Indonesia To Vote With Ex-general Subianto The Favourite

Indonesians vote for a new president on Wednesday with Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto the frontrunner despite concerns over his human rights record and claims of improper support from outgoing leader Joko Widodo.

WEKU

3 things you should know about Indonesia's presidential elections

The nation's younger voters may decide whether the world's third-largest democracy maintains economic growth and political reform or slides backward to the authoritarian politics of a generation ago.

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