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Indonesia acquits 2 police, jails 1 for deadly soccer crush
Mar 16, 2023

Indonesia acquits 2 police, jails 1 for deadly soccer crush

An Indonesian court has acquitted two police officials charged with negligence leading to the deaths of 135 people in October when police fired tear gas inside a stadium, setting off a panicked run for the exits


Indonesia's Parliament passes law criminalizing adultery
Dec 6, 2022

Indonesia's Parliament passes law criminalizing adultery

Indonesia’s Parliament has unanimously passed a long-awaited and controversial revision of its penal code that criminalizes extramarital sex


20 years later, Bali bombing survivors still battling trauma
Oct 10, 2022

20 years later, Bali bombing survivors still battling trauma

Thiolina Marpaung still panics anytime she smells smoke, immediately recalling the bomb explosion that upended her life 20 years ago


Indonesian police probe tear gas firing at soccer match
Oct 3, 2022

Indonesian police probe tear gas firing at soccer match

Indonesian police are investigating over a dozen officers responsible for firing tear gas that set off a crush that killed 125 people at a soccer match


125 die as tear gas triggers crush at Indonesia soccer match
Oct 2, 2022

125 die as tear gas triggers crush at Indonesia soccer match

Police firing tear gas after an Indonesian soccer match in an attempt to stop violence triggered a disastrous crush of fans that has left at least 125 people dead


Indonesia considers objection to Bali bomber's early release
Aug 23, 2022

Indonesia considers objection to Bali bomber's early release

Indonesian authorities are considering an early release for the bombmaker in the 2002 Bali attack that killed 202 people, despite upsetting Australia’s leader who described him as “abhorrent.”



Japanese man arrested in Indonesia over COVID relief fraud
Jun 8, 2022

Japanese man arrested in Indonesia over COVID relief fraud

Authorities on the southern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra island have arrested a Japanese fugitive accused of fraud in Japan


Indonesia passes new sexual violence law amid growing cases
Apr 12, 2022

Indonesia passes new sexual violence law amid growing cases

Indonesia’s parliament has approved a far-reaching law setting punishments for sexual violence after being spurred into action by a recent case in which an Islamic boarding school principal raped and impregnated several students


Mar 11, 2022

Indonesian police kill suspected militant resisting arrest

Members of Indonesia’s elite counterterrorism police squad have shot and killed a doctor resisting arrest who was allegedly connected to the banned Jemaah Islamiyah militant group, which has been blamed for a string of past bombings


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