Tag: Indonesia
Indonesian president regrets past rights abuses in country
He said the government was trying to "rehabilitate" the victims' rights "without negating the judicial resolution”
Powerful quake hits off Indonesia, rattles islands
The epicenter of the quake was 427 kilometers south of the Indonesian island of Ambon at a depth of 95 kilometers
Nearly 200 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia in latest boat arrival
Four vessels carrying Rohingya refugees have already landed in Indonesia in November and December last year
Widodo greets Indonesia’s Christians with call for stronger ties, environmental protection
Father Suparto said the president’s visit “is history … because it is only Jokowi who has ever come as president to enter our church”
Indonesia seeks to allay tourism fears over new sex law
Indonesia last week passed legislation approving jail terms of up to a year for anybody in Indonesia caught having sex outside of wedlock
Bali bombmaker released on parole from Indonesian prison: official
Umar Patek was a member of an Al Qaeda-affiliated group that detonated devices at a bar and nightclub on the Indonesian resort island in 2002
Inclusion of articles curtailing freedoms in Indonesia’s new Criminal Code hit
APHR said the new Code includes “problematic articles that could unduly restrict the right to freedom of religion or belief"
Indonesian parliament approves legislation to outlaw extra-marital sex
Rights groups had protested against the amendments, denouncing a crackdown on civil liberties and a shift towards fundamentalism
Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts, forcing thousands to flee
The burst from the highest mountain on Indonesia's main island prompted authorities to raise the alert status for the volcano
Pope Francis prays for Indonesia earthquake victims
An estimated 13,000 people have been displaced by the destruction caused by the temblor as rescue workers continue emergency efforts