Peter Boyle speaks to Rudi Hartono, managing editor of the Indonesian progressive publication Merdika.id about the impact of the country's new criminal laws, which maintain provisions introduced under Dutch colonial rule.
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In a follow-up interview with Indonesia’s youth activists, Green Left’s Rebecca Meckelburg spoke to Ramzy and Romadon, from Salatiga in Central Java, about what sparked them to become activists and the political developments occurring at a local and regional level.
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In the wake of the dramatic demonstrations in Indonesia in August, Green Left’s Rebecca Meckelburg speaks with two youth activists from the Central Java province — Dera from Maring Institute in Semarang and Akrom from the Indonesian youth struggle front in Salatiga — to get their take on this new youth-led movement.
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While street demonstrations persist in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, the dramatic scenes of August 29-30 have largely dissipated and activists are turning their attention to supporting detainees and building networks for future struggles, writes Rebecca Meckelburg.
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Responding to the mass protests in Indonesia and the state’s heavy-handed repression, more than 250 local and international organisations and individuals have signed on to the following demands on the Indonesian government, reports Susan Price.
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Rebecca Meckelburg looks at the growing discontent that led to mass protests across Indonesia.