Indonesia

December 2022

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Kompas.com – December 2, 2022

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta -– The People's Justice and Prosperity Party (PRIMA) is officially suing the General Elections Commission (KPU) at the State Administrative Court (PTUN) after the KPU declared that the party had failed to pass the administrative verification to be a participant in the 2024 elections.

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CNN Indonesia – December 2, 2022

Jakarta – The chairperson of Nahdlatul Ulama's Central Board (PBNU), Ahmad Fahrurrozi, says he does not have a problem with a planned visit by the US Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Persons, Jessica Stern, as long as she does not campaign for LGBTQI+ rights in Indones

November 2022

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CNN Indonesia – November 22, 2022

Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) suspects that the articles that are still in the Draft Criminal Code (RKUHP) which are considered "anti-democratic" are there because the regime needs a shield.

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CNN Indonesia – November 21, 2022

Surabaya – A Transparent Evening Dress Competition which should have been held in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya on Thursday November 24 has been abruptly cancelled. The cancellation has been confirmed directly by the Royal Plaza management and the organisers.

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Kompas.com – November 19, 2022

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The parliamentary watchdog Forum of Concerned Citizens for Indonesia's Parliament (Formappi) says that the delay in the House of Representatives (DPR) dealing with a presidential letter (surpres) on revisions to the Information and Electronic Transaction (ITE) Law is not surprising.

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Merdeka.com – November 16, 2022

Moh. Kadafi – Seven students were secured by Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) officials for holding a demonstration opposing the G20 Summit in Bali on Tuesday November 15. The students are understood to be from the Udayana University (Unud) in Bali and held a peaceful action on Jalan Sudirman in the provincial capital of Denpasar.

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CNN Indonesia – November 15, 2022

Jakarta – Environment organisation Greenpeace says that the G20 Summit in Bali must take responsibility for accelerating the energy transition in order to prevent the impacts of the climate crisis which are already too big.

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CNN Indonesia – November 15, 2022

Badung, Bali – A woman with the initials KR was arrested by police just before US President Joe Biden's convoy was to past through Simpang Peminge, Nusa Dua, Bandung regency, Bali, on its way to the G20 Summit venue on the morning of Tuesday November 15.

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Kompas.com – November 14, 2022

Syakirun Niam, Jakarta – A Kompas research and development (Litbang) survey has revealed that the public hopes that the political elite do not resort to identity politics as political campaign material during the 2024 legislative and presidential elections.

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CNN Indonesia – November 13, 2022

Jakarta – An internal meeting and gathering of Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) and 18 Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) office administrators in Sanur, Bali, was forcibly broken up by police on Saturday November 12.