human rights abuses

Convicted Indonesian military general set to get key finance ministry post

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By Stefanno Sulaiman and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA, May 22 (Reuters) – Indonesia is expected to appoint a military officer – once found guilty of kidnapping rights activists – to a top finance ministry post, two sources said, underlining the military’s growing role in governing the world’s third largest democracy. The appointment, expected to be formalised … Read more

Rewriting history? Indonesia’s plan to tell ‘history correctly’ stirs propaganda fears

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The Indonesian government’s plan to release new history books has sparked concerns that some of the country’s darkest chapters could be recast to show President Prabowo Subianto and late authoritarian ruler Suharto in a favourable light. The 10-volume series would have an Indonesia-centric narrative and aimed “to reinvent the Indonesian identity”, Culture Minister Fadli Zon … Read more