Rizieq Shihab (left), leader of the hardline Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), greets supporters at the organization’s headquarters in Jakarta, following his return from Saudi Arabia, Nov. 10, 2020.

Indonesia: Controversial Cleric Apologizes over Gatherings after Public Outcry

With COVID cases surging, police still seek to question Muhammad Rizieq Shihab over health protocol violations.

Indonesian students with the Free Papua Organization and the Papua Student Alliance display the West Papua separatist Morning Star flag during a rally in Jakarta, April 3, 2017.

Indonesia: Papuan Separatist Leaders Announce Interim Govt, New Constitution

2020-12-01

A U.N. spokeswoman said she was disturbed by recent violence, deaths in the Papua region.

Central Sulawesi Police Chief Abdul Rakhman Baso (second right, front) stands in front of a home burned during an attack in Lembantongoa village blamed on the MIT terrorist group in which assailants killed four local residents, Nov. 28, 2020.

Indonesian President Condemns Sulawesi Killings

2020-11-30

Military sends Special Forces to help hunt suspected perpetrators – a militant group long present in the area.

Abdul Rakhman Baso (right), the chief of police in Central Sulawesi province in Indonesia, talks with a resident at Lembantongoa village in Sigi regency, where suspected members of a pro-Islamic State militant group killed four local residents and torched homes, Nov. 28, 2020.

Police Hunt for MIT Suspects in Deadly Attack on Central Sulawesi Village

2020-11-28

Four members of a Christian community in Sigi regency were killed.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (foreground) speaks with Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo during a visit to Natuna in the Riau islands, Indonesia, Jan. 8, 2020.

Indonesian Fisheries Minister Arrested on Graft Charges Linked to Lobster Exports

Edhy Prabowo apologized and took responsibility for his role in a permit scandal.

Ahmet Bozoglan (left) walks for his appearance at the North Jakarta District Court on terrorism charges in Jakarta, July 29, 2015.

Uyghur Convicted of Terrorism in Indonesia Pleads For Asylum After Comrades Deported to China

Three of Ahmet Bozoglan’s fellow Uyghur inmates are likely to face persecution after being repatriated.

Thai student Nalinrat Tuthubthim, 20, who claims she was sexually abused by a teacher, has her mouth covered with tape as pro-democracy protesters accuse the government of corruption, Nov. 21, 2020.

Survey: Many in South, Southeast Asia See Govt Corruption as a Major Problem

NGO Transparency International reported that respondents admitted paying bribes, being bribed, or suffering sexual extortion.

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