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Protesters in Indonesia took to the streets on Friday to demand the electoral authority stop former army general Prabowo Subianto, who is accused of committing human rights abuses, from taking office as the next president amid allegations of electoral fraud. Indonesia held elections on February 14, 2024. Prabowo Subianto, the current Minister of Defense under [...]

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Indonesina presidential candidate and Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto claimed victory Wednesday after early vote totals showed him with a commanding lead in the 2024 presidential election to succeed termed out incumbent President Jokowi. In a speech to his supporters Subianto promised to be a leader for Indonesians of all ethnicities, religions and social backgrounds [...]

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Tuesday on Indonesia to safeguard the well-being of Rohingya refugees who have recently arrived in the country. This appeal follows several reported incidents of Indonesia pushing back boats carrying Rohingya refugees. HRW called on Indonesian authorities to cease all pushbacks of boats carrying Rohingya refugees and to investigate and end [...]

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Indonesia’s election watchdog Tuesday summoned Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the son of President Joko Widodo and the running mate of the leading presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, for questioning on an alleged campaign violation. The General Election Supervisory Board (BAWASLU) reportedly summoned vice-presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, alleging campaign violations related to milk distribution during Jakarta’s car-free [...]

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The Indonesian Navy pushed back a vessel carrying Rohingya refugees after it was detected in Indonesian waters on Wednesday. The refugee boat was intercepted by a naval vessel roughly 63 nautical miles off the coast of Aceh, a semi-autonomous Indonesian province in the northwestern tip of Sumatra island, according to the Indonesian Navy’s account of [...]

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Through 2023, tensions in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines have escalated, marked by such significant escalations as the removal of a floating barrier by the Philippines near the Scarborough Shoal and the deployment of its Coast Guard amid increased activity by the Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM) near Julian Felipe Reef (or [...]

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The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs announced Tuesday that it summoned the Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines, Huang Xilian, to lodge a diplomatic protest in the wake of the most recent confrontation between Chinese and Filipino vessels in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) near the Second Thomas Shoal (Ayungin Shoal) and the Scarborough [...]

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The UK, the US and Canada announced coordinated sanctions on Friday against individuals and entities linked to human rights abuse, approaching the 75th anniversary of the ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The UK has imposed 46 sanctions of asset freezes and travel bans. The first category of these focuses mainly on forced labour [...]

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