Tag: Indonesia
Indonesia charges students with treason for raising Papuan flag
People gathered in West Papua's capital to celebrate the anniversary of the region's declaration of independence in 1961
3 Indonesian children prohibited from advancing in school for reason of...
Indonesia has an estimate 28,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses, a tiny minority in a country with a population of about 270 million
Little-known nut helps Indonesian farmers build sustainable forest economy
Through an enterprise set up by the village authorities, residents are harvesting and selling kenari, a mineral-rich nut
Thousands of flood victims in Indonesia still in need of help
Several places remained under a two-meter deep water, making it difficult for volunteers to distribute relief aid
Catholic youth group calls for humane intervention into Papua conflict
The ongoing conflict in Indonesia's Papua region “is causing more unrest and is depriving Papuans a sense of security”
Catholic priests call for UN intervention in Indonesia’s Papua region
The priests support moves to invite the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights “to come, see and hear the actual human rights conditions"
Indonesian Muslim cleric arrested over ties to Bali bombing group
Ahmad Zain An-Najah was charged with setting up a charity organization that diverted money to Jemaah Islamiyah
Indonesia’s Catholic Church ‘paying very high price’ for commitment during pandemic
At least 120 consecrated persons in Indonesia, including priest and nuns, succumbed to COVID-19 this year
Deforestation drives increasingly deadly heat in Indonesia, says study
Deforestation and global warming in one Indonesian province caused temperatures to rise nearly a whole degree Celsius in 16 years
Green activists hit ADB’s energy transition mechanism for Philippines, Indonesia
Activists and civil society groups said ADB's proposed mechanism undermines “just energy transition” in the region
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