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The trial of Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir began Monday in the District Court of South Jakarta. Bashir is charged with operating a terrorist training camp in the mountains of the northwestern province...

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Three Indonesian soldiers accused of torturing Papuan detainees received prison sentences Monday of less than one year. Citing lack of evidence , a military judge convicted the men of the lesser crime of insubordination instead of torture....

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged the Indonesian government to release secession activists and adhere to international standards of free speech . The report, "Prosecuting Political Aspiration: Indonesia's Political Prisoners," criticized the Indonesian...

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