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I arrived in Indonesia as a young man in '93, just as the body of a 24-year-old activist named Marsinah was found in a forest. She had stood up to a factory backed by the military. The trial was a sham, a scripted play to protect the powerful. I learned then: in Indonesia, the law is often a weapon, not a shield. 1/10





UPDATE: Ibrahim Arief (Ibam) — the tech consultant facing 15 years — just told a press conference he was coerced to turn on Nadiem but refused to do so. In 30 years, the playbook hasn’t changed. A deeply corrupt legal system used to intimidate and coerce ordinary Indonesians.







Warga Kramat Jati menangkap ikan sapu-sapu dari Kali Ciliwung untuk dijual sebagai bahan siomay dan pakan bebek. Dalam sehari, tangkapan bisa mencapai 100 kg dengan harga Rp 15.000-20.000 per kg. Baca selengkapnya: megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2026/04/1… ~RK #ikansapu #ciliwung #siomay





















