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Report: Indonesian authorities weaponize laws to silence environmental and Indigenous defenders

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Report: Indonesian authorities weaponize laws to silence environmental and Indigenous defenders
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Indonesian authorities are wrongfully prosecuting environmental defenders and Indigenous leaders who protest deforestation, pollution and land grabs, says a new report by international nonprofit Human Rights Watch (HRW). In its 70-page report, HRW uses 15 publicly recorded cases from 2015 to 2025 as examples to suggest how police use complaints from companies and politicians to criminalize activists and community leaders demanding customary land rights. According to the report, while most cases

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