Andreas Harsono

Andreas Harsono

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Author, Indonesia, Human Rights Watch, journalism, religious freedom and belief, freedom of expression, West Papua https://www.andreasharsono.net/

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In Sacramento, former prosecutors and human rights leaders, who spent decades documenting rights abuses around the world, are launching The Rule of Law Project to restoring criminal accountability for public officials who break the law in the United States ruleoflawproject.org/news/project...

ruleoflawproject.orgFormer Prosecutors and Human Rights Leaders Launch The Rule of Law ProjectThe Rule of Law Project is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to restoring criminal accountability for public officials and law enforcement who break the law in the United States.
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Coordinating Minister Bahlil Lahadalia revealed the plan to cut gas exports to Singapore after a cabinet meeting, saying the govt evaluate contracts with countries that did not “show respect” to Indonesia www.thejakartapost.com/business/202...

thejakartapost.comIndonesia, Singapore at odds as gas export cut raises energy concerns - Economy - The Jakarta PostCoordinating Downstream and Energy Transition Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said that the government would evaluate contracts with countries that did not “show respect” to Indonesia.
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Venezuelan leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado returned to her home country Sunday, after nearly a year in exile, greeting supporters at a church in the city of Barquisimeto. "I am here. With you," Machado announced in Spanish on X www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

lemonde.frVenezuelan opposition leader Machado returns from exileMaria Corina Machado covertly left her homeland in late 2025 to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. While based in Panama, she has tried at least seven times to return but has been blocked by Venezuelan au...
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Indonesia would cut natural gas exports to Singapore by 31 billion British thermal units per day. It's framed in Indonesian media reports as part of President Prabowo’s moves to prioritise domestic energy needs amid concerns over energy security www.straitstimes.com/singapore/po...

straitstimes.comIndonesia’s gas supply cuts unlikely to affect electricity prices that much: Tan See LengIndonesia’s move to cut gas exports to Singapore is unlikely to affect electricity prices significantly in the short term, as the reduction makes up less than 2% of the country’s needs, said Minister ...
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President Prabowo’s pursuit of political stability through a dominant ruling coalition has turned the House of Representatives into a rubber stamp, undermining their ability to scrutinize govt decisions and represent public interests www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...

thejakartapost.comPrabowo’s drive for stability turns House into rubber stamp - Politics - The Jakarta PostPresident Prabowo Subianto’s pursuit of political stability through a dominant ruling coalition has turned the House of Representatives into a rubber stamp for his administration, undermining the legi...
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Serving in public office in the U.S. is dangerous. From state and local government to Congress, an unending river of violent threats is washing through the mailboxes, offices, voice mail and texts. Thousands of public servants are working and campaigning in fear www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...

nytimes.comThreats of Political Violence Have America’s Elected Officials Living in FearA Times investigation has found that violent threats have become a new normal among public officials, reshaped private lives, cost millions in security and pushed people out of office.
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At least 12 people have been killed and 309 injured in an attack on the international airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Operations at King Khalid International Airport have been suspended after the attack www.bbc.com/news/article...

bbc.comKing Khalid Airport: 12 killed in attack in Saudi capital RiyadhSaturday's attack was the deadliest in Saudi Arabia since May 2015. US and Saudi officials are blaming Yemen's Houthis, who have yet to comment on the strike.
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Texas Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton is facing renewed political scrutiny after being photographed traveling to Iceland with Tracy Duhon, who had a longstanding romantic relationship with him while he remains legally married to State Sen. Angela Paxton saobserver.com/who-is-tracy...

saobserver.comKen Paxton’s Alleged Mistress: Who is Tracy Duhon?Ken Paxton’s Iceland vacation with Tracy Duhon has become a new campaign issue as James Talarico questions the attorney general’s priorities ahead of Texas’ U.S. Senate election.
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Ashley St. Clair was offered $40 million for silence on Elon Musk: My only job after years of propaganda and dishonesty and being involved in MAGA for almost a decade is to be honest and set an example for my kids. My job is not to set a new narrative about myself www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/m...

nytimes.comAshley St. Clair Was Offered Millions for Her Silence on Elon Musk. She Spoke Out Instead.In the documentary “Musk,” Ashley St. Clair, a former right-wing influencer and mother of one of Musk’s children, speaks about her relationship with him.
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Emirati investigators said that the co-pilot who attacked the captain of a FlyDubai flight last week had intended to carry out a Sept-11-inspired suicide mission, crashing the airliner into Israel’s biggest airport. He had extreme Islamist views over several years. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/w...

nytimes.comAttacker in FlyDubai Flight Meant to Crash Into Israeli Airport, Emiratis SayThe attorney general of the United Arab Emirates said that the co-pilot had been inspired by the Sept. 11 attacks after years of developing extreme Islamist views.
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Law enforcement authorities in India took extraordinary measures to prevent protesters from assembling in the capital, ordering the cancellation of trains bound for Delhi. They also effectively put several would-be protesters under house arrest www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/w...

nytimes.comIndia Cancels Trains, Floods Capital with Police to Block ProtestsA planned protest against a sweeping voter roll revision prompted police to order a virtual shutdown of New Delhi, the capital. The country’s highest court intervened.
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Indonesia produces more nickel than any other country, supplying over 60 percent of the world’s nickel. But women living near or downstream from Indonesia's polluting nickel industry are facing some of the greatest burdens to their health, well-being, and livelihoods cri.org/indonesia-ni...

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President Prabowo invited 800 generals to the palace, calling for improvements to the recruitment of military and police personnel, saying future warfare would increasingly rely on drones and require greater intellectual capabilities www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...

thejakartapost.comPrabowo tightens grip on security forces  - Politics - The Jakarta PostPresident Prabowo Subianto is moving to further consolidate his authority over the military and police, gathering hundreds of senior officers at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday amid a recent poli...
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Indonesia's Constitutional Court dismissed a petition challenging Vice President Gibran’s election win over a lack of educational qualifications when he ran for office in 2024, saying the petitioners had no legal standing to pursue the case www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...

thejakartapost.comTop court quashes petition to disqualify Gibran - Politics - The Jakarta PostThe Constitutional Court dismissed on Tuesday evening a petition challenging Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s election win over a lack of educational qualifications when he ran for office two y...
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Lecture in Canberra with Marcus Mietzner: Thinking about political elites in Indonesia and beyond bellschool.anu.edu.au/event/thinki...

bellschool.anu.edu.auThinking about political elites in Indonesia and beyond: Some normative and methodological reflections | Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs2026 CAP Professorial Lecture Series  This lecture series aims to celebrate our esteemed academics and showcase their areas of expertise in research and teaching.