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The event triggered widespread backlash after several local residents said they were denied access to the club and prevented from joining the run after identifying themselves as Indonesian citizens, while applicants who identified themselves as foreign nationals were reportedly accepted without issue.
Foreign tourists carry their surfboards on Aug. 3, 2024, as they walk along Kuta beach near Denpasar, Bali. (AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka )
Indonesian immigration authorities have barred two Dutch nationals from reentering the country after they allegedly organized a running event in Bali that sparked allegations of racial discrimination, with some local residents claiming they were excluded because they were Indonesian.Immigration Director General Hendarsam Marantoko said the pair had violated immigration regulations prohibiting foreign nationals from working as event organizers in Indonesia.
