Indonesian government critics targeted by lies, violence: Amnesty

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s government is taking an “authoritarian” turn under President Prabowo Subianto, allowing disinformation to discredit critics and justify repression, Amnesty International said Tuesday. In a report titled “Building up Imaginary Enemies,” the rights watchdog highlighted a trend of branding critics “foreign agents.” One of them, Indonesian rights activist Andrie Yunus, became the victim in March of an acid attack that left him blind in one eye.

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