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Indonesia Court Jails Transgender Woman For Remark On Jesus
An Indonesian court sentenced a transgender woman to more than two years in prison Monday for a remark online about Jesus' hair, a local official said, in a case condemned by rights groups as excessive.
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'Bali Nine' Drug Ring Prisoners Return To Australia After 19 Years In Indonesia Jail
The five remaining members of the Australian "Bali Nine" drug ring say they are "relieved and happy" over their return home after 19 years in jail in Indonesia.
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Drunk Man In Indonesia Stabs Friend To Death For Not Answering Chicken-Egg Riddle
The suspect has been arrested and charged with murder, facing up to 18 years in prison if convicted.
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Indonesian Comedian Jailed For 7 Months For Blasphemous Joke
A court in Muslim-majority Indonesia has handed a comedian a seven-month prison sentence for blasphemy after he made a joke about the name Muhammad, a local legal official said Tuesday.
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Australian Man Faces 20-Year Jail, $600,000 Fine For Selling Meth In Bali
An Australian man faces up to 20 years in prison in Indonesia's Bali and a fine of more than $600,000 for allegedly attempting to sell crystal meth.
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Indonesia Teacher Gets Life In Jail For Raping 13 Students, Impregnating 8
An Indonesian court Tuesday sentenced a teacher to life in prison for the rape of 13 students, in a case that has drawn national attention to sexual abuse in some of the country's religious boarding schools.
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Indonesia Prison Fire Kills At Least 41 Inmates, Dozens Injured: Official
A fire tore through an Indonesian prison on Java island early Wednesday, killing 41 people and injuring dozens of others, an official said.
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Prisoner On Death Row Digs 100-Feet Tunnel To Escape From Jail Cell
A Chinese drug trafficker on death row escaped from a jail near Indonesia's capital after digging a 30-metre (100 feet) tunnel from his cell, police said.
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Indonesian Inmates Cheer Early Release Over Coronavirus Fears In Dance Video
A group of Indonesian inmates celebrated their early release over coronavirus fears in a video that shows them dancing out of prison to a remixed version of music from Spongebob Squarepants.
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Over 250 Inmates Escape Indonesia Prison Set On Fire During Riots
Indonesian authorities were hunting for more than 250 inmates who escaped a Papua prison set ablaze during violent riots, officials said Tuesday, as fresh protests broke out in the restive region.
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Indonesia Court Jails Transgender Woman For Remark On Jesus
An Indonesian court sentenced a transgender woman to more than two years in prison Monday for a remark online about Jesus' hair, a local official said, in a case condemned by rights groups as excessive.
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'Bali Nine' Drug Ring Prisoners Return To Australia After 19 Years In Indonesia Jail
The five remaining members of the Australian "Bali Nine" drug ring say they are "relieved and happy" over their return home after 19 years in jail in Indonesia.
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Drunk Man In Indonesia Stabs Friend To Death For Not Answering Chicken-Egg Riddle
The suspect has been arrested and charged with murder, facing up to 18 years in prison if convicted.
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Indonesian Comedian Jailed For 7 Months For Blasphemous Joke
A court in Muslim-majority Indonesia has handed a comedian a seven-month prison sentence for blasphemy after he made a joke about the name Muhammad, a local legal official said Tuesday.
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Australian Man Faces 20-Year Jail, $600,000 Fine For Selling Meth In Bali
An Australian man faces up to 20 years in prison in Indonesia's Bali and a fine of more than $600,000 for allegedly attempting to sell crystal meth.
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Indonesia Teacher Gets Life In Jail For Raping 13 Students, Impregnating 8
An Indonesian court Tuesday sentenced a teacher to life in prison for the rape of 13 students, in a case that has drawn national attention to sexual abuse in some of the country's religious boarding schools.
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Indonesia Prison Fire Kills At Least 41 Inmates, Dozens Injured: Official
A fire tore through an Indonesian prison on Java island early Wednesday, killing 41 people and injuring dozens of others, an official said.
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Prisoner On Death Row Digs 100-Feet Tunnel To Escape From Jail Cell
A Chinese drug trafficker on death row escaped from a jail near Indonesia's capital after digging a 30-metre (100 feet) tunnel from his cell, police said.
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Indonesian Inmates Cheer Early Release Over Coronavirus Fears In Dance Video
A group of Indonesian inmates celebrated their early release over coronavirus fears in a video that shows them dancing out of prison to a remixed version of music from Spongebob Squarepants.
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Over 250 Inmates Escape Indonesia Prison Set On Fire During Riots
Indonesian authorities were hunting for more than 250 inmates who escaped a Papua prison set ablaze during violent riots, officials said Tuesday, as fresh protests broke out in the restive region.
