Two human rights activists have been acquitted of defaming a powerful government minister. It’s the latest in a string of concerning authoritarian uses of Indonesian law.
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Research associate, Curtin University
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Assistant Professor of Global Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Doctorant en Histoire et civilisations., École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
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Professor of Political Science, Texas Tech University
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Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Nile University of Nigeria
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Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law, University of Chicago
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Mason Ladd Professor and Associate Dean for International Programs, Florida State University
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Leo Spitz Distinguished Service Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
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Assistant Professor of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Professor of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Professor and Chair of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Associate Director, Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne
