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Indonesian military forces during a parade in 2019. Image via Wikimedia Commons. CC0 1.0 DEED. The original version of this post was written by Girard Lopez and published in New Bloom on April 16, 2023. The following edited version is published on Global Voices under a content partnership agreement. In early March 2024, the Indonesian internet and its online periphery would be rocked by a shocking video: A Papuan native seemingly detained in a bucket of water and being punched excessively by what appears to be Indonesian military forces. Then, another soldier is seen mercilessly slashing the P...
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A polling station in north Jakarta during the 2024 election. Photo by Jeromi Mikhael / Wikimedia Commons. CC0 1.0 DEED On March 20, Indonesia’s General Election Commission (KPU) announced the winners of the February 14 election amid continuing accusations of fraud and interference allegedly committed by the incumbent government. KPU declared Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto as the winner in the presidential race after garnering 96.2 million votes or 58.6 percent of total votes cast. He defeated former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan and former Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo. Anies and G...
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Screenshot of the televised presidential election debate. Screenshot: YouTube video of Netmediatama. Fair use There are 106 million Indonesians aged between 17 and 40, representing 52 percent of the eligible voters in the country. Support of youth voters is therefore crucial for candidates who are competing in the February 14 general election. Indeed, many candidates tried to capture the youth vote during the campaign period by actively using social media platforms to interact with young internet users. Some even adopted Korean pop culture themes in their campaign materials to reach Indonesian...
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