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Indonesia isUneasy

A little worse than usual

Last 14 days

Oct 18Oct 31

Why

  1. A 60-year-old Christian woman was caned with 28 lashes under Indonesia's sharia law for selling alcohol.

    15 eventsdailymail.comSource

  2. China and Indonesia arrested 18 people in an international drug trafficking crackdown.

    2 eventsthejakartapost.comSource

What happened

  • Statements13%
  • Cooperation71%
  • Criticism7%
  • Protests1%
  • Pressure4%
  • Fighting4%

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