South China Morning Post
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Indonesian authorities used fake news to brand critics as ‘foreign agents’: Amnesty
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Amnesty International reports that Indonesian authorities and military used disinformation campaigns to discredit activists and journalists as foreign agents, contributing to concerns about democratic backsliding under President Prabowo Subianto.
Indonesian authorities used fake news to brand critics as ‘foreign agents’: Amnesty
Indonesian authorities, including the military, used online disinformation campaigns to brand activists and journalists as “foreign agents” and silence dissent, sometimes leading to physical threats, Amnesty International said in a report released on Tuesday.
Amnesty’s findings reflect growing concerns that Indonesia, the world’s third largest democracy, is backsliding towards army rule under President Prabowo Subianto, a former special forces commander, who has expanded the military’s role..
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