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Long Reads: Michael Vann on Indonesia's Killing Fields (Part 2)

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New Order Propaganda Points Are Still Teaching in Public Schools

The transition from military dictatorship to democracy, yes, but the state is not purged. Even though suhartos pulled from power and disgraced, his family maintains really important economic and political connections. The indianesian officer cor has been very reluctant to give up wealth and power. It's debatable how much power they've handed over to the police. And then thereis the attack on various human rights activists. Probably the most significant the murder of minir said talib,. who won a right livelihood award in the year two thousand. His house was balmed in two thousand one. And then awenminir was on a flight to amsterdam in two thousand for he was poisoned

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