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Indonesia president backs amnesty for professor jailed for WhatsApp message

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has agreed to pardon an academic jailed last month for defamation under a controversial internet law, a minister said, following an outcry from human rights groups who say the law risks curtailing free speech. Read full story

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2021/10/06/indonesia-president-backs-amnesty-for-professor-jailed-for-whatsapp-message

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