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By Hans Nicholas Jong JAKARTA — A recent climate march in Jakarta was forcibly disbanded by an unidentified group of people, which highlights the growing challenges to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in Indonesia. On Sept. 27, dozens of activists descended to the streets of Jakarta to raise awareness about the urgency of climate change and to demand more climate actions as part of the Global Climate Strike, a movement initiated by Greta Thunberg. This year’s protest argued that Indonesia is facing two crises at the same time — a climate crisis as extreme weather events becoming mor…

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