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Indonesia Passes Controversial Military Legislation
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News JAKARTA (Worthy News) – Students and rights activists have rallied outside Indonesia’s parliament building, where legislators passed changes to a military law that protesters say will bring the Islamic nation closer to dictatorship.Thursday’s rally broke out after civil society groups warned that Indonesia, “the world’s third-biggest democracy,” would return to the draconian “New Order” era of former strongman president