Indonesia’s new criminal code, legalised in December 2022, sparked widespread concern amongst experts and human rights advocates, primarily over its criminalisation of extramarital sex and cohabitation. But this controversial move is just one of a swathe of crackdowns on press and civil freedoms that have swept over the country. Globe’s Nisya Kunto examines the criminal code as a significant blow to human rights in Indonesia and the under-reported dangers for the country’s vulnerable community.

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