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Pornography & Sexual Morality

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July 30, 2018

Coconuts Jakarta - July 30, 2018

A few months ago, the (literally) shitty punishment forced on a couple accused of allegedly getting intimate out of wedlock in Aceh shocked and disgusted the world, even by the ultra co

July 29, 2018

The Inquirer - July 29, 2018

Indonesian tattoo remover Sandi Widodo does a brisk business zapping sin from skin – at bargain-basement prices.

June 6, 2018

Coconuts Jakarta - June 6, 2018

Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) founder Rizieq Shihab's days as a fugitive in Saudi Arabia might be coming to an end soon, with Indonesian police now saying that the pornography charge ag

May 28, 2018

Coconuts Jakarta - May 28, 2018

A pornographic video clip showing a man who many online have alleged to look like Aryo Djojohadikusumo, a member of Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) and the nephew of Gerindra

May 7, 2018

Coconuts Jakarta - May 7, 2018

A female runner participating in a race in Jogjakarta, Central Java, was allegedly sexually harassed in a village the race route passed through while being aggressively confronted by a

April 17, 2018

Coconuts Jakarta - April 17, 2018

The East Java Provincial Police arrested three married couples for alleged swinging in the city of Malang yesterday in yet another case of consensual sex in a private setting being crim

April 16, 2018

Coconuts Jakarta - April 16, 2018

Police in the town of Jepara, Central Java, arrested two event organizers for a motorcycle community party in which at least three girls in bikinis were dancing amidst a raucous crowd o

April 13, 2018

Coconuts Jakarta - April 13, 2018

Moral vigilantes who publicly shame those they accuse of adultery, premarital sex, or other "immoral acts" (even if such acts were carried out with consent) in Indonesia often go unpuni

March 7, 2018

Coconuts Jakarta - March 7, 2018

As the only province in Indonesia that is allowed to enact explicitly sharia-based laws, Aceh criminalizes everything from selling alcohol to homosexuality to adultery and even the simp

February 15, 2018

Agence France Presse - February 15, 2018

Jakarta – Valentine's Day was banned in some Indonesian cities as police rounded up amorous couples, giving the official kiss-off to a tradition which critics say does not deserve any l

February 14, 2018

Deutsche Welle - February 14, 2018

Valentine's Day was banned in some Indonesian cities Wednesday as police rounded up amorous couples, giving the official kiss-off to a tradition which critics say doesn't deserve any lo

Jakarta Post - February 14, 2018

Jakarta – Valentine's Day has no value and therefore celebrating it should be forbidden, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has said.

February 13, 2018

Jakarta Post - February 13, 2018

Jakarta – Authorities in Depok, West Java, have prohibited all students from celebrating Valentine's Day on Feb. 14.

Tempo - February 13, 2018

Mataram (Antara) – The Mayor of Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Barat, has banned the celebration of Valentine's Day in the city.

January 27, 2018

Jakarta Post - January 27, 2018

Jakarta – Semarang Police questioned two vocational school students who allegedly spread a porn video that featured students.

January 23, 2018

Jakarta Post - January 23, 2018

Jakarta – Two men aged 21 and 31 were arrested in Depok, West Java, on Saturday evening for allegedly uploading a video of themselves having sex onto the internet.

January 18, 2018

Coconuts Jakarta - January 18, 2018

In Indonesia, bird-singing competitions have become a major obsession among many.

January 16, 2018

Jakarta Post - January 16, 2018

Jakarta – A young couple in Belapunranga village in Gowa regency, South Sulawesi, has been forced to marry in a traditional ceremony after being caught alone at a rambutan farm by local

December 21, 2017

Coconuts Jakarta - December 21, 2017

While modern laws exist in Indonesia, cultural traditions still play a huge part in the lives of people in many parts of the country, including for punishing immorality.

December 20, 2017

Jakarta Post - December 20, 2017

Jakarta – The Bengkulu Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD) is drafting a regional bylaw on child protection and family resilience that stipulates proper dress and bans "sexy clothing" in public,

December 19, 2017

Jakarta Post - December 19, 2017

Jakarta – With pornographic content flooding the internet, the government is set to use a censorship machine starting next year to surf the net to block porn.

December 18, 2017

Coconuts Jakarta - December 18, 2017

Throughout much of Indonesia, government officials are becoming increasingly aware that the country is facing a hidden epidemic of gender-based violence.

December 16, 2017

Jakarta Post - December 16, 2017

Jakarta – In response to residents' complaints about social problems in several areas of West Jakarta, the Social Support, Observation and Control (P3S) taskforce of the West Jakarta Social Affairs

December 14, 2017

Sydney Morning Herald - December 14, 2017

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court has narrowly rejected a petition to outlaw extramarital and gay sex after more than a year of fierce debate.

New York Times - December 14, 2017

Jeffrey Hutton, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Thursday narrowly rejected a petition asking it to criminalize all sex outside marriage, in a blow to religious conservative

Coconuts Jakarta - December 14, 2017

Many people were waiting with bated breath this morning to see how Indonesia's Constitutional Court would finally rule on a petition, filed by representatives of conservative Islamic organization,

Jakarta Post - December 14, 2017

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – One of the 12 petitioners who sought to ban premarital sex and same-sex relationships through a judicial review petition at the Constitutional Court has said that the cour

Jakarta Post - December 14, 2017

Jakarta – Central Jakarta Police have said they will provide security for the planned rallies against the annual electronic music festival Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) set to be held at JIExpo,

Jakarta Post - December 14, 2017

Jakarta – A Constitutional Court ruling that rejected a petition to outlaw extramarital and gay sex on Thursday has drawn mixed reactions from netizens.

December 7, 2017

Jakarta Post - December 7, 2017

I Wayan Juniartha, Denpasar – The first ever collective flagging campaign was undertaken on Wednesday to alert popular video sharing service YouTube on what the Balinese have deemed an offensive in

December 4, 2017

Coconuts Jakarta - December 4, 2017

Many lovers of electronic dance music in Jakarta and around Asia are looking forward to this year's edition of the Djakarta Warehouse Project, touted as the biggest EDM festival in the region, whic

Coconuts Jakarta - December 4, 2017

Pornography is strictly illegal in Indonesia, which makes what appeared on the official Twitter account of the country's Foreign Ministry account at around 7 pm yesterday all the more shocking.

November 30, 2017

Coconuts Jakarta - November 30, 2017

The city of Solo in Central Java had a good thing going – previously its citizens were allowed 24/7 access to free wifi provided at kecamatan (district) offices throughout the city.

November 17, 2017

Straits Times - November 17, 2017

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Indonesia has threatened to bar the world's biggest social-media providers from operating in the country unless they comply with stringent demands to filter pornography and ot

November 16, 2017

Coconuts Jakarta - November 16, 2017

After arresting four moral vigilantes suspected of parading a young couple naked through the streets of a village in Tangerang Regency on Saturday, authorities have captured two more responsible fo

Jakarta Post - November 16, 2017

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has condemned an assault of a couple accused of having premarital sex in Tangerang, saying the act was inhumane and de

October 26, 2017

Jakarta Post - October 26, 2017

Jakarta – Depok Police are conducting a cyber patrol to find the suspects behind the circulation of a porn video allegedly involving an alumna of University of Indonesia in West Java.

October 22, 2017

BBC News - October 22, 2017

What is it like to be a nudist in a country that prizes modesty and where public nudity is strictly forbidden?

September 12, 2017

ABC News - September 12, 2017

Samantha Hawley, Indonesia – Just months after two gay men were publicly caned in the Indonesian province of Aceh, a woman has received hospital treatment after receiving 100 lashes.

August 29, 2017

Jakarta Post - August 29, 2017

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police maintain that they will not drop the investigation into the pornography case involving leader of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) Rizieq Shihab.

August 18, 2017

Jakarta Post - August 18, 2017

Jakarta – Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) fireband cleric Rizieq Shihab has been questioned in Saudi Arabia regarding his alleged role in an on-going pornography case, said National Police chief Gen.

August 13, 2017

Jakarta Post - August 13, 2017

Jakarta – Jakarta Police investigators have apprehended Tri Sutrisno, 25, an English teacher at a private senior high school in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, for allegedly sending pornographic phot

July 31, 2017

Jakarta Post - July 31, 2017

Jakarta – Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) chairman Ma'ruf Amin has urged Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab to come home to Indonesia and face the legal case being brought against him.

July 8, 2017

Voice of America - July 8, 2017

Krithika Varagur, Jakarta, Indonesia – According to followers of a popular Indonesian social movement, the country would be better off without dating.

June 22, 2017

Jakarta Globe - June 22, 2017

Jakarta – Lawyers representing firebrand Islamic Defenders Front cleric Rizieq Shihab have urged the authorities to terminate an investigation into a pornography case allegedly involving him, due t

June 20, 2017

Jakarta Post - June 20, 2017

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have postponed the investigation into the pornography case involving Islam Defenders Front (FPI) cleric Rizieq Shihab.

June 13, 2017

Jakarta Post - June 13, 2017

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) destroyed more than 12,400 bottles of illegal alcoholic beverages they seized in five municipalities across the city since Ja

June 12, 2017

Jakarta Post - June 12, 2017

Jakarta – Police have yet to issue a so-called red notice for Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab, who is a suspect in a pornography case.

June 9, 2017

Jakarta Post - June 9, 2017

Jakarta – Some 500,000 people are expected to join a rally to defend fugitive firebrand cleric Rizieq Shihab on Friday although the police and mosque caretakers have not given a permit.

Jakarta Post - June 9, 2017

Jakarta – Islam Defenders Front (FPI) patron Rizieq Shihab's lawyer, Kapitra Ampera, has said his team is set to apply for a pre-trial hearing to challenge the Jakarta Police's decision to name the