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6.2 Earthquake Shakes West Indonesia, No Casualties Reported
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Indonesia Passes New Criminal Code to Ban Communist Propaganda
December 24, 2022
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Indonesia passed a new criminal code this month to ban communist and Marxist-Leninist propaganda. Experts believe that this is part of a general trend of global rejection of the Chinese communist regime. The Indonesian Parliament passed an amendment to the national criminal code on Dec. 6, which stipulates that those who propagate communism and Marxism-Leninism…
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