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Aug 28, 2015
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Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo headed off a potential firestorm of international criticism on Thursday when he forced the home ministry to rescind harsh new regulations that would have restricted the activities of visiting foreign journalists in the country.

The new rules, apparently issued without consulting the president, were reminiscent of the har…

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