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Politics and Free Expression in Indonesia

Politics and Free Expression in Indonesia

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Mar 26, 2007
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Once a week in Jakarta,

the antics of a fictitious president named Si Butet dari Yogya – whose initials

are “coincidentally” the same as those of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang

Yudhoyono – have convulsed television viewers on a show called Republik Mimpi (Republic of Dreams) and driven ratings through the

roof.

But State Minister of Communication and

Inf…

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