May 15
The Cowardice of the Censors vs. The Triumph of Truth: Why Yusril and Pigai Just Saved Indonesian Democracy
Illustration by Gemini Indonesia is currently witnessing a pathetic, desperate display of local authoritarianism. Across various regions, small-minded campus bureaucrats and overzealous local security apparatuses have thrown a collective temper tantrum over a movie screen. The weapon of their cowardice? The aggressive, unlawful shutdown of public screenings (nonton bareng or nobar) of the…