In Indonesia, 'anti-porn' may curtail basic freedoms
By Soe Tjen Marching
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Monday, December 01, 2008
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Recently, Indonesia's Parliament passed an "anti-porn" bill, which bans anyone from wearing clothes or promoting material that could incite "sexual desire." Although regulations regarding pornography are important, there is some concern that there will be other implications, for instance for women's rights, even down to what is permissible to wear in public. This Article is only available in The Daily Star on-line archive. Containing over 100,000 articles, The Daily Star archive is an excellent information source and research tool for all events in Lebanon and the region since 1997.
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 Tags: Bill, Indonesia, Islamic, Muslim, Parliament, Social
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