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Jessica Washington2025-02-26 07:59:502025-05-13 09:59:04A day at the beach for displaced Rohingya children in Malaysia![Indonesia's Defence Minister and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has told Al Jazeera that he is confident of victory [File: Juni Kriswanto/AFP]](https://www.jessicawashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/AFP__20240209__34HZ3HC__v1__HighRes__IndonesiaPoliticsVote-1707591418-1-260x185.webp)
Q&A: Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto ‘confident’ of election victory
Frontrunner tells Al Jazeera in exclusive interview that he will…
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Jessica Washington2025-02-11 07:15:152025-05-16 07:04:22Q&A: Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto ‘confident’ of election victory![The UN High Commissioner for Refugees says more than 70 percent of the Rohingya who have arrived in Indonesia in recent months are women and children. [Jessica Washington/Al Jazeera]](https://www.jessicawashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DSCF5154-1706173996-260x185.webp)
Rohingya refugees in Indonesia still hope for a better future
On the beach and in a car park, Rohingya refugees are taking…
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Jessica Washington2024-01-26 07:41:052025-05-06 07:57:04Rohingya refugees in Indonesia still hope for a better future![Formin’s husband Toyob left Bangladesh first, as the couple witnessed increasing violence in the camps and feared he would become a victim of it. [Jessica Washington/Al Jazeera]](https://www.jessicawashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/formin-family-1691914544-260x185.webp)
Rohingya parents in Indonesia want ‘children to know happiness’
Indonesian rights abuse compensation plan fans fears of impunity
Concerns programme to provide victims of abuses from 1965 mass…
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Jessica Washington2023-06-28 08:28:392025-05-06 09:02:21Indonesian rights abuse compensation plan fans fears of impunity
‘I can’t get rid of this trauma’: Fury over Indonesia verdicts
Survivors and families of those who died in the October football…
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Jessica Washington2023-03-17 09:11:442025-05-07 03:17:53‘I can’t get rid of this trauma’: Fury over Indonesia verdicts
‘Like we don’t exist’: Indigenous fear Indonesia new capital plan
As Indonesia scales up construction of its new capital city,…
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Jessica Washington2023-03-15 06:08:452025-05-07 06:22:15‘Like we don’t exist’: Indigenous fear Indonesia new capital plan
Q&A: Indonesia’s new capital chief Bambang Susantono
‘It’s an emergency’: Homelessness on the rise in Hong Kong
In one of the world’s most expensive cities, the number of…
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Jessica Washington2023-02-14 06:40:082025-05-07 06:47:33‘It’s an emergency’: Homelessness on the rise in Hong Kong![Siti Suhardiyati, Safitri Pusparani, Solihah and Desi Permata Sari say they have found comfort in each other, as they seek justice for their children [Jessica Washington/Al Jazeera]](https://www.jessicawashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2023_0117_18572100-260x185.webp)
Indonesian mothers go to court over tainted cough syrup scandal
As the class-action suit over contaminated medicine begins, two…
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Jessica Washington2023-01-20 06:29:232025-05-07 06:39:53Indonesian mothers go to court over tainted cough syrup scandal![Cyril Kongo poses in front of one of his graffiti-style paintings at Art Jakarta [Jessica Washington/ Al Jazeera]](https://www.jessicawashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2022_0828_11005100-260x185.webp)
Artists celebrate as Art Jakarta resumes after COVID hiatus
After a two-year COVID hiatus, one of Southeast Asia’s largest…
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Jessica Washington2022-08-22 06:47:532025-05-07 06:53:06Artists celebrate as Art Jakarta resumes after COVID hiatus![Indonesia's Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto speaks at the second plenary session of the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, June 11, 2022 [Caroline Chia/ Reuters]](https://www.jessicawashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2022-06-11T054850Z_1975905407_RC2DPU9H3UPG_RTRMADP_3_ASIA-SECURITY-260x185.webp)
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Q&A: Indonesia’s defence minister on security in the Asia-Pacific
China’s military buildup needs to be transparent: Australia
Australia’s Deputy PM and Defence Minister Richard Marles tells…
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Jessica Washington2022-06-12 06:53:312025-05-07 06:58:14China’s military buildup needs to be transparent: Australia![Baby Narendra was born without eyes [Fakhrur Rozi/ Al Jazeera]](https://www.jessicawashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Baby-Narendra-and-his-mother-Ni-Made-Sukermi-Fakhrur-Rozi-2-1-1-260x185.webp)
Birth defects in Indonesia’s Lombok linked to gold mining
Experts fear for children’s health amid a gold rush in Indonesia’s…
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Jessica Washington2021-12-20 07:03:422025-05-07 07:10:06Birth defects in Indonesia’s Lombok linked to gold mining
Devastated Indonesian parents mourn children lost to COVID-19
The archipelago has seen a surge in child deaths since the Delta…
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Jessica Washington2021-08-16 08:11:392025-05-07 08:18:36Devastated Indonesian parents mourn children lost to COVID-19
A new generation of orphans as COVID ravages Indonesia
‘It cannot be contained’: Indonesia COVID deaths go unreported
More people are being forced to isolate at home as overwhelmed…
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Jessica Washington2021-07-20 08:19:122025-05-07 08:29:34‘It cannot be contained’: Indonesia COVID deaths go unreported![A worker checks the queue number at an oxygen refill shop in Jakarta. The surge in COVID-19 cases has led to soaring demand for oxygen [Bagus Indahono/EPA]](https://www.jessicawashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/h_57024575-260x185.webp)
‘Dying in their homes’: COVID-hit Indonesians scramble for oxygen
Citizens search desperately for oxygen to care for their loved…
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Jessica Washington2021-07-12 08:30:042025-05-07 08:37:48‘Dying in their homes’: COVID-hit Indonesians scramble for oxygen![Funeral workers are overwhelmed by their workload as the coronavirus death toll rises [Jessica Washington/Al Jazeera]](https://www.jessicawashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20210702_135945-260x185.webp)
As COVID emergency measures start, Indonesians ‘crying for help’
Government introduces restrictions to slow coronavirus transmission…![Families mourn at the graveside of a loved one lost to COVID-19 [Fakhrur Rozi/Al Jazeera]](https://www.jessicawashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/photo-family-crying-260x185.webp)
‘Suddenly, she’s gone’: Mourning in the mud in COVID-hit Indonesia
As Indonesia’s most populous island deals with its largest…![Art and culture are closely linked in the Indonesian island of Bali, but the absence of the tourists who buy their work has hurt artists [File: Made Nagi/EPA]](https://www.jessicawashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/h_50379796-260x185.webp)
In tourist-free Bali, artists persevere through ‘darkest moment’
Art and Bali’s unique Hindu culture are inextricably linked,…
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Jessica Washington2021-04-02 01:59:222025-05-08 02:12:47In tourist-free Bali, artists persevere through ‘darkest moment’![Indonesia's national motto is 'unity in diversity' but schoolgirls across the archipelago told a rights group they felt bullied into confirming with Islamic dress codes in the classroom [File: Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters]](https://www.jessicawashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2020-03-04T073335Z_1397653499_RC2VCF9TLA7B_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-INDONESIA-260x185.webp)
Indonesian schoolgirls ‘bullied’ into religious clothing: Report
Human Rights Watch finds female students are often coerced or…
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Jessica Washington2021-03-18 02:06:532025-05-08 02:11:54Indonesian schoolgirls ‘bullied’ into religious clothing: Report![Marty Natalegawa was Indonesia’s foreign minister from 2009 to 2014, including Indonesia’s time as ASEAN chair in 2011 [File: Kevin Abosch/Crisis Group]](https://www.jessicawashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG-20210302-WA0011-e1614676576121-260x185.webp)
Myanmar crisis ‘a litmus test’ for ASEAN, says Indonesia’s ex FM
Marty Natalegawa says ASEAN must tell Myanmar’s military to…
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Jessica Washington2021-03-02 02:13:032025-05-08 02:17:37Myanmar crisis ‘a litmus test’ for ASEAN, says Indonesia’s ex FM![Family members pay their respects and scatter petals at the spot where Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 crashed into the sea last month [File: Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters]](https://www.jessicawashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2021-02-10T023234Z_1874525285_RC2EPL9MJQGT_RTRMADP_3_INDONESIA-CRASH-260x185.webp)
Families grieve as Indonesia releases report into plane crash
One month after Sriwijaya Air crash, investigators say it is…
Indonesia: Doctors reject patients as COVID cases top one million
Medical professionals warn hospitals overwhelmed amid lack…
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Jessica Washington2021-01-26 02:24:132025-05-08 02:29:05Indonesia: Doctors reject patients as COVID cases top one million
Indonesia’s ‘Jurassic Park’: Construction begins despite concerns
Jakarta, Indonesia – In the centre of the vast Indonesian…
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Jessica Washington2020-10-13 02:29:182025-05-08 02:36:33Indonesia’s ‘Jurassic Park’: Construction begins despite concerns
Indigenous people sceptical of Indonesia mapping project
Jakarta, Indonesia – Every day members of the Besipae…
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Jessica Washington2020-09-30 02:36:452025-05-08 02:42:24Indigenous people sceptical of Indonesia mapping project
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Trying to revive and protect Indonesia’s mangroves
Indonesian teachers struggle with distance learning
Restrictions return in Jakarta as hospitals, cemeteries fill up
Indonesian capital goes back into partial lockdown as doctors…
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Jessica Washington2020-09-14 02:51:352025-05-08 03:00:16Restrictions return in Jakarta as hospitals, cemeteries fill up
Indonesia: Chinese vaccine being tested as COVID-19 cases rise
Al Jazeera meets the Indonesian sisters taking part in human…
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Jessica Washington2020-08-30 03:02:292025-05-08 03:05:10Indonesia: Chinese vaccine being tested as COVID-19 cases rise
Struggling designers find ways to help fight COVID in Indonesia
Indonesia marks anniversary of independence proclamation
Coronavirus has brought a ban on large gatherings and for many…
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Jessica Washington2020-08-17 03:11:192025-05-08 03:18:14Indonesia marks anniversary of independence proclamation![Children gather outside the shelter in Depok in West Java. The building offers a place of refuge [Jessica Washington/Al Jazeera]](https://www.jessicawashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/14b549c210e344f88e1ca4a3d168eac9_18-260x185.webp)
For Indonesia’s street children, coronavirus means more danger
COVID-19 has made life more dangerous for children on the streets…
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Jessica Washington2020-07-24 03:11:382025-05-08 03:17:26For Indonesia’s street children, coronavirus means more danger
Indonesia child abuse: Experts say homeless youth at higher risk
Indonesian politicians are accused of failing to protect society’s…
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Jessica Washington2020-07-23 03:22:072025-05-08 03:24:00Indonesia child abuse: Experts say homeless youth at higher risk
Indonesia: Aceh community support rescued Rohingya refugees
Indonesia: Jakarta bans single-use plastic bags
Increased online shopping and takeaway food during the pandemic…
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Jessica Washington2020-07-01 03:27:052025-05-08 03:29:09Indonesia: Jakarta bans single-use plastic bags
Indonesia mulls fate of Rohingya refugees rescued off coast
Government has yet to decide whether they can stay or will…
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Jessica Washington2020-06-25 03:29:252025-05-08 03:32:28Indonesia mulls fate of Rohingya refugees rescued off coast
Indonesia children at risk as COVID-19 disrupts vaccination drive
Health experts warn efforts to contain pandemic could lead…
