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Budget efficiency is beneficial to prisoners' amnesty grants: Minister

Minister of Immigration and Corrections Agus Andrianto highlighted the benefits of state budget efficiency in relation ...

Polri, Correction Ministry unite against drug trafficking in prisons

The National Police (Polri) and the Ministry of Immigration and Correction are working together to address the issue of ...

RI denies report of accepting Palestinians released by Israel

The Foreign Ministry has denied news of the Hamas group's plan to place Palestinian prisoners released by Israel ...

Indonesia, Saudi Arabia launch training against drug trafficking

The governments of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia strengthened their anti-narcotics collaboration by organizing an ...

Indonesia's new foreign prisoner transfer policy: reducing costs

The recent policy of President Prabowo Subianto's administration regarding returning foreign prisoners to their ...

N Sumatra transfers 68 inmates to Nusakambangan prison island in 2024

The North Sumatra Law and Human Rights Office revealed that in 2024, it transferred 68 inmates from various ...

Iran seeks transfer of nationals imprisoned in Indonesia: minister

The Iranian government has formally requested the transfer of its nationals incarcerated in Indonesia so they can ...

Govt addresses prison overcrowding through amnesty for drug inmates

The government is preparing an amnesty and rehabilitation scheme for inmates convicted of drug-related offenses as an ...

Govt seeking solutions to prison overcrowding: minister

Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Penitentiary Affairs, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, has ...

BNN Chief plans crackdown on drug trafficking in prisons

Head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) Marthinus Hukom announced plans to address drug trafficking in prisons by ...

Batik industry absorbs 200,000 workers as of Aug: govt

The batik industry has absorbed 200 thousand workers as of August 2024, according to data from the Industry ...

Prisoners receiving Eid remission urged to keep improving themselves

Expert Staff to the Law and Human Rights Minister, Ibnu Chuldun, reminded all prisoners receiving this year's Eid ...

Special Eid al-Fitr remissions granted to 159,557 inmates nationwide

A total of 159,557 Muslim prisoners nationwide have been granted remissions and sentence reductions to commemorate the ...

Education vital to eradicate tuberculosis stigma: ministry

The Health Ministry has stressed the need to educate people and raise awareness about tuberculosis given the lingering ...

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Leading the fight against radicalism

Radical movements are likely to emerge ahead of the general elections and threaten the continuity of the election ...