Indonesians protesting against mines run growing risk of ‘criminalization’

Mongabay
Dec 16, 2021, 8:16 pm178 pts
SLEMAN, Indonesia — “We have fought against them for so long, but the mining activities just carry on and so does the criminalization,” says Sapoy, a resident of Jomboran village on the Indonesian island of Java. Sapoy, who goes by one name, was questioned by police in Sleman district, Yogyakarta…

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