Jakarta's Military Emergency
The war is happening not only in Aceh: in Jakarta the governor has instructed that the comings and goings of all Acehnese in the capital city be monitored.
June 3, 2003
WHY was I born an Acehnese?" lamented Yudi Effendi, 30. The man, who hails from West Aceh seemed to be cursing his luck because he was being treated differently from other members of the public. Well, why wouldn't he? Yudi and his three friends, who live in a 7x7-meter rented house in the Mampang area of South Jakarta, had been forced to report to the Pela Mampang subdistrict offices last Monday. "In fact I have been working in Jakarta for almos
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