Indonesian Minister of Culture Fadli Zon maintains that he has never downplayed the suffering of the victims of the 1998 ...

By bno - Surabaya Office An Indonesian minister’s denial of the mass rapes that occurred during the May 1998 riots has ...

There are concerns that it is an attempt to downplay politically sensitive episodes in the nation’s past. Read more at ...

Culture Minister Fadli Zon’s remarks that the 1998 mass rapes were “all hearsay” have incited fresh concerns over the ...

Instead of giving statements beyond his authority, Fadli Zon should have referred to the findings of the National Commission ...

Culture Minister Fadli Zon’s statement denying that mass rapes occurred during the 1998 riots are “deeply insensitive” and ...

Minister Fadli Zon sparks outrage after calling 1998 riot rapes “rumors”; officials, activists push back against erasing ...

Historian and activist Ita Fatia Nadia revealed that she has received anonymous threats after protesting Culture Minister ...

While acknowledging that several types of crimes occurred during the 1998 riots in Jakarta, Culture Minister Fadli Zon said ...

Indonesia's culture minister Fadli Zon has come under fire for denying the mass rape of ethnic Chinese women during riots and ...

The reference is to the ‘national tragedy’ that mainly affected Chinese-Indonesian women and ended with the resignation of ...

“Has Fadli Zon never read about the mass rapes in the 1998 riots or does he actually know of the incidents but chooses to be in denial?” X social media user @bangjerrrr from Indonesia wrot ...