“Book banning has a long history in Indonesia, extending back to the [Dutch] colonial period, although it was most pronounced during Suharto’s New Order period (1968–98).” (Hendri Yulius). The New Order turned into law a 1963 decree against Marxist–Leninist propaganda passed under Sukarno’s regime (1945–67) and relied on a 1965 Blasphemy Law to curb freedomContinueContinue reading “Books, blasphemy and bans in Indonesia”
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Sudan Reading
On Tuesday 23 November PEN Perth held a reading to protest the military coup which took place on 25 October in Sudan. Read the summary and two featured poems here.