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Acid attacks highlight growing danger for Indonesian activists

Indonesian environmental activist Muhammad Rosidi was attacked with acid thrown through his car window on Sumatra Island in February.
Rights groups report increasingly vicious attacks targeting activists and government critics in Indonesia, the world's third-largest democracy.
Activist Andrie Yunus from KontraS suffered an acid attack in Jakarta and risks losing vision in one eye.
Amnesty International Indonesia links growing attacks on activists to the current government's hostility to criticism and reports nearly 300 human rights defenders faced violence or intimidation in 2025.

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Acid attacks highlight growing danger for Indonesian activists

Indonesian environmental activist Muhammad Rosidi shudders as he recalls the horrific moment two men on a motorbike threw acid through the open window of his car as he was driving on Sumatra island in February.

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