The world’s fourth most populous country, Indonesia, has been in the news a lot lately. But not for good reasons. What is happening in Indonesia?
In mid-July, the Indonesian government announced that it was going to revise the country’s criminal code. This would include making gay sex and extramarital sex illegal. The public outcry was immediate and massive. Tens of thousands of Indonesians took to the streets to protest the proposed changes.
The government quickly backtracked, announcing that it was …