Indonesia upholds anti-pornography bill

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by Karishma Vaswani
BBC News, Jakarta

Indonesia's constitutional court has upheld a controversial anti-pornography law, disappointing activists and cultural groups who had challenged it.

The court said that the law's definition of pornography was clear and did not violate the constitution.

The law was passed in 2008 and heavily backed by Islamic parties who helped to draft it.

But it was opposed by minority groups who say it goes against Indonesia's tradition of diversity and pluralism.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8586749.stm

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1. Religious fanatics make life miserable for everyone...

whether in Indonesia, or right here in the US. :grr: