Indonesian Punks Defy State's Re-Education Attempt

April 26, 2012 from Al Jazeera English

Dozens of punk youths in Indonesia were arrested and had their mohawks shaved by security officials last December. They were also forced to undergo a so-called re-education programme in Aceh, the only province in Indonesia with Islamic law. But now the punks are back on the streets, protesting against corruption and injustice. Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen reports from Aceh, Indonesia.

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Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 17,508 islands. It has 34 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a r... Explore this topic

Aceh

Aceh is a special region of Indonesia. Aceh is located at the northern end of Sumatra. Its capital is Banda Aceh and its population is approximately 5,046,000. It is close to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India and separated from them by the Andaman Sea. Aceh is thought t... Explore this topic

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. Punk b... Explore this topic

Protest song

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Mohawk

The mohawk is a hairstyle in which, in the most common variety, both sides of the head are shaven, leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair in the center. The mohawk is also sometimes referred to as an iro in reference to the Iroquois, from whom the hairstyle is derived - tho... Explore this topic

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Sharia

Sharia is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Sharia deals with many topics addressed by secular law, including crime, politics, and economics, as well as personal matters such as sexual intercourse, hygiene, diet, prayer, and fasting. Though interpretations of sharia v... Explore this topic

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