Thursday, December 22, 2011

Indonesian Punks are not Dead?

Being a Punk in Indonesia is a crime. Not so long ago Police of Indonesia raided a PunkRock event, where were arested around 65 people. They were forcibly made get rid of long hair, body pirsing and other punk culture attributes.
65 young men and women are still arrested. They get transfered in to Indonesian Police Academy. There they are teched for a  good behavior, religion and conduct military exercises aimed at establishing discipline.(Heri Juanda/AP)

Continue of the story is under cut





Without piercing and Iroquois dozens of young people marched for hours under the tropical Indonesian sun. The authorities are trying to restore moral values ​​and return the "Reject" the youth in society. However, these young men show no signs of submission. (EPA / HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK)


As soon as the officers turned their backs on them, they shout: «Punk not dead!»  (EPA / HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK)


A pair of slates with the word "punk not dead" at a mosque in the police school, where they held the punks. (Heri Juanda / AP)


The young women is  crying during the song in religion class at the Aceh Besar.

They are locked up until  23'th of December. (REUTERS / Junaidi)


Punks at religious lessons class.(REUTERS / Junaidi)


Punk with tunnels in the ears at the religious class in the police school. (REUTERS / Junaidi)




Punk band at a concert in Banda Aceh before the police raid on December 10. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP / Getty Images)


Punks are satisfied and happy at the concert before 1 hour of a police raid. (CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP / Getty Images)


Arrested and shaved young men forced to swim in front of a lesson in morality police school. (EPA)


The protest in Jakarta. (EPA / MAST IRHAM)

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