Medan, Indonesia – Indonesia is celebrating 80 years of independence from Dutch colonial rule, but not everyone is in a celebratory mood, and an unusual protest movement has rallied around a cartoon ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The phenomenon of raising the One Piece flag with the iconic skull and straw hat emblem from the widely popular anime series is increasingly widespread in Indonesia leading up to ...

The Jolly Roger skull and bones with a straw hat -- from Japanese anime series "One Piece" -- has been fluttering from a rising number of trucks, cars and homes. Officials warn the "provocation" -- ...

Spraypainting brick walls in an empty yard, Indonesian artist Kemas Muhammad Firdaus braved midday heat to paint a skull in a straw hat on a black background, a nod to the Japanese manga and anime ...

All across Indonesia, a familiar symbol is flying high all around. It is seen not just on trucks, but is also being waved in rallies and are now painted all around the city. This is not a traditional ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Residents of Kebayoran, South Jakarta, including Riki Hidayat, expressed their refusal to display the Indonesian national flag in celebration of the 80th Independence Day on August ...

Over the past month, a familiar skull-and-crossbones motif from a Japanese anime has appeared across Indonesia — not in cosplay conventions, but in the streets, on car windows, and painted on alley ...

(New York) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should exonerate three Papuan men convicted of rebellion on November 12, 2009, for raising a pro-independence flag, Human Rights Watch said ...

Indonesia is cracking down on a viral pirate flag that is spreading as a symbol of political protest ahead of independence day. The Jolly Roger skull and bones with a straw hat – from Japanese anime ...