Indonesia seeks order with youth militia amid unrest
Indonesia's military chief Gen Wiranto defends a plan to recruit about 40,000 youths for three months training and arm them with sticks riot shields and handcuffs to assist police. President Habibie urged Muslims to protect churches as religious violence grows.
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Iran's banned papers spark pro democracy rally in Tehran
In Tehran youths rally around the banned liberal Tous newspaper shouting for freedom as Iran's clash between reformist President Khatami and hard line clerics intensifies. The judiciary's closings and arrests of journalists highlight a broader battle over Iran's future and press freedom. Mashallah Shamsolvaezin, Tous editor, notes the paper's 300,000 circulation and its role as a symbol of liberal challenges.
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