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Activists take part in a demonstration for better women's rights on International Women’s Day in Surabaya on March 8, 2022.

Activists take part in a demonstration for better women's rights on International Women’s Day in Surabaya on March 8, 2022.

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Shock swiftly turned to anger for Indonesian teacher Iman Zanatul Haeri when he found out his sister had been raped and filmed, allegedly by her boyfriend at the time, and the video had been circulated online, reaching her family and friends.

It was in December 2022 when one of Mr Iman’s siblings received a five-second video clip from an unknown sender on Instagram, showing their sister allegedly being sexually assaulted at a house in Pandeglang Regency, West Java.

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