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The Drug Kiosk (3, finished)

25 Agustus 2008 - 18:40 WIB

Yuliyanti / Translated by: Jimmy L. Simanungkalit

"If you wish to use narcotics, then do not use injected drugs.  But if you have to use injected drugs, then use a sterile needle.  As a matter of fact, you can stop taking drugs.  We have a program that can help you stop using them."

 

The police and society still assumes every drug addict is a criminal.  In fact, the addicted are a vulnerable group of people that should receive help and protection especially regards HIV.

 

"From a legal point of few are those junkies criminals?  It still is a hot issue in discussions,"

The Drug Kiosk (2)

13 Agustus 2008 - 14:55 WIB

Yuliyanti / Translated by: Jimmy L. Simanungkalit

They are accused of legalizing narcotics and of Christianization just because they distributing clean needles for free.  Moreover, one of the field workers was paraded naked in the street and another almost hit by a bullet.

According to research conducted by Kiosk almost half of the drug addicts share needles. The Data Center of the Indonesian Hospital Association estimates 400.000 people will be infected with HIV by 2010 leading to an estimated 100.000 deaths.

 

This is the reason why Kios prefers to reduce bad effects of drug use.  This approach is known as

The Drug Kiosk (1)

6 Agustus 2008 - 13:18 WIB

Yuliyanti / Translated by: Jimmy L. Simanungkalit

 "Can I get insul? Two, please..."

"I didn't bring it."

"Hey...Why don't you bring it? Do you forget?"

"I just got one..."

 

This was a dialogue between Rahmat, also called Poncol, and his father.  Father and son were searching for hypodermic needles in Kios Universitas Atmajaya (a centre run by Atmajaya Catholic University).  Both of them are drug addicts.  Since one year father and son come to Kios Atmajaya to replace their used hypodermic needle with a new one.  That day, they were unlucky since they only got one hypodermic needle.  The father

There is Still Peace in Cisalada (3, Finished)

8 Juli 2008 - 17:53 WIB

Indah Nurmasari / Translated by:

Ahmadyah Community still lives in harmony with their neighbors. The conflict of faith which still fills the media cannot disturb the harmony among them.

 

Humaedi is not afraid of the Joint Decree (an official letter from the Minister of Religion, the Attorney General and the Minister of Internal Affairs) demanding Ahmadiyah member to limit their activities. He still can't understand what should be wrong on the Ahmadiyah belief. In fact, the Ministry of Justice has even issued a decree in 1953 which legalises Jemaat Ahmadiyah Indonesia. That legalization is given in decree RI.No.JA.5/23/13

There Is Still Peace in Cisalada (2)

8 Juli 2008 - 2:58 WIB

Indah Nurmasari / Translated by: Jimmy L. Simanungkalit

Ghalib was confused when he witnessed the attack.  He was then wondering what was really going on.  "They are crazy people going berserks...," his father replied to him while they left the scene.

 

Then Ghalib and his father went to a mosque for shelter.  He also saw some girls running in fear.  "I was hiding too," he says.  "I was afraid that I might be hit as well.  My relative was hit by a stone on the forehead.  I saw it with my own eyes.  Then we had to bring him to a hospital."

 

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