Disappointment in Indonesia after football disaster appeal ruling Indonesia’s top court overturned two officers’ acquittal in the stadium crush, but handed down short sentences. Al Jazeera · Aug 25, 2023
Soccer-Without spectators, Indonesia holds rematch between clubs involved in deadly stampede The rematch of an Indonesian soccer game that ended in one of the world's worst stadium stampedes last year was played on Tuesday with no spectators present. Reuters · Apr 11, 2023
Dozens in Indonesia protest Israel's presence at U-20 Cup Dozens of conservative Muslims have marched in Indonesia’s capital to protests Israel’s first-ever participation in the FIFA World Cup Under-20 in Indonesia The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023
Two Indonesian Match Officials Jailed over Deadly Football Stampede An Indonesian court handed prison sentences to two football match officials on Thursday after finding them guilty of negligence over one of the world's deadliest stadium stampedes. The October 2022 derby match in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya ended in chaos with 135 spectators killed, many… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 10, 2023
Thousands rally for justice after Indonesian stadium tragedy Thousands of people in Indonesia have rallied to demand justice and a thorough investigation into those they blame for the stampede at Kanjuruhan soccer stadium in East Java’s Malang city that left 135 people dead The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022
FIFA vows to improve Indonesian soccer safety after tragedy The president of soccer’s world governing body has met with Indonesia’s president and pledged to help improve stadium safety to prevent a repeat of a tragedy in which police fired tear gas at a match, causing a crush that killed 132 people The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022
Indonesia football riot, which led to 132 deaths, caused by police tear gas Tear gas fired by the police led to the deaths of 132 people, including dozens of children, at a football match in Indonesia, according to the findings of a government-led investigation. Bangkok Post · Oct 14, 2022
Indonesia: Six face criminal charges over stadium disaster ‘I saw the tragedy. The boys passed by with victims in their arms,’ said Arema FC coach, Javier Roca Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2022
Indonesians flag ideas for improved safety at soccer matches after stampede tragedy As Indonesia reels from the football stampede tragedy that killed 131 people — including 33 children — parents and security experts say more needs to be done to ensure match safety. ABC News · Oct 6, 2022
Charges laid in deadly Indonesian football stampede JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities have charged six people, including three police officers, over a football stadium disaster that killed 131 at the weekend. Bangkok Post · Oct 6, 2022
King Charles sends message of condolence to Indonesia over football stadium disaster The Malang football stadium disaster killed at least 131 people and injured many more Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022
Indonesia's President Joko WIdodo orders national stadium audit, while FIFA boss offers help to fix the country's soccer issues As well as ordering a national stadium audit, Joko Widodo has spoken to FIFA chief Gianni Infantino, who has offered to help address Indonesia's football problems as investigations into what lead to the death of at least 131 people continue. ABC News · Oct 5, 2022
Finding their bodies: Indonesian fan's desperate search for family after soccer stampede Andi Hariyanto says he will never watch a football match again after his wife, two teenage daughters and a cousin were crushed to death in a stampede at an Indonesian stadium last week. Reuters · Oct 5, 2022
Delays unlocking gates 'contributed' to Indonesian football disaster that killed 131 Seven minutes after the referee blew the final whistle, several doors were still locked, contributing to the toll in one of the world's deadliest sporting disasters. Daily Record · Oct 4, 2022
ABC News · Oct 4, 2022 Indonesia police say stadium exit gates too small for escape in deadly soccer stampede Police say the gates at the soccer stadium can only accommodate two people at a time, as hundreds were trying to escape.
Reuters · Oct 4, 2022 Tear gas, locked gates led to Indonesian soccer stampede, spectators say It was the closing stages of the match, a soccer derby in Indonesia's East Java province, and 29-year-old spectator Ahmad Nizar Habibi said he had a gut feeling things were about to turn ugly.
Reuters · Oct 4, 2022 Indonesia soccer body bans 2 club officials for life over deadly stampede Indonesia's soccer federation said on Tuesday it has banned two officials from Arema FC for life over a weekend stadium riot that killed at least 125 people.
Reuters · Oct 4, 2022 Family of Indonesian soccer stampede victim recall proud fan For more than three decades, Iwan Junaedi was a devoted fan of the Indonesian soccer side Arema FC, barely missing a game at the club in the country's top-flight league.
Reuters · Oct 4, 2022 Internal watchdog faults police use of tear gas in deadly Indonesia soccer riot Indonesian police wrongly used tear gas inside a soccer stadium to disperse rioting fans, an internal oversight official said on Tuesday, while the country's soccer federation banned two club officials over the chaos that killed at least 125 people.
Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2022 Indonesia stadium crush: Fans ‘died in the arms of players’ as child death toll rises to 32 Football fans died in the arms of players on the pitch during the Arema FC stadium disaster in Indonesia, the team’s coach has said.
Reuters · Oct 3, 2022 Explainer-Indonesia football stadium tragedy: what happened, death toll, and reaction At least 125 people died over the weekend in Indonesia when a soccer match between two teams that were fierce rivals ended in a stampede, marking one of the world's worst stadium disasters in recent decades.
ABC News · Oct 3, 2022 Indonesia sets up team to probe fatal soccer stampede as 32 children announced among 125 dead An Indonesian official says at least 32 of the victims were children aged between 3 and 17, while investigators are examining the actions of police and security officers and searching for possible vandals.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 3, 2022 Indonesia Sets up Team to Probe Soccer Stampede; Police Use of Tear Gas in Focus Indonesia has set up an independent team to investigate a crowd crush at a football stadium that killed 125 people, including 32 children, authorities said on Monday, as the country's human rights commission questioned the police use of tear gas. Panic-stricken spectators stampeded as they tried to escape the overpacked…
Reuters · Oct 3, 2022 Indonesian soccer stampede: What you need to know A soccer stampede in Indonesia killed at least 125 people on the weekend, with 32 children among them, officials said, as pressure builds on the Southeast Asian country to explain how one of the world's worst stadium disasters unfolded.
The Hindu · Oct 3, 2022 Jaishankar condoles families of victims killed during Indonesia football stampede At least 125 people died in the stampede after violence broke out at a stadium in East Java