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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

Indonesian football officials jailed over deadly stadium crush

Two officials have been jailed after being found guilty of negligence in case of 135 killed in 2022 stadium crush.

Al Jazeera · Mar 9, 2023

Indonesia stadium crush trial hit by claims of intimidation

Police were filmed heckling prosecutors at trial of five people, including three police officers, over Malang disaster.

Al Jazeera · Feb 17, 2023

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Indonesia policemen on trial for negligence over deadly soccer stampede

An Indonesian court began a trial on Monday of a handful of police and match officials charged with negligence over their alleged roles last year in one of the world's deadliest soccer stadium stampedes.

Reuters · Jan 16, 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

Indonesia to demolish Malang stadium where stampede killed 133

President Joko Widodo meets FIFA head, pledges to ‘thoroughly transform’ football in line with international standards.

Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2022

Kanjuruhan Stadium tragedy highlights issues in police use of tear gas and the role of Indonesia's football association

The Indonesian police are under a spotlight following a deadly stampede on October 1, 2022, at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java province. The incident, one of the world’s worst sporting disasters, killed at least 132 people and injured more than 370 others.

The Conversation · Oct 12, 2022

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Fans Mourn Victims of Indonesian Stadium Crush at Friday Prayers

Indonesians gathered for Friday prayers mourned 131 people killed in a football crush six days ago amid calls for a prompt investigation into one of the world's most deadly stadium disasters to enable its victims to rest in peace. Most of those killed after the match in the town of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 7, 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 Jokowi says FIFA offered help after stadium disaster

At least 131 people have now died, among them 33 minors, following a stampede at the Kanjuruhan stadium in East Java.

Al Jazeera · 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

Indonesia police say gates in the soccer stadium stampede were too small for escape

Police said the gates were unlocked but each only able to accommodate two people at a time as hundreds tried to flee. On Saturday, 125 people died and hundreds were hurt after police fired tear gas.

WEKU · Oct 4, 2022

Witnesses recount chaos, blame police in Indonesia stadium deaths

Witnesses at Kanjuruhan stadium told of clashes between fans and police, deaths of spectators, and how they survived.

Al Jazeera · Oct 4, 2022

One of the Worst Stadium Tragedies in History: An Expert Explains What Led to the Soccer Stampede in Indonesia

Indonesia’s football crowds are well-known for their excitability. The risk of crowds getting out of hand should be managed pre-emptively.

The News Lens · Oct 4, 2022

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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.

France 24 · Oct 3, 2022

Police chief fired as Indonesia investigates deadly football stampede

The police chief and at least eight other officers in the Indonesian city of Malang, where a stampede at a football stadium left 125 people dead, have been suspended, a national police spokesman said Monday.

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.

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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…

Al Jazeera · Oct 3, 2022

Indonesia announces investigation into Malang football disaster

Some 125 people were killed and hundreds more wounded after fans ran onto the pitch and police used tear gas on them.

The Conversation · Oct 3, 2022

One of the worst stadium tragedies in history: an expert explains what led to the soccer stampede in Indonesia

At least 125 soccer fans have died in Indonesia, and more than 300 have been injured, in what is being reported as one of the worst sports stadium tragedies in history.

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

Reuters · Oct 3, 2022

Indonesia presses for answers after deadly soccer stampede

Dozens of Indonesian police were placed under investigation on Monday over a stampede at a soccer match that killed 125 people, as authorities sought to determine what caused one of the world's deadliest stadium disasters and who was to blame.

Glasgow Live · Oct 2, 2022

Indonesian football tragedy leaves Rangers 'deeply saddened' as 174 dead following stampede

Local reports in the region of Javanese, Malang, have indicated a tragic loss of life following a match between Arema and Persebaya Surabaya, with Rangers sending support.

Daily Record · Oct 2, 2022

Indonesian football match death toll hits 174 as fans killed in 'stampede'

Fans flooded the pitch at the end of a game between Arema FC of East Java's Malang city and Persebaya Surabaya and chaos ensued as police fired tear gas.

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