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Police firing tear gas into a crowd of soccer fans

Indonesians gathered for Friday prayers mourned 131 people killed in a soccer 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.

‘I saw the tragedy. The boys passed by with victims in their arms,’ said Arema FC coach, Javier Roca

Jill Ritchie, 42, from Edinburgh was spurred on to journey to Indonesia following the sad death of her mum last month and is keen to help children there cope with whatever life throws at them.

Indonesia is in talks with several African countries, including Nigeria, to export and donate its homemade COVID-19 vaccine, its developer said on Friday, after becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to approve a domestically developed COVID shot.

After 19 countries voted down a motion to discuss a report that found China is responsible for serious human rights violations in Xinjiang, the Australian government also issued a forceful statement, saying the mistreatment of Uyghurs "cannot be ignored by the international community".

Jill Ritchie, 42, from Edinburgh was spurred on to journey to Indonesia following the sad death of her mum last month.

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.

Indonesian police say they are bringing criminal charges against three officers and three civilians for their roles in the deaths of 131 people when police fired tear gas inside a soccer stadium, setting off a panicked run for the exits in which many were crushed

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities have charged six people, including three police officers, over a football stadium disaster that killed 131 at the weekend.

Six people including police and match organisers are facing criminal charges in Indonesia over a stampede at a soccer game at the weekend that killed at least 131 people, the country's police chief said on Thursday.