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Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo says locked gates had contributed to the crush at the soccer stadium that left 131 dead and over 400 injured when police fired tear gas and set off a panicked run for the exits

Locked stadium doors were a key reason why an Indonesian soccer riot turned so deadly, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday,

Gaining the right to host next year’s Under-20 World Cup was a major milestone in Indonesia’s soccer development that raised hopes of a turnaround to long-standing problems that have blighted the sport in this country of 277 million people

In what appeared to be one of the worst sports disasters, police said at least 174 people died, including children and two police officers. Later on Sunday, East Java Deputy governor Emil Dardak said that the toll had been revised to 125

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has described the tragic event as a 'dark day for football'

Violence and a deadly stampede that erupted following a domestic league soccer match Saturday night marked another tragedy in Indonesian football

At least 125 people died at an Indonesian football stadium riot in which thousands of angry home fans invaded the pitch and police responded with tear gas that triggered a stampede, authorities said Sunday, issuing a lower death toll than initially reported by local officials.

Reforming the Indonesian police needs to be driven from the bottom up by civil society groups.

The popular governor of Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Thursday said he is "prepared" to run for president of the world's third-largest democracy in 2024, despite not yet securing the support of any political party.