Thousand of Balinese rally against anti-porn bill
About 1000 Balinese have rallied to protest against a controversial anti-pornography bill that critics say could hurt local cultural traditions.
The anti-smut bill contains provisions that could jail people for kissing in public and criminalise many forms of art or traditional culture that hinge on sensuality.
The bill has been in parliament for over three years because of criticism it would threaten Indonesia's tradition of tolerance.
But one Islamic party's lawmaker has said the bill's passing would be a Ramadan gift.
"We in Bali see the body as aesthetic, but the pornography bill sees the body as an object of sin," said Sugilanus, one of the protesters at the rally in Denpasar, capital of the predominantly Hindu island of Bali.
Nude sculptures and paintings are common in culturally-rich Bali, which earns most of its income from domestic and international tourists.
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