Indonesia: Fans died in the arms of players in stadium crush

2022-10-03

Indonesia: Fans died in the arms of players in stadium crush

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1. Indonesia: Fans died in the arms of players in stadium crush

- Football fans "died in the arms" of players during a crush at Indonesia's Kanjuruhan stadium, the home team coach has said, as the number of children killed in the tragedy rose to 32.

- Authorities say the youngest victim of Saturday's disaster was just 3.

- Some 18 officers are being investigated after police fired tear gas at fans who invaded the pitch when the match ended.

Creds: BBC

2. Electoral bonds: India's rocky road to transparency in political financing

- Electoral bonds were aimed at cleaning up the murky financing of India's political parties. Instead, they are being challenged in the country's top court as a "distortion of democracy".

- The Supreme Court is set to resume hearing petitions questioning electoral bonds, which are interest-free financial instruments for making donations to political parties.

- Launched in 2018, these time-limited and interest-free bonds are issued in fixed denominations and can be purchased from a state-owned bank during specific periods of time through the year.

Creds: BBC

3. Iran protests: Security forces wade in at Tehran university

- There have been violent scenes at a prestigious university in Tehran overnight, as anti-government protests continue to sweep the country.

- Reports say a large number of students at Sharif University of Technology were trapped in a car park that had been surrounded by security personnel.

- The anti-government protests erupted on 187 September, after the death of a woman detained by the morality police.

Creds: BBC

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