As Indonesia's Independence Day approaches, red and white flags will be flown across the country, but a viral anime pirate banner has drawn government threats (AFP via Getty Images) ...

Indonesia is cracking down on a viral pirate flag that is spreading as a symbol of political protest ahead of independence day. The Jolly Roger skull and bones with a straw hat -- from Japanese ...

Over the past month, students and activists in the world's third-largest democracy Indonesia have put up the pirate sign used by One Piece character Monkey D. Luffy as a symbol of protest against ...

On social media, some Indonesians decided to explain the trend. “The red-and-white flag is too sacred for us to raise right now, at a time when many people are still colonised by those in power ...

Indonesia is cracking down on a viral pirate flag that is spreading as a symbol of political protest ahead of independence day. The Jolly Roger skull and bones with a straw hat -- from Japanese ...