president widodo now wants change. >> we have to open a new page, all of us. we want to free all political prisoners and ask them to help build papua. >> he denies the prisoner release is a p.r. stunt after executioning drug traffickers just a fort night ago. >> no, we have prepared this since december, we talked to all the relevant parties since then. but it takes time, and it needs to be done in phases. >> despite their release the prisoners are unhappy. instead of a pardon they wanted amnesty, which would clear them of all wrongdoing. but amnesty can only be granted by parliament. >> i really regret this. i only know that i've been given clemcy. nobody told me before. >> human rights organizations estimate that more than 90 political prisoners are still behind bars. most prominent is philip karma who was secretly filmed in prison in papua. he was jailed for 15 years for raising the independence flag. he refuses a presidential pardon and also wants amnesty. >> if he's a real democrat he'll honor freedom of opinion. he should free all political prisoners. i w

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president joko widodo granted them clemency several weeks after the execution of drug smugglers, including seven foreign nationals. >>> meanwhile, in australia a funeral was held tore one of those convicts. hundreds gathered to remember myuran sukamaran, one of two australians killed last month, after several failed appeals. australia's prime minister called the executions cruel and unnecessary and recalled the ambassador to jakarta. indonesia defended the executions saying it was necessary this their war against drugs. >>> 15 fishermen arrived in myanmar after being rescued from indonesia last month. a leading indonesian fishing company is accused of treating more than 300 as slaves forcing them to work many hours without pay, beating them and holding them in cells. we met two of the families. >> it was poverty that drove her son away, first to thailand and then to indonesia. >> translation: we are a farming family, it is no longer profitable to work on the farm. on the other hand we don't have money to start another business. the farmers were losing money and he needed to find a job some

president joko widodo set a growth target of 7% when he took office last october. he's trying to make indonesia less dependent on exports of natural resources by developing industries like manufacturing. the president also plans to build new roads, port facilities and other infrastructure to attract more foreign investment. >>> people at a global consulting firm say self-driving cars will be a common sight on the roads of the future. they say the vehicles will comprise a quarter of new car sales worldwide in 2035. researchers at boston consulting group have been studying development programs at major automakers. they expect cars that can automatically change lanes on expressways to go on sale in 2018. the researchers also say in 2025 manufacturers will launch cars that go straight or turn according to traffic signals. they predict such vehicles will make up 13% of new car sales that year and 25% in 2035. >> tralator: safety is a very important issue, especially regarding self-driving cars. it will be necessary to clarify legal responsibility when there are accident