Kendeng Movement: Speak Up for Mother Earth!

Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, 19 December 2018

https://th.boell.org/en/2018/12/19/kendeng-movement-speak-mother-earth

“What is called pest for farmers is not only plant hoppers, but also adverse policies”. This sentence was written on the shirt that Guno was wearing that night. Together with dozens of other people, he walked down the road in the North Kendeng Mountains. Passing through villages in Districts of Kayen and Tambakromo, Regency of Pati, Central Java. Black clothes wrapped around the bodies of village residents who marched carrying torches that night. They were doing ... read more

Posted on 04:07 AM in Activities, Visitor Programmes, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: mining, Germany, decentralization, HeidelbergCement, Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, Kendeng, land rights, protest action, solidarity, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, environment and climate, Zentraljava

Indigenous community Sedulur Sikep honored with Human Rights Award for their fight against environmental destruction and standing up against multinational companies like HeidelbergCement

Press release, 17 December 2018

Indonesia: The community of the “Friendly Minded” receives the prestigious Yap Thiam Hien Award for their efforts to protect the environment. The Sedulur Sikep fight against the impending land grab and environmental destruction by the cement industry, i.a. the German HeidelbergCement AG.

Gunarti, a mother of three, farmer and environmental activist, had inspired many people in Germany last year with her authenticity and her energetic commitment towards the environment. Her home region, the Kendeng Mountains in ... read more

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Tags: mining, Germany, HeidelbergCement, Indonesia, human rights, protest action, solidarity, environment and climate

(Bahasa Indonesia) Lola Amaria Keliling Jerman dengan Film ‘Lima’

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Posted on 08:40 PM in Activities, Visitor Programmes, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Germany, film, Indonesia, religion, Toleranz

(Deutsch) Watch! Indonesia – indonesische Filmreihe im BABYLON, Berlin-Mitte

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Posted on 05:51 AM in Agro Fuels, Activities, Visitor Programmes, democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Society & Religion, Environment & Climate
Tags: 1965, poverty, Chinese, democracy, Germany, film, refugees, indigenous people, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, land rights, palm oil, rain forest destruction, religion, Umwelt

(Bahasa Indonesia) Antara Optimisme dan Kerinduan yang Menggugat

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Posted on 10:45 PM in Activities, Visitor Programmes, democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, Mining, East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, mining, Germany, dictator Suharto, Exilant, Indonesia, communism, LGBT, human rights, military, New Order, East Timor, reformasi, students, Sulawesi, transitional justice, Umwelt

(Deutsch) LIMA – Lola Amarias neuester Film auf Tour in Deutschland

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Posted on 03:04 AM in Activities, Visitor Programmes, democracy, Indonesia, Society & Religion
Tags: democracy, film, Gerechtigkeit, Indonesia, religion

(Deutsch) Palmölsiegel auf dem Prüfstand

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Posted on 11:19 PM in Agro Fuels, Activities, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), ArbeiterInnen, Indonesia, palm oil, plantations, rain forest destruction, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), environment and climate

Invitation: Conference: ‚Law and Justice: Indonesia 20 Years after Reformasi‘

Conference: ‚Law and Justice: Indonesia 20 Years after Reformasi‘

Berlin, 9th – 11th November 2018

The year 1998 is considered as the year of ‘Reformasi’ which marked the end of dictatorship in Indonesia. The great pro-democratic demonstrations, especially those of students, ended dictator Suharto’s power who had led the country under military rule for 30 years. The 20th anniversary of ‘Reformasi’ offers an occasion to reflect on own endeavors, to develop new strategies and eventually a chance for consolidation. This ... read more

Posted on 10:01 PM in Activities, democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Land & Indigenous Rights, security sector, Society & Religion, Transitional Justice
Tags: 1965, mining, democracy, dictator Suharto, Exilant, Gerechtigkeit, Indonesia, Justiz, land rights, LGBT, human rights, military, political parties, rule of law, reformasi, students, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Freiburg: Coal and Palm Oil in Kalimantan, Indonesia

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Posted on 12:07 AM in Agro Fuels, Activities, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Environment & Climate
Tags: biodiversity, indigenous people, Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, Kohleabbau, land rights, palm oil, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) „Asimetris“ – kritische Doku über Palmöl in Indonesien

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Posted on 12:11 AM in Agro Fuels, Activities, Visitor Programmes, Indonesia, Campaign, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Germany, film, Indonesia, land rights, palm oil, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate