Civil emergency in Aceh ended

29 December 2004

Tsunami Catastrophe in Aceh – Update 29/12/04, 2 p.m. (MET)

Today, December 29th, 2004, the Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has revoked the status of civil emergency for Aceh. According to information of the Indonesian online news service Kompas Cyber Media (KCM), the Central Government also took over the government authority in the troubled province.

After the breakdown of the peace negotiations between the Central Government and the Free Aceh Movement in May 2003, martial law had been ... read more

Posted on 02:03 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Regional Conflicts
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), humanitarian aid, Indonesia, conflict resolution, military, regional conflicts, tsunami

(Deutsch) Aceh akzeptiert Hilfe – aber die kommt nicht an

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Posted on 12:54 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Friedenshoffnungen über Trümmern

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Posted on 02:15 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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More than 27,000 dead and the death toll still rising – Tsunami in Indonesia

28 December 2004

by Alex Flor

The earth quake that struck on Sunday was the biggest of its kind during the last 40 years. Its epicentre was located 150 km off the South-western coastline of the Indonesian province of Aceh. The tidal wave which was triggered by the quake took the life of tens of thousands in the coastal regions of twelve Asian and African states.

The death toll is still rising by the hour. On Sunday, the day of the ... read more

Posted on 10:53 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), humanitarian aid, Indonesia, disasters, conflict resolution, military, tsunami

Neither Wolf, nor Lamb

Forum Asia, July 2004

Embracing Civil Society in the Aceh Conflict

Shane Barter

This book is an introduction to the complicated story of Aceh. It has no underlying thesis, but it does have a goal; undermine the lamb and the wolf. After all, there can be no peace between the lamb and the wolf, whereas in Aceh, peace is a necessary goal for all actors. In order to undermine this story, we intend to hold all actors responsible to ... read more

Posted on 03:33 PM in Aceh, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, human rights, military, regional conflicts, civil society

Indonesia: Flood tragedy in Sumatra on account of road project

World Rainforest Movement – WRM Bulletin 77, December 2003

International Secretariat Maldonado 1858; Montevideo, Uruguay
E-Mail: wrm@wrm.org.uy
Web page: http://www.wrm.org.uy

Editor: Ricardo Carrere

With more than a year into its construction, the controversial US$1.2 million Ladia Galaska road network project will link the west coast of Aceh with the eastern coast of northern Sumatra. Over 90 kilometers out of the planned 505-kilometer-long road cuts through the relatively pristine forest of the central highlands at the Leuser ... read more

Posted on 02:25 PM in Aceh, Disasters, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, illegal logging, Indonesia, disasters, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Indonesien: Sorge um die zivilen Opfer in Aceh

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Posted on 02:39 PM in Aceh, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, refugees, peace process, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, Komnas HAM, human rights, military

(Deutsch) Indonesische Puppenspieler

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Posted on 01:18 PM in Aceh, democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Embedded in Aceh

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Posted on 12:23 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Press Freedom, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Repräsentatives Abbild

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Posted on 03:22 PM in "In the Spotlight", Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion
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