Laksmi Pamuntjak: Censorship is returning to Indonesia in the name of the 1965 purges

In the spotlight, 28 October 2015

by Alex Flor

Laksmi Pamuntjak was one of the star writers at the 67th Frankfurt Book Fair that closed its doors just ten days ago. Indonesia was the “Guest of Honour” at the Fair, and due to the works of Laksmi Pamuntjak, Leila Chudori, Ayu Utami, and some others the mass killings against (alleged) communists in Indonesia from 1965 on became the top issue in coverage of the book fair by the German media.

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Posted on 01:20 AM in "In the Spotlight", History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Press Freedom, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: 1965, German-Indonesian relations, Indonesia, culture, press freedom, Freedom of Expression, religion, dealing with the past

(Deutsch) 17.000 Inseln der Imagination und zwei Gesichter: Selbstdarstellung in Deutschland, Zensur in Indonesien

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Tags: 1965, Indonesia, human rights, PKI, impunity, dealing with the past

Frankfurtský knižní veletrh (2015)

20 Oktober 2015

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iliteratura.cz, 20. Oktober 2015

http://www.iliteratura.cz/Clanek/35459/frankfurtsky-knizni-veletrh-2015

Jan Lukavec

Frankfurtský knižní veletrh 2015: Indonésie, superhrdinové i uprchlíci

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Frankfurtský knižní veletrh 2015: Indonésie, superhrdinové i uprchlíci
Národ zrozený z představy
Třetí největší světová demokracie. Největší muslimská demokracie. Nastupující velmoc s velkým
ekonomickým potenciálem. I těmito slovy někteří odborníci charakterizují Indonésii. Zemi, kterou
svými verši opěvoval Konstantin Biebl a jejíž exotický prales mohou Češi alespoň nakrátko a v
rozředěné verzi ... read more

Posted on 12:54 AM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Press Freedom, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, Germany, Indonesia, culture

(Deutsch) “Das Jahrhundert des interreligiösen Dialogs”

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Posted on 09:25 AM in democracy, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, democracy, Indonesia, Freedom of Expression, religion, terrorism, dealing with the past

(Deutsch) 1965: Das Jahr, das niemals endete

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Posted on 05:25 AM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, dictator Suharto, history and overview, violence, Indonesia, human rights, New Order, PKI

Tribunal a necessity for truth and reconciliation

The Jakarta Post, 01. Oktober 2015

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/10/01/tribunal-a-necessity-truth-and-reconciliation.html

By Fynn-Niklas Franke

Prior to the Independence Day celebrations last month, the international European Association for Southeast Asian Studies (EuroSEAS) conference was held in Vienna, Austria, from of Aug. 11 to 14. The conference brought together 500 scholars and PhD students, including 130 participants from Asia, with 26 Indonesians participating also.

The event featured heated debate on relevant research topics related to Southeast Asia. One popular presentation related to the “International People’s Tribunal ... read more

Posted on 12:14 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, Indonesia, Komnas HAM, human rights, military, New Order, state & nation building, impunity, transitional justice, crimes against humanity, dealing with the past, reconciliation

(Deutsch) Feature – Das Jahr, das niemals endet: Indonesiens dunkle Vergangenheit

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Posted on 05:10 AM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, Komnas HAM, human rights, PKI, press freedom, dealing with the past

(Deutsch) Ein vergessener Massenmord

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Posted on 04:27 AM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, dictator Suharto, history and overview, Indonesia, human rights, New Order, PKI, dealing with the past

Exiled politics: The act of singing

exberliner, 24. August 2015

http://www.exberliner.com/features/out-now-our-september-exiled-politics-issue-2015/
  

Indonesian musician Tomi Simatupang is on a one-man mission to introduce Germany to an enigmatic song – and in doing so, bring his country’s darkest past to light.

By Eduardo Ecker MACIEJ LENARTOWICZ

The lights begin to dim as the last few people quietly squeeze into the stuffy conference room at the Haus der Demokratie on a hot summer evening. Tomi Simatupang hunches his shoulders behind his makeshift electric guitar and pedal ... read more

Posted on 04:46 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Germany, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, communism, human rights, military, New Order, state & nation building, Sukarno, dealing with the past

(Deutsch) Der vergessene Massenmord

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Posted on 08:55 PM in democracy, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, Government of Germany, democracy, dictator Suharto, Gerechtigkeit, violence, Indonesia, Justiz, communism, human rights, New Order, PKI, political parties, state & nation building, impunity, Sukarno, transitional justice, USA, economy and business