Condemning Massive Attack Against Indonesia’s Freedom of Expression

24 October 2015

Open Statement

Indonesia’s freedom of expression and critical thinking are under attack. Series of repressive and violent acts by the authorities against attempts to critically revisit and review the 1965 communist purge for the betterment of the nation and its people are a strong proof that the totalitarian legacy from the New Order Regime is still alive and kicking.

Suharto may be gone but the guards of the old regime are still watching the people’s move, and in many ... read more

Posted on 10:34 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Press Freedom, Publications
Tags: 1965, Indonesia, press freedom, protest action, Freedom of Expression

Frankfurtský knižní veletrh (2015)

20 Oktober 2015

Sorry this article is only available in Czech language:

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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German version

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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German version

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

(Deutsch) “Schnitt in die Seele” – Neuauflage wird auf Frankfurter Buchmesse vorgestellt

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German version

Posted on 10:40 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, human rights, female genital mutilation (FGM)

(Deutsch) Umsetzung der EU Biokraftstoff-Reform in Deutschland

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German version

Posted on 12:23 AM in Agro Fuels, Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia, Open Letters, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Government of Germany, food security, European Union (EU), Indonesia, human rights, environment and climate

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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German version

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

The Struggle against Impunity in Indonesia

September 2015

Conference Proceedings
Berlin, 23-24 September 2014

Event format

We at Watch Indonesia! e.V. wish to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Munir’s death by organizing a conference on the topic of impunity in Indonesia, which will take place in Germany. We intend to discuss various human rights violations that have taken or are taking place in Indonesia, with special focus on Munir’s murder, the massacre of 1965 and the human rights abuses happening in East Timor. Germany plays a ... read more

Posted on 10:14 PM in Activities, Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, East Timor, Publications, Studies, Transitional Justice, Transitional Justice, Past Events, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: 1965, German-Indonesian relations, Germany, Indonesia, human rights, Munir, East Timor, impunity, transitional justice, dealing with the past

ICP Releases New Human Rights Report 2015

International Coalition for Papua, September 2015

www.humanrightspapua.org
 
In its latest report, the ICP brings together the research of 25 organisations and experts from in- and outside West Papua on the situation of human rights, indigenous peoples’ rights and the conflict situation there. It details in particular the demographic development and its causes as well as the ongoing violence by security forces that targets indigenous Papuans.

The development of the human rights situation in West Papua during 2013 and ... read more

Posted on 08:07 AM in joint studies and reports, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Watch's Studies and Reports
Tags: indigenous people, Indonesia, human rights, Papua, transmigration, environment and climate