Solidarity Statement on the Arrest of Young Timorese Students

01 September 2009

[Note: those arrested were held close to the maximum 72 hours allowed by law before being brought to court, where they were released without charge. – JMM/ETAN] To Ex. Dr. Longuinos Monteiro, General Commander of the Timor-Leste National Police

We, representatives of different international solidarity organizations, call for the immediate release of the three university students who were arrested at the press conference in front of the Hotel Timor on 30 August 2009. We call for all charges be ... read more

Posted on 04:18 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Papua, Publications
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, human rights, East Timor, Papua, Police, Freedom of Expression, rule of law, solidarity

Bakrie Sumatera Plantations

Suara No. 1/09, August 2009

by Marianne Klute

Translated into English by biofuelwatch, September 2009

 

Case study: Bakrie and the attack on the village of Sei Kopas

All of the sudden the bulldozers return. They thunder across the fields and tear down whatever stands in their way. Farmers in their fields freeze in shock. Their rice harvest has been destroyed; young fruit trees have been uprooted. They are powerless against the machinery of the company Bakrie Sumatera Plantations and the hundreds ... read more

Posted on 09:49 PM in Agro Fuels, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Environment & Climate, SUARA magazine
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Asian crisis, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, land rights, human rights, palm oil, Papua, plantations, Police, rain forest destruction, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), Sumatra, Umwelt, economy and business

(Deutsch) FriEnt-Arbeitsgespräch Indonesien: Friedensentwicklung in Papua

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Posted on 10:40 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: peace process, Indonesia, conflict resolution, land rights, Papua, special autonomy, environment and climate

(Bahasa Indonesia) Hutan Tropis Dibagi Seperti “Kue” di Papua

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Posted on 03:48 PM in Agro Fuels, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, land rights, palm oil, Papua, plantations, rain forest destruction

(Bahasa Indonesia) Marianne Klute: Biochar Membahayakan Ekosistem

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Posted on 03:15 PM in Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: biomass, Indonesia, carbon, Papua, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Agroenergie schürt Konflikte – das Beispiel Indonesien

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Posted on 06:19 AM in Agro Fuels, Activities, Indonesia, Papua, Environment & Climate, Events
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(Deutsch) Wilmar weiter auf Raubbau-Kurs

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Posted on 02:31 AM in Agro Fuels, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, palm oil, Papua, plantations, protest action, rain forest destruction, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), Sumatra, economy and business, certification

(Deutsch) Gut Holz!

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Posted on 11:37 AM in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), Indonesia, Kalimantan / Borneo, land rights, palm oil, pulp and paper, Papua, plantations, rain forest destruction, Sumatra, environment and climate

(Deutsch) „Palmölplantagen zerstören unser Leben”
NGOs kritisieren Förderung von Palmöl im EEG

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Posted on 10:33 AM in Agro Fuels, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), poverty, Government of Germany, Indonesia, land rights, palm oil, Papua, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) “Die Mühen der Ebene”

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Posted on 03:43 PM in 10 Years Reformasi: Democracy, Human Rights and Social Justice in Indonesia, Activities, democracy, Elections & Political Parties, joint studies and reports, Human Rights, Indonesia, Press Freedom, Publications, Transitional Justice, Events, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, poverty, democracy, dictator Suharto, development, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, Papua, political parties, press freedom, rule of law, reformasi, regional conflicts, religion, security sector, state & nation building, transitional justice, elections, economy and business