Life, interrupted: Documents from Berlin

Jakarta Post, 10 December 2018

www.thejakartapost.com/life/2018/12/10/life-interrupted-documents-from-berlin.html

by Katrin Figge

When Pipit Rochijat Kartawidjaja came to West Berlin to study electrical engineering in the early 1970s, he found a city isolated by the Cold War and divided by a wall. It was home to all sorts of creative minds: musicians, artists and student activists.

Foreigners seemed to be strangely attracted to West Berlin, as its isolated status reflected their own state of mind of feeling like an outsider.

Pipit, however, quickly took ... read more

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Tags: democracy, Germany, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, human rights, New Order, East Timor, religion, students, elections

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

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(Bahasa Indonesia) Antara Optimisme dan Kerinduan yang Menggugat

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RSPO: 14 years of failure to eliminate violence and destruction from the industrial palm oil sector

November 12, 2018. Open Statement

read as PDF: www.watchindonesia.org/wp-content/uploads/Declaracion-con-firmas-ENG.pdf

During its 14 years of existence, RSPO – the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil – has failed to live up to its claim of „transforming” the industrial palm oil production sector into a so-called „sustainable” one. In reality, the RSPO has been used by the palm oil industry to greenwash corporate destruction and human rights abuses, while it continues to expand business, forest destruction and profits.

RSPO presents itself to the public ... read more

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(Deutsch) Palmölsiegel auf dem Prüfstand

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(Deutsch) Indigene Rechte und der Anbau von Palmöl

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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

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

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(Deutsch) Den inneren Frieden bewahren

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(Deutsch) Palmölsiegel: Beweise für Nachhaltigkeit?

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