Indonesian farmer joins May 1 rally to protest German cement

Deutsche Welle, 01 May 2017

http://p.dw.com/p/2cBcp

by Ben Knight

Indonesians took part in the annual May 1 demonstrations in Berlin to protest the destruction of their livelihoods by HeidelbergCement. The German cement company denies their new plant will do environmental damage.

The May 1 protests in Berlin are more than a violent free-for-all for angry leftists. In fact, the traditional demonstrations in Germany’s capital attract a kaleidoscope of flags representing a welter of causes.

On Monday, the banner-wielding trade unionists, black-clad anarchists, ... read more

Posted on 10:56 PM in Activities, Visitor Programmes, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Campaign, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: labour, mining, Germany, Gerechtigkeit, HeidelbergCement, indigenous people, Indonesia, Justiz, land rights, protest action, environment and climate, Wasser, economy and business

(Deutsch) Suciwati: „Die Regierung nutzt die Justiz als Mauer aus, um sich vor Strafverfolgung zu schützen“

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Posted on 05:54 PM in "In the Spotlight", Activities, democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, Publications, Transitional Justice
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(Deutsch) Vernissage “The Act of Living” zum Internationalen Frauentag 2017

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Posted on 10:55 PM in Activities, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Events
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(Deutsch) Toleranz-Test für Indonesien

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Posted on 01:27 PM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Blasphemie, democracy, Gouverneur, Indonesia, Jakarta, religion, Religionsfreiheit, Toleranz, elections

(Deutsch) Indonesien: Gouverneurswahl mit weitreichenden Folgen

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(Deutsch) Diskussionsveranstaltung: ‘Räume für die Zivilgesellschaft schaffen: zivile Freiheiten in Indien und Indonesien’

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Posted on 04:35 PM in Activities, democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Campaign
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(Deutsch) Update: Kreativer Widerstand gegen geplante Zementvorhaben in Zentraljava geht weiter

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Posted on 03:02 PM in democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: mining, democracy, Germany, food security, HeidelbergCement, Indonesia, Justiz, Pati, protest action, environment and climate, Zement, Zentraljava

(Deutsch) Indonesien: Gouverneur unter Blasphemieverdacht

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Displacement, conflict and life: Legacies of impunity in present-day Timor-Leste and Indonesia

Film and discussion evening

Berlin, November 21st, 2016, 6-9 pm

Humboldt-Universität  zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin, Hauptgebäude Raum H 3059

Twenty-five years have passed since the Dili massacre on November 12th, 1991 that sparked international outrage toward the Indonesian occupation of Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor). The event had also generated international solidarity, including from Germany, which helped garner the necessary pressure that eventually led to an UN-supervised referendum in 1999. Today, fifteen ... read more

Posted on 10:39 PM in Activities, Justice, History & Overview, History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Transitional Justice
Tags: Indonesia, children's rights, Menschen, East Timor, impunity, transitional justice, dealing with the past, truth commission

(Deutsch) Religiös motivierte Gewalt in Indonesien: zunehmender Fundamentalismus und die Frage der Gerechtigkeit

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Posted on 06:22 PM in Activities, democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Recent Activities, Papua, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: Dialog, refugees, Fundamentalismus, Gerechtigkeit, Indonesia, Justiz, human rights, Minderheitenrechte, Papua, religion