Challenging a Home Country:
A Preliminary Account of Indonesian Student Activism in Berlin, Germany

ASEAS – Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, Vol 7, No 2 (2014)

https://aseas.univie.ac.at/index.php/aseas/article/view/240/141   

Syafiq Hasyim

Hasyim, S. (2014). Challenging a home country: A preliminary account of Indonesian student activism in Berlin, Germany. ASEAS – Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 7(2), 183-198.

This article gives an overview on Indonesian student activism in Berlin, Germany. Based on documents (published and unpublished), interviews, and conversations with former and current student activists, the paper scrutinizes the trajectory of activism of Indonesian ... read more

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(Deutsch) IS-Unterstützung aus Indonesien

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(Deutsch) Vom Arzt verstümmelt

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(Deutsch) Glückwünsche zum 69. Unabhängigkeitstag der Republik Indonesien

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(Deutsch) UN-Menschenrechtsrat drängt Indonesien zum Verbot der Genitalverstümmelung von Frauen und Mädchen

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Essential matters

D + C, Development and Cooperation, 23 April, 2014

http://www.dandc.eu/en/article/why-human-rights-depend-civil-society-activism-and-what-role-churches-can-play

by Hans Dembowski

Today, other issues arise for those who want to protect human rights than did 20 years ago. The challenges are still daunting however. Churches can play an important role in improving matters.

Indonesia ceased to be a dictatorship more than a decade ago. Nonetheless, there are still human-rights problems, says Basilisa Dengen of Watch Indonesia!, a non-governmental organisation based in Berlin. She adds that today’s human-rights infringements ... read more

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(Deutsch) Wieder aufgebaut und alleingelassen

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(Deutsch) Im Frausein beschnitten

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(Deutsch) Millionen Mädchen und Frauen von Genitalverstümmelung betroffen

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