(Deutsch) Vergessen gemachte Geschichte

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Posted on 02:58 PM in democracy, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Press Freedom, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, Abdurrahman Wahid, Government of Germany, democracy, Germany, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, communism, Komnas HAM, LGBT Rights, human rights, military, Munir, New Order, state & nation building, impunity, Sukarno, independence, USA, dealing with the past

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 Based on documents (published and unpublished), interviews, and conversations with former and current student activists, the paper scrutinizes the trajectory of activism of Indonesian ...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

Posted on 12:06 AM in democracy, History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Society & Religion, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, democracy, German-Indonesian relations, Germany, dictator Suharto, history and overview, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, Megawati Sukarnoputri, East Timor, PKI, protest action, religion, Sri-Bintang Pamungkas, students, Tanjung Priok, economy and business

(Deutsch) May Day oder Mayday in Papua?

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Posted on 05:45 PM in Aceh, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, Aceh, labour, Government of Germany, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, human rights, Police, regional conflicts, security sector, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, independence, United Nations, arms trade

(Bahasa Indonesia) PKB, biangnya macan yang ompong

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Posted on 04:49 PM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, democracy, Indonesia, parliament, political parties, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, elections

(Deutsch) Halal – ein islamisches Marketinginstrument

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Posted on 05:26 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesia, religion, economy and business

Ungracious reception of SBY’s Kado Natal for Papua

Information and Analysis, 4 March 2005

 

by Petra Stockmann

 

Why the Government Regulation on the Papua People’s Council has been greeted with protest rather than joy

 

On December 26th, 2004, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) paid a visit to Papua. As a “Kado Natal”, a Christmas gift, he brought along with him a long overdue piece of legislation, namely the Government Regulation on the Papua People’s Council. The Papua People’s Council (Majelis Rakyat Papua, MRP) is a special ... read more

Posted on 01:25 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Judiciary & Administration, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, democracy, Habibie, Indonesia, judicial system, conflict resolution, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Papua, parliament, law, rule of law, government, special autonomy, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, constitution, elections

Introduction

Conference “Autonomy for Papua – Opportunity or Illusion?”, 04-05 June 2003

 by Siegfried Zöllner on behalf of the publishers

Background

After the fall of Suharto in May 1998, his successor President B.J. Habibie initiated a number of reforms to tackle the numerous problems of the world’s fourth most populous nation. One key element was the launching of a decentralisation programme, which President Habibie, as someone familiar with German federalism, considered as an important part of the restructuring process. With Law No. ... read more

Posted on 10:58 PM in Activities, Conference Autonomy for Papua, June 2003, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Events
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, Government of Germany, Germany, decentralization, Habibie, Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, human rights, Papua, law, special autonomy, independence

Human Rights in Papua – some remarks

Conference “Autonomy for Papua – Opportunity or Illusion?”, 04-05.06.2003

by John Rumbiak

In response to Papuans’ increasingly visible and vocal demands for independence in the post-Suharto period, there have been a series of initiatives aimed at resolving the four-decades-old conflict in Papua peacefully. The first of these efforts was the 1999 National Dialogue on Irian Jaya, a process of dialogue with Terms of Reference signed by Indonesia’s State Secretary and Papuan representatives. Due to a lack of political will on ... read more

Posted on 11:12 PM in Activities, Conference Autonomy for Papua, June 2003, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Events
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, poverty, discrimination, Habibie, illegal logging, indigenous people, Indonesia, justice, Megawati Sukarnoputri, human rights, military, Papua, rain forest destruction, regional conflicts, special autonomy, transitional justice, reconciliation

Local government in Indonesia. The case of Papua

Conference “Autonomy for Papua – Opportunity or Illusion?”, 04-05 June 2003

Local government in Indonesia. The case of Papua

by Harun Alrasid

The era of reform and the Law on Regional Government

On May 21st, 1998, after 32 years in power, President Soeharto, stepped down and the ‘New Order’ era was succeeded by the so-called ‘Era of Reform’. In line with the spirit of reform was that with regard to local government the New Order legislation, i.e. Law No. 5/1974, ... read more

Posted on 02:59 PM in Activities, Conference Autonomy for Papua, June 2003, Papua, Events
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, Habibie, Indonesia, justice, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Papua, special autonomy

(Deutsch) Und die internationale Gemeinschaft schweigt zu dem Elend

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Posted on 01:31 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Abdurrahman Wahid, Aceh, development, Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, human rights, military, Papua, Police, regional conflicts, security sector, special autonomy, impunity, transmigration