French bank backs out of financing Indonesian coal plant

In the spotlight, 10 January 2017 

by Yvonne Kunz

For the first time at the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Bali 2007 and again with the ratification of the Paris Agreement, Indonesia has pledged to take serious emission reduction actions. As one of the biggest emitters worldwide, the pledge is to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 29 per cent by 2030, and up to 41 per cent with foreign support including technology and finance. The main contributors to toxic ... read more

Posted on 03:53 PM in "In the Spotlight", Economy, Labor & Corruption, Indonesia, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: mining, Energie, Finanzierung, Indonesia, Klimakonferenz, Kohleabbau, carbon, environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Planet, People, Profit oder doch eher Profit mit Dreckschleudern? Ein HeidelbergCement Vorhaben in Indonesien

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Posted on 06:10 PM in Indonesia, Mining, Press Releases, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: mining, Germany, Gerechtigkeit, Indonesia, Justiz, land rights, protest action, environment and climate, economy and business, Zement

(Deutsch) Investitionen sind wichtig, Menschenrechte und Scharia sind egal

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Posted on 04:15 AM in democracy, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Justice, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: Aceh, decentralization, dictator Suharto, Habibie, Indonesia, Justiz, corruption, religion, economy and business

(Deutsch) Demoaufruf: Jokowi ‘Blusukan’ in Berlin?

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Posted on 11:47 PM in Agro Fuels, Activities, democracy, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Campaign, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Press Freedom, Press Releases, Publications, Rainforest, Transitional Justice, Environment & Climate, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: 1965, Germany, indigenous people, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, land rights, human rights, Papua, rain forest destruction, impunity, environment and climate, dealing with the past, economy and business

(Deutsch) Keine Regenwaldzerstörung für Palmölplantagen

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Posted on 01:16 PM in Agro Fuels, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Joint Open Letters, Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, carbon, palm oil, plantations, rain forest destruction, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Rohstoffe: Der Fluch der knappen Güter

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Posted on 03:13 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Mining, Papua, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Der vergessene Massenmord

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Posted on 08:55 PM in democracy, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, Government of Germany, democracy, dictator Suharto, Gerechtigkeit, violence, Indonesia, Justiz, communism, human rights, New Order, PKI, political parties, state & nation building, impunity, Sukarno, transitional justice, USA, economy and business

(Deutsch) Indonesien: Das schmutzige Geschäft der Palmöl-Produzenten

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Posted on 11:17 AM in Agro Fuels, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: agrofuel ("biofuel"), European Union (EU), Forum für nachhaltiges Palmöl (FONAP), Indonesia, corruption, land rights, human rights, military, palm oil, rain forest destruction, Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), environment and climate, economy and business

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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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) Eine Reise gegen Landgewinnung auf Bali

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Posted on 02:16 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: Bali, Indonesia, land rights, protest action, environment and climate, economy and business