Pulp trade with APRIL – Indonesia’s lead driver of deforestation for pulp

Berlin, 11. April 2013

Dear Mr. Krengel,

ending deforestation is a global priority for many environmental organisations including the European Environmental Paper Network, Greenpeace, Robin Wood and Watch Indonesia!. We campaign on the global drivers of deforestation including soy, palm oil, cattle and pulp & paper. Over the last decade, our campaigns have succeeded in initiating agreements to end deforestation with the main players in both the soya and cattle sector in Brazil. Within Indonesia, we have been instrumental in influencing ... read more

Posted on 08:20 PM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Joint Open Letters, Indonesia, Open Letters, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, pulp and paper, plantations, rain forest destruction, environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) Schwarze Magie: Lehren aus Europa?

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German version

Posted on 10:06 PM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: democracy, German-Indonesian relations, Germany, Indonesia, human rights, parliament, United Nations, administration

(Bahasa Indonesia) Silvia Werner: Mempertanyakan Tanggung Jawab Perusahaan Tambang

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Indonesian version

Posted on 09:13 PM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Development, Indonesia, Mining, Papua, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: mining, Germany, Indonesia, Papua, environment and climate, economy and business

Indonesia Grabs the Spotlight at Berlin Tourist Fair

Jakarta Globe, March 16, 2013

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/indonesia-grabs-the-spotlight-at-berlin-tourist-fair/579794

 

Sylvania Hamdani

Visitors to the world’s largest tourism fair in Berlin are used to seeing the cultures of exotic locales put on display as those places strive to establish themselves as the must-go tourist destinations.

So when Indonesia took the spotlight last week at the 5,500-guest gala opening ceremony for the Internationale Tourismus Borse 2013 in Berlin, it pulled out all stops to make an impact.

The virtual tour guide for guests was ... read more

Posted on 10:45 PM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, human rights, protest action, tourism, environment and climate

(Bahasa Indonesia) Belajar Mundur

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Indonesian version

Posted on 11:38 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, democracy, Germany, Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

(Bahasa Indonesia) Tawaran Utuh Pariwisata Indonesia?

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Posted on 07:30 PM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Indonesia, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, plantations, protest action, rain forest destruction, tourism, environment and climate

(Bahasa Indonesia) Kunjungan SBY ke Jerman Disambut Demonstrasi

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Indonesian version

Posted on 11:28 PM in Agro Fuels, democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Mining, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Germany, Indonesia, human rights, Papua, protest action, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, tourism, environment and climate, arms trade

(Bahasa Indonesia) Di Jerman SBY Disambut Spa Lumpur Lapindo

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Indonesian version

Posted on 06:21 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Mining, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Angela Merkel, poverty, Bali, mining, German-Indonesian relations, Germany, Indonesia, Jakarta, Kalimantan / Borneo, disasters, human rights, Papua, protest action, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, tourism, environment and climate, arms trade

Indonesia’s President on an Official Visit to Germany

Watch Indonesia!e.V.
Urbanstr.114
10967 Berlin

www.watchindonesia.org
email: watchindonesia@watchindonesia.org

Berlin, 3rd March 2013

Press Release and Call to Action

ITB – Partner Country Indonesia

When it comes to the bilateral relations between Germany and Indonesia, the future of the people and the environment in Indonesia must take priority over economic and military interests.

Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), the Minister of Foreign Affairs Marty Natalegawa, and other high-ranking representatives of the Indonesian government are expected to arrive ... read more

Posted on 02:17 AM in Activities, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Angela Merkel, Government of Germany, German-Indonesian relations, Germany, Indonesia, Papua, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, tourism, arms trade, economy and business

The Berlinale Blog: Watching ‘The Act of Killing’ with Indonesians

exberliner.com, 12 February 2013

http://www.exberliner.com/blogs/the-berlinale-blog/the-berlinale-blog%3A-watching-%27the-act-of-killing%27-with-indonesians/

by Ben Knight

„This is the biggest group of Indonesians I’ve shown the film to since I left Indonesia,“ said Joshua Oppenheimer on Monday night, at an especially cramped and uncomfortable screening of The Act of Killing in a seminar room of the Asian and African Studies department of the Humboldt University. The students were sitting cross-legged on the floor or craning their necks in from the corridor to see the small image projected ... read more

Posted on 04:22 AM in Activities, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Events, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, democracy, Germany, violence, Indonesia, human rights, militias, New Order, impunity, crimes against humanity