Death toll in Indonesia approaching 100,000

03 January 2005

Aid piling up at the airports – civil emergency still in force – military operation continuing

The death toll in Indonesia today stands at more than 94,000 and still continues to rise. According to Government information, 270,000 people are currently in refugee camps in Aceh.

Aid and aid pledges

Aid operations are now eventually also underway for Aceh. On Thursday January 6th, 2005, Indonesia is going to host a conference to coordinate aid and relief efforts for the countries ... read more

Posted on 06:08 PM in Aceh, Disasters, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Environment & Climate
Tags: Aceh, Germany, refugees, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), humanitarian aid, Indonesia, disasters, military, tsunami

Sojojin bayar da agajin gaggawa na gudankar da aikin su a yankin Ache na kasar Indonesia

Deutsche Welle, 03 January 2005

This article is available in German (including the radio interview) and also in Haussa language:

Har yanzu ana fama da matsaloli a kauyen Aceh na yankin Sumatra a kasar indonesia, wajen gannin kayan bada agaji sun sami zuwa ga masu bukata a yankin.

Rashin kayan aiki da hanyoyi sun hana gudanar da shrin bada agajin ya tafi ndai-dai kamar yadda aka tsara a sauran bangarori da wannan balai ya shafa.

Anan nan ana fama da matsalar rashin ... read more

Posted on 08:16 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), humanitarian aid, Indonesia, disasters, military, press freedom, tsunami, USA

(Deutsch) Folgen des Tsunamis für den bewaffneten Konflikt in Aceh

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https://www.watchindonesia.de/8018/folgen-des-tsunamis-fuer-den-bewaffneten-konflikt-in-aceh?lang=de version

Posted on 05:59 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, military, regional conflicts, tsunami

Death toll skyrocketing – first foreign aid workers arrive in Aceh

30 December 2004

Update December 30th, 2004, 4 pm MET

According to latest BBC information, the confirmed death toll for Indonesia has skyrocketed to almost 80,000.

The Vice President calculated that the reconstruction costs would amount to 1 billion US Dollar. 150 million US Dollar were needed for immediate relief operations.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has suggested to the UN Secretary General that the United Nations host an aid conference for all states affected by the disaster. So far, apart from Kofi ... read more

Posted on 02:19 PM in Aceh, Disasters, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: Aceh, Germany, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), humanitarian aid, Indonesia, military, government, tsunami, USA

Civil emergency in Aceh ended

29 December 2004

Tsunami Catastrophe in Aceh – Update 29/12/04, 2 p.m. (MET)

Today, December 29th, 2004, the Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has revoked the status of civil emergency for Aceh. According to information of the Indonesian online news service Kompas Cyber Media (KCM), the Central Government also took over the government authority in the troubled province.

After the breakdown of the peace negotiations between the Central Government and the Free Aceh Movement in May 2003, martial law had been ... read more

Posted on 02:03 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Regional Conflicts
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), humanitarian aid, Indonesia, conflict resolution, military, regional conflicts, tsunami

(Deutsch) Friedenshoffnungen über Trümmern

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German version

Posted on 02:15 PM in Aceh, Indonesia, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), Indonesia, disasters, conflict resolution, military, regional conflicts, tsunami, independence

More than 27,000 dead and the death toll still rising – Tsunami in Indonesia

28 December 2004

by Alex Flor

The earth quake that struck on Sunday was the biggest of its kind during the last 40 years. Its epicentre was located 150 km off the South-western coastline of the Indonesian province of Aceh. The tidal wave which was triggered by the quake took the life of tens of thousands in the coastal regions of twelve Asian and African states.

The death toll is still rising by the hour. On Sunday, the day of the ... read more

Posted on 10:53 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications
Tags: Aceh, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), humanitarian aid, Indonesia, disasters, conflict resolution, military, tsunami

(Deutsch) Massaker in Osttimor bleiben ungesühnt

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German version

Posted on 01:08 PM in East Timor, Publications, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Indonesia, international tribunal, justice, human rights, military, militias, East Timor, referendum 1999, impunity, United Nations, reconciliation

(Deutsch) Erwarteter Rücktritt

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Posted on 09:12 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, security sector
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, military, security sector, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, terrorism, USA

(Deutsch) Torschlusspanik – Die Folgen der Präsidentenwahl in Indonesien erreichen das Militär

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Posted on 09:02 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, security sector
Tags: democracy, Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, military, security sector, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono