Democratic elections may result in a fascist regime

Information and Analysis, 03 July 2014

 by Alex Flor

Ahmad Dhani, prominent pop star and supporter of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, tries to defend his tasteless and disgusting video performance wearing a NAZI uniform as nothing more than a matter of fashion.

While people all over the world, but voters in Indonesia in particular, should ask whether wearing a uniform showing communist insignia like hammer and sickle would similarly be accepted as „just a sort of fashion“ in Indonesia, Prabowo ... read more

Posted on 11:42 PM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications
Tags: Chinese, democracy, Germany, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, military, militias, New Order, Prabowo, constitution, dealing with the past, elections, electoral system

(Bahasa Indonesia) Intel mendukung pejabatan Foke sebagai Dubes RI di Jerman

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Posted on 05:03 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: mining, Germany, Fauzi Bowo, Indonesia, Jakarta, LGBT Rights, military, New Order, NGO, East Timor, Papua, special autonomy, students

(Bahasa Indonesia) Mampukah Mampukah Fauzi Bowo Redam Isu Kemerdekaan Papua di Jerman?

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Posted on 04:30 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: mining, Germany, crude oil, Fauzi Bowo, Habibie, Indonesia, Jakarta, New Order, East Timor, Papua, Sri-Bintang Pamungkas

(Bahasa Indonesia) Promo Pariwisata dan Wajah Buram Indonesia

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Posted on 04:05 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Press Freedom, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, German-Indonesian relations, Germany, Indonesia, human rights, military, New Order, Papua, protest action, rain forest destruction, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, tourism, arms trade, economy and business

Breaking the myth of Religious Tolerance in Indonesia

Information and analysis, 23 April 2013

by Basilisa Dengen

 

Most of Indonesian people, especially Indonesian government officials, nowadays still think that Indonesia is a country with a high degree of tolerance towards different religions and cultures. How far is it true?

 

The regent of Bekasi sealed an Ahmadiyah mosque on 4th April in the evening. The Public Order Squad, Satpol PP, attached fences to block access to the building. Ahmadiyah members in the field questioned the reason for this ... read more

Posted on 09:21 PM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Society & Religion
Tags: Germany, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, militias, New Order, political parties, religion, Sukarno, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, United Nations

(Deutsch) Indonesische Massenmörder spielen ihre Taten nach

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Posted on 05:24 AM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Society & Religion, Transitional Justice, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: 1965, Indonesia, human rights, militias, New Order, transitional justice, crimes against humanity

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

Peace Agreement in Southern Philippines: A Hope for Papua?

  

Information and Analysis, 06 December 2012

   

 by Basilisa Dengen

   

The recent peace agreement on Mindanao conflict between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Kuala Lumpur has brought a new light of hopes to other remained conflicts in Southeast Asia. As the historic event was spreading in the news on October 9th, a colleague called me and said: „Have you heard? What an achievement they made in the Philippines! I can now ... read more

Posted on 04:12 AM in Human Rights, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Land & Indigenous Rights, Papua, Press Freedom, Publications, Regional Conflicts
Tags: Aceh, peace process, Indonesia, conflict resolution, human rights, New Order, OPM, palm oil, Papua, United Nations

(Bahasa Indonesia) Proses Pelaksanaan UU di Indonesia Semrawut

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Posted on 09:03 PM in democracy, Elections & Political Parties, Indonesia, Judiciary & Administration, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Germany, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, justice, New Order, East Timor, administration, elections

(Deutsch) Angesagt – aus der Arbeit von Watch Indonesia!

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Posted on 12:39 AM in Aceh, Agro Fuels, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Elections & Political Parties, Human Rights, Indonesia, Recent Activities, East Timor, Papua, Publications, Rainforest, Society & Religion, Environment & Climate, SUARA magazine
Tags: Aceh, agrofuel ("biofuel"), Government of Germany, democracy, indigenous people, Indonesia, Jakarta, culture, human rights, New Order, East Timor, palm oil, Papua, rain forest destruction, religion, debt, environment and climate, economy and business