German Bank Pulls Out of Controversial Indonesian Gold Mine Scheme

18th January 2008

Urgewald + Watch Indonesia!, press note

The Indonesian province of North Sulawesi is a biodiversity hotspot and harbors some of the world’s most spectacular nature areas. Northern Sulawesi is also home to a series of gold deposits, the largest of which is known by the name of Toka Tindung. Plans to establish gold mining operations here have met with widespread resistance both from local inhabitants and the Provincial government, who fear that the mines would disrupt ... read more

Posted on 08:47 AM in Economy, Labor & Corruption, Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate
Tags: mining, Germany, Indonesia, protest action, government, Sulawesi, environment and climate, economy and business

(Deutsch) WestLB im Goldrausch

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Posted on 11:19 AM in Indonesia, Mining, Publications, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: mining, Germany, Indonesia, protest action, Sulawesi, environment and climate, economy and business

Urgent Appeal: Imminent escalation of violence in Papua needs to be addressed in a level-headed manner

August 05, 2005

August 15th, 2005 may possibly – hopefully – be recorded as a day of peace in Indonesian history books. Two days ahead of the 60th anniversary of Indonesia’s independence, the government is going to sign a peace accord with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). The bloody conflict in Indonesia’s westernmost province that has lasted for more than 30 years may thus soon be past.

Watch Indonesia! welcomes the accord and calls on all sides to contribute constructively to the ... read more

Posted on 08:10 AM in Aceh, Indonesia, Papua, Publications, Regional Conflicts, Watch's Press Releases & Statements
Tags: Aceh, violence, Indonesia, conflict resolution, Papua, protest action, regional conflicts, special autonomy

(Deutsch) Menschenrechtsschutz braucht anwaltschaftliches Eintreten

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Posted on 02:43 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Bishop Belo, Government of Germany, dictator Suharto, Gerechtigkeit, Indonesia, José Ramos-Horta, Justiz, human rights, NGO, East Timor, political prisoners, protest action, referendum 1999, Sri-Bintang Pamungkas, transitional justice

(Deutsch) Deutschland ist mitverantwortlich für Umweltzerstörung auf Sumatra

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Posted on 03:58 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Indonesia, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: Government of Germany, Indonesia, pulp and paper, plantations, protest action, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Indonesische Polizei feuert auf Menschenmenge – Vier Tote – Schwere Ausschreitungen auf Flores

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Posted on 04:21 PM in "In the Spotlight", Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications
Tags: violence, Indonesia, land rights, Police, protest action

(Deutsch) Keine Hermesbürgschaft für Regenwaldzerstörung

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Posted on 05:49 PM in Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, export credit agency (ECA), Indonesia, pulp and paper, protest action, rain forest destruction

(Deutsch) Hermesbürgschaft für Regenwaldzerstörung muss gestoppt werden!

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Posted on 02:45 PM in Joint Press Releases & Statements, Human Rights, Indonesia, Land & Indigenous Rights, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate
Tags: export credit agency (ECA), Indonesia, human rights, pulp and paper, protest action, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Hermesbürgschaft für Regenwaldzerstörung stoppen

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Posted on 10:27 AM in Indonesia, Publications, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, export credit agency (ECA), Indonesia, pulp and paper, protest action, rain forest destruction, environment and climate

(Deutsch) Indonesien soll Kahlschlag auf Sumatra stoppen

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Posted on 10:01 AM in Indonesia, Publications, Pulp & Paper, Rainforest, Environment & Climate, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Government of Germany, Indonesia, pulp and paper, protest action, rain forest destruction