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TAPOL
calls on British Government to suspend Kopassus training - TAPOL Press
Release. June 29, 2009
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Philippines:
Soldiers threaten, intimidates three labour rights defenders - Asian
Human Rights Commission Urgent Appeal. June 29, 2009
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No
ties with the Indonesian military - Australia West Papua Association
(Sydney) Press Release. June 26, 2009
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Indonesia:
Police officers severely torture a man and shoot him, making impossible
claims that he had been trying to escape - Asian Human Rights Commission
Urgent Appeal. June 26, 2009
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Indonesia:
Police torture a man after illegally arresting and detaining him on two
occasions - Asian Human Rights Commission Urgent Appeal. June 26, 2009
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Indonesia:
Abuses by Special Forces continue in Papua - Military allies should push
Jakarta for accountability - Human Rights Watch. June 24, 2009
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Indonesia:
New police regulations but still no criminalization of torture - Asian
Human Rights Commission Statement. June 24, 2009
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From
bullets to ballots: Aceh elections bolster peace process - TAPOL Press
Release. June 24, 2009
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Police
abuse and impunity in Indonesia must end - Amnesty International Press
Release. June 23, 2009 (full
report in PDF format)
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AWPA
pleads with Pacific Islands Forum leaders not to forget West Papua
- Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) Press Release. June 23, 2009
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Asia:
Working against torture fundamental to human rights work - Asian Human
Rights Commission Statement. June 23, 2009
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Appeal
for solidarity from export zone workers in the Philippines - Labor
Party-Philippines. June 23, 2009
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Timor-Leste
10 years after the referendum This year
marks the 10th anniversary (August 30) of the independence referendum of
Timor-Leste. To celebrate the anniversary, we are organizing a number of
activities, mainly in Dili, during August and early September. We invite
you to join these events not as a guest or visitor, but, in the spirit
of solidarity, as hosts and organizers, sharing ideas, responsibilities
and collective work not only in August but in the years to come. Click
here for the latest information and the preliminary schedule of events.
Campaign
for West Papuan justice and refugees Meets every Wed 6pm at
Trades Hall Bar, Carlton. Supported by: Australia West Papua Association,
West Papua Australia Active Support Network, Free West Papua Collective,
Friends of the Earth, ACTU, VTHC, CEPU, Timor Sea Justice Campaign and
more. For more info ring 0409 268 978 or e-mail manukoreri@riseup.net.
East
Timor in the 21st Century: Global rights and responsibilities
A solidarity conference for activists, advocates and scholars interested
in East Timor. The conference will be held Nov
13-15, 2009, in Seattle, Washington. Exact
location will soon be announced. Organised by the East Timor and Indonesia
Action Network (ETAN). For more info visit http://www.etan.org
or e-mail conference@etan.org.
Australia-West
Papua Association Meetings Last Wednesday
of every month (6.15pm) in the office of People for Nuclear Disarmament,
cnr Chalmers & Bedford Streets. Info from Joe Collins or Anne Noonan:
(02) 9960 1698 or 0408 860 342 or email iris@matra.com.au.
Australia-East
Timor Association (NSW) meets every 4th
Wednesday of each month in Room 310, Level 3, Tower Building, UTS Broadway
between 6.30pm. Contact Stephen Langford (02) 9331 5986.
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Action's calendar of activities and events happening around Australia.
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Left Weekly's weekly calendar of events and activities.
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East
Timor opposition calls on PM Xanana Gusmao to resign - Agence France
Presse. July 1, 2009. East Timor's opposition called on PM Xanana Gusmao
to resign Wednesday for alleged corruption in awarding a multi-million-dollar
contract to a company linked to his daughter.
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For
all Malaysians: new Prime Minister abandons ethnic capitalism - Associated
Press. July 1, 2009. Malaysia took a big step yesterday to liberalise its
economy, relaxing a host of restrictions on foreign investment, including
a controversial rule requiring businesses to be partly owned by ethnic
Malays.
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The
forgotten history of 1965 - Jakarta Globe. June 30, 2009. Countries
and their citizens often have to face unpleasant truths about sordid episodes
of the past. Here in Indonesia, there is yet to be full official recognition
of the dark years of 1965 to 1966.
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Activist
radio becomes a voice for a tolerant society in Indonesia - Agence
France Presse. June 30, 2009. A young radio news agency in Indonesia is
attracting fans and international recognition for programming that eschews
"infotainment" and focuses on hard issues like human rights and corruption.
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Flu
masks to enter Indonesia - Agence France Presse. June 30, 2009. Indonesia
is planning to ask all people arriving from Australia and other swine flu-affected
countries to wear face masks for at least three days, the health minister
says.
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Khmer
Rouge prisoner tells of torture - Agence France Presse. June 30, 2009.
A rare survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime's main jail told today how torturers
ripped out his toenails and gave him electric shocks to try to make him
confess to being a CIA agent.
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Warning
on wave of boat people - Sydney Morning Herald. June 30, 2009. Indonesian
authorities are bracing for a huge influx of boat people, anticipating
as many as 10,000 asylum-seekers are waiting in Malaysia to transit through
the archipelago and on to Australia.
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North
Sumatra farmers demand just conflict resolution - Jakarta Post. June
30, 2009. Hundreds of farmers from across North Sumatra rallied in front
of the governor's office on Monday, demanding just and thorough handling
of hundreds of agrarian conflict cases.
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Lanes Blog Commentary and info on the history, contemporary politics
and culture of Indonesian and its relationships with Australia and the
world.
Direct
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 Archives
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News reports
& articles on Aceh, Indonesia and West Papua are archived in the Indonesia
news digests.
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News reports
on East Timor are archived in the East
Timor news digests.
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Other
articles are archived under their country specific sections.
Indonesia
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The
human rights agenda - Jakarta Post Editorial. June 29, 2009
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TNI
must 'stop torturing civilians' - Jakarta Post. June 27, 2009
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Torture
'widespread' in Indonesia: Amnesty - Agence France Presse. June 24,
2009 (full
report in PDF format)
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A
rare backlash against radicals at East Java mosque - Jakarta Globe.
June 24, 2009
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Government's
human rights record scrutinized - Jakarta Post. June 22, 2009
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Pulp
and paper firms in Indonesia deny rights violations - Jakarta Post.
June 22, 2009
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Life
turns upside down for prostitutes - Jakarta Globe. June 21, 2009
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Candidates
run dead in Indonesia presidential debate - The Australian. June 20,
2009
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Election
debate that never was - Straits Times. June 20, 2009
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Historic
presidential debate polite, calm - Sydney Morning Herald. June 20,
2009
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1965
mass killings erased from Indonesian history, scholars say - Jakarta
Globe. June 19, 2009
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Scholars
say Islamic groups complicit in 1965 slaughter - Jakarta Globe. June
18, 2009
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Historian
claims West backed post-coup mass killings in '65 - Jakarta Globe.
June 17, 2009
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NGO
slams Yudhoyono, Kalla for poor record on human rights - Jakarta Globe.
June 15, 2009
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Riau
cops blasted over protest deaths - Jakarta Globe. June 15, 2009
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Sex
sells for Indonesia's Yudhoyono in wooing female vote - The Australian.
June 13, 2009
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Indonesia's
Wiranto defends his track record before rights activists - Jakarta
Post. June 12, 2009
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Star-studded
intel war underlines Indonesian election - Jakarta Post. June 11, 2009
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Signs
of change, but Indonesian military still holds sway - Radio Australia.
June 9, 2009
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West
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Aussie
spy data points to Papua murder cover-up - Melbourne Age. June 28,
2009
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Military
tells watchdog to 'eat' report on Papua - Jakarta Globe. June 26, 2009
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Papuans
'tortured by Indonesian army' - The Australian. June 26, 2009
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Elite
Indonesia troops tortured Papuans - group - Reuters. June 25, 2009
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Australia
'must cut ties' with Kopassus - Brisbane Times. June 25, 2009
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Ambush
in Papua leaves soldier dead, police pleading for help - Jakarta Globe.
June 25, 2009
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Australians
held in Indonesia return home - Agence France Presse. June 25, 2009
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Teenager
shot in Papua in critical condition, not dead - Jakarta Post. June
24, 2009
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Indonesia
probes Papua shooting, denies police abuse - Reuters. June 24, 2009
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Indonesian
police accused of torture - Agence France Presse. June 24, 2009
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Indonesian
troops shoot Papuan teenager - Tempo Interactive. June 23, 2009
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'Merauke
Five' to fly home on Wednesday - Australian Associated Press. June
23, 2009
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Australian
NGO urges forum to respond to Papua abuse - Radio New Zealand International.
June 23, 2009 (see AWPA
pleads with Pacific Islands Forum leaders not to forget West Papua)
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Congressman
justifies dropping Papua provisions from US bill - Radio New Zealand
International. June 23, 2009
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Disappointment
at US plans to drop critical look at Papua policy - Radio New Zealand
International. June 22, 2009
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West
Papuans again seek negotiations with Indonesia - South East Asian Times.
June 22, 2009
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Papua
issues scrapped from US House bill, Foreign Ministry says - Jakarta
Post. June 19, 2009
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Papuan
protesters on trial for attacking police - Jakarta Globe. June 18,
2009
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10
years sought for Papuan independence activist - Jakarta Post. June
18, 2009
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