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Land & Agrarian Conflicts

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November 17, 2011

Jakarta Post - November 17, 2011

Bandung – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) urged West Java Police on Wednesday to release four individuals detained for protesting against plans for an iron mine in Cile

Jakarta Post - November 17, 2011

Jakarta – Residents of Sritanjung village in Mesuji regency, Bandar Lampung, have urged the government to revoke the land use certificate (HGU) of a crude palm plantation company operat

October 26, 2011

Jakarta Post - October 26, 2011

Jakarta – Members of the Dayak Ngaju tribe in Central Kalimantan say they have lost their ancestors' land to the government, oil palm plantations and mining companies.

October 20, 2011

Asian Human Rights Commission Urgent Appeals - October 20, 2011

Urgent Appeal Update: AHRC-UAU-047-2011

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September 29, 2011

IRIN News - September 29, 2011

Dili – Atoki Madeira says it started with threats and escalated into armed assaults.

September 28, 2011

Asian Human Rights Commission Urgent Appeal - September 28, 2011

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-182-2011

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September 19, 2011

Jakarta Globe - September 19, 2011

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August 26, 2011

Jakarta Post - August 26, 2011

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandar Lampung – Two people were killed during a large-scale clash involving residents from different villages in Gedungjaya, Gedungnyapah subdistrict, East Abung dist

August 1, 2011

Amnesty International Urgent Appeal - August 1, 2011

Index Number: ASA 21/026/2011

June 7, 2011

Jakarta Post - June 7, 2011

Bandung – Dozens of farmers from Pangalengan, West Java, staged a rally at the West Java gubernatorial office in Bandung on Monday, asking the government to mediate their land disputes

May 27, 2011

May 11, 2011

Jakarta Globe - May 11, 2011

Ulma Haryanto - A revision of the law governing plantation farming is needed to stave off increasing land disputes and protect indigenous communities and farmers across the country, exp

May 7, 2011

Jakarta Post - May 7, 2011

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of Muslims in Medan, North Sumatra, performed Friday prayers outdoor at the location of a demolished mosque.

May 5, 2011

Jakarta Globe - May 5, 2011

Fitri R. – Thirteen islets in West Lombok district in West Nusa Tenggara have been illegally sold to private individuals, companies and foreigners, officials alleged on Wednesday.

Jakarta Post - May 5, 2011

After months of debate, scores of soldiers from the Bukit Barisan Military Command demolished Al Ikhlas mosque on Jl.

April 28, 2011

Jakarta Globe - April 28, 2011

Ulma Haryanto – Police in South Sumatra have named two people as primary suspects over a recent bloody clash in the Ogan Komering Ilir district of Palembang, which left seven people dea

Jakarta Globe - April 28, 2011

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Candra Malik – The House of Representatives said on Wednesday it would get to the bottom of a clash earlier this month between soldiers and farmers that h

April 27, 2011

Jakarta Globe - April 27, 2011

Ulma Haryanto & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A rights group has corroborated earlier findings that the military used excessive force in a clash with farmers this month and even attemp

April 26, 2011

Jakarta Post - April 26, 2011

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – This is the second of two reports on land acquisition fiascoes hampering the development of key public infrastructure projects that are badly needed to help

Jakarta Post - April 26, 2011

Khairul Saleh, Palembang – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has declared that rights violations occurred in a fatal clash between residents of Sodong village, Ogan K

Detik.com - April 26, 2011

Muchus Budi R., Solo – Scores of protesters from the group People's Solidarity Against Violence (Sorak) have condemned the violence that took place during a clash between the Indonesian

April 25, 2011

Jakarta Globe - April 25, 2011

Candra Malik, Kebumen – A leading human rights body accused the military on Sunday of firing live ammunition at farmers during a clash earlier this month in Kebumen, Central Java.

Kompas - April 25, 2011

Jakarta – Conflicts between the Indonesian military (TNI) and the people shows that internal reform within military as an institution is not fully complete.

April 23, 2011

Jakarta Post - April 23, 2011

Khairul Saleh and Oyos Saroso H.N., Palembang/Lampung – A clash between employees of a plantation firm and local residents in South Sumatra left seven people dead on Thursday.

April 22, 2011

Jakarta Globe - April 22, 2011

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Activists have called for the Army to pull out hundreds of soldiers who are guarding a disputed plot of land in the Urutsewu area of Kebumen district, where a

April 21, 2011

Jakarta Globe - April 21, 2011

Ulma Haryanto – A watchdog on agrarian-related conflict has said it had recorded 106 land disputes across the nation in the whole of last year.

Jakarta Globe - April 21, 2011

Candra Malik & Antara – The country's leading rights body said on Wednesday that it had sent investigators to Central Java to probe a bloody weekend clash between soldiers and farme

April 20, 2011

Jakarta Post - April 20, 2011

Agus Maryono, Kebumen – Authorities have been urged to involve local figures and ulema in the search for solutions to the prolonged dispute between local farmers and the Indonesian Mili

Antara News - April 20, 2011

An internal investigation has found that the soldiers who fired rubber bullets at farmers over the weekend did not violate any procedure, Army Chief of Staff Gen.

Detik.com - April 20, 2011

Parwito, Kebumen – A video of a clash between the Indonesian military (TNI) and residents of Urut Sewu in the area of the army's Research and Development Office (Dislitbang) in Kebumen

April 19, 2011

Detik.com - April 19, 2011

Parwito, Kebumen – Only 16 percent of the ownership of all the land controlled by the Indonesian military in Indonesia is clear.

April 18, 2011

Jakarta Globe - April 18, 2011

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ismira Lutfia – The national human rights body said on Monday that it had sent a team to Kebumen, Central Java, to investigate last weekend's clash there

Jakarta Globe - April 18, 2011

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ismira Lutfia – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered the Army to investigate a weekend clash involving soldiers that left several farmers injure

Asian Human Rights Commission Urgent Appeal - April 18, 2011

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-079-2011

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April 14, 2011

Jakarta Post - April 14, 2011

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) will send a special team to monitor and deal with various land conflicts and cases involving the community and

April 13, 2011

Jakarta Globe - April 13, 2011

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Army said on Tuesday that it was committed to the peaceful settlement of a land dispute in Central Java, a day after thousands of farmers protested the us

April 12, 2011

Jakarta Post - April 12, 2011

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – PT Fathi Resources says it will halt exploration at a mining site in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) until it gets a safety guarantee, following protests from local r

April 4, 2011

Kompas - April 4, 2011

Jakarta – It would be better if the deliberations on the Draft Law on Land Acquisition for Development be delayed while legal uncertainty over the control of land by communities remains

Bintang Papua - April 4, 2011

Jayapura – All elements within the United Papuan Peoples' Coalition for Justice (KRPBK) are firm in their rejection of Special Autonomy – OTSUS, and call for the dissolution of the MRP

February 23, 2011

Jakarta Post - February 23, 2011

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) and civil rights activists have questioned the legislation of land acquisition bill, which will allow the government to

Jakarta Post - February 23, 2011

Medan – Hundreds of farmers, facilitated by councilor Syamsul Hilal, staged a rally at the gubernatorial office in Medan on Tuesday, demanding the return of their 78.16 hectares of land

January 20, 2011

Agence France Presse - January 20, 2011

Dili, East Timor – East Timorese police evicted more than 1,000 long-term squatters from a former Indonesian barracks in Dili Thursday, sparking a rowdy protest.

January 13, 2011

Jakarta Globe - January 13, 2011

Rahmat, Makassar – A clash erupted on Thursday between thousands of students and the National Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) in part of a land dispute that has raged for years in the

Jakarta Post - January 13, 2011

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – The rising number of extractive-based activities has escalated natural-based conflicts and environmental damages across Indonesia, NGOs reported.

January 5, 2011

Kompas - January 5, 2011

Jakarta – Agrarian conflicts in palm oil plantation areas – followed by the criminalisation of local residents who object to these palm oil plantations – have in creased two-fold in 201

December 19, 2010

Jakarta Globe - December 19, 2010

Nurfika Osman, Jayapura – While Papua has long had a reputation among many Indonesians for being inhospitable to outsiders, a small island there is proving naysayers wrong.

September 24, 2010

Jakarta Post - September 24, 2010

Ika Krismantari, Jakarta – Some people have given up on the dream of owning land in Jakarta due to financial constraints, but many more pursue the dream through land brokering services,

September 23, 2010

Jakarta Post - September 23, 2010

Ika Krismantari, Jakarta – A century-old mess in the land certification system coupled with corrupt officials and opportunistic local people have exacerbated conflicts over land ownersh

August 20, 2010

Jakarta Post - August 20, 2010

Jakarta – The draft law on land acquisition soon to be submitted to the House of Representatives will ensure fair compensation to residents displaced by public infrastructure projects,

August 1, 2010

Direct Action - August 2010

James Balowski, Jakarta – At around 2.30am on June 28, a group of men arrived at a major news distribution outlet in Central Jakarta.