Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam, Indonesia – A major Chinese solar panel manufacturing development on an Indonesian island saw renewed clashes in September between a company allegedly controll
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October 10, 2024
September 26, 2024
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – As the Indonesian island of Lombok prepares to host the latest leg of the marquee MotoGP racing series this weekend, former residents of what's now the Man
September 25, 2024
Jakarta – BP Batam handed over Wednesday new houses for three Rempang locals.
September 24, 2024
Jakarta – Farmers called on the government to carry out agrarian reform during a protest near the Arjuna Wiwaha Monument in Central Jakarta on Tuesday to mark this year's National Farme
Geneva – The Mandalika urban development and tourism project in Indonesia poses the risk of irreparable harm to Indigenous Peoples' rights, UN experts* warned today, calling on all resp
Jakarta – Protesters from various different organisations commemorating National Farmers Day (HTN) in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) parliamentary complex on Tuesday Septem
September 22, 2024
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Peoples' Movement Alliance Against Land Seizure (Geram Tanah) stated that it will hold a rally on Tuesday, September 24, 2024.
September 19, 2024
Jakarta – Gold miner Masmindo Dwi Area (MDA) recently responded to claims that the company had violated the rights of other landowners in Latimojong, Luwu, South Sulawesi after a video
Yogi Eka Sahputra, Jakarta – Residents of Rempang Island once again experienced acts of intimidation and violence on Wednesday afternoon, September 18, 2024.
September 18, 2024
Riri Rahayu, Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – People residing in the Nusantara Capital City or IKN area in Penajam Paser Utara (PPU), East Kalimantan, are set to stage a demonstration to
Jakarta – Intimidation and violence against the people of Rempang Island in the Riau Islands is still occurring.
September 13, 2024
Jakarta – As many as 149 ownership certificates for the new houses belonging to the people that got affected by the Rempang Eco-City Project in Tanjung Banon are out, according to BP Ba
September 12, 2024
Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – A 70-year-old man, the son of a former minister from the Soeharto era, passed away on Thursday after attempting to resist eviction from disputed land in South
September 10, 2024
Yogi Eka Sahputra, Jakarta – The Batam Authority (BP Batam) has once again delayed the planned relocation of hundreds of families residing on Rempang Island, Batam City, Riau Islands Pr
Batam – Residents of Rempang Island from the Sembulang Village in Galang district, Batam City, Riau Islands, remain steadfast in protecting their village from the Rempang Eco City Natio
September 6, 2024
Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – The National Strategic Project (PSN) plan for Surabaya Waterfront Land (SWL) has been rejected by local fishers who fear losing their homes and livelihoods.
September 5, 2024
A National Strategic Project (PSN) in Bintuni Bay (Teluk Bintuni Regency), Papua Barat Province, has sparked concerns about the potential violation of indigenous land rights.
September 1, 2024
Batam – Residents on Rempang Island from the Sembulang Village in Galang sub-district, Batam City, Riau Islands, claim to have been terrorised by unidentified individuals (OTK).
August 18, 2024
Tanjung Pinang – Rempang Island residents in Galang subdistrict, Batam City, Riau Islands, again held a protest action rejecting their relocation to make way for the Rempang Eco City Na
August 16, 2024
Tanjungpinang – Rempang Island residents cannot forgive President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.
August 14, 2024
Fauzi Ibrahim, Jakarta – Dozens of Rempang, Batam residents staged a protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta on Wednesday, August 14, to voice their opposition to the Rempang Eco
July 26, 2024
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has ordered a palm oil company to pay 1 billion rupiah ($61,000) in fines for shortchanging villagers by not sufficiently paying
July 21, 2024
Tanjungpinang – Hundreds of Rempang Island residents in Galang district, Batam city, Riau Islands, held a demonstration on Sunday July 21 rejecting relocation to the Pasir Merah Sembula
June 28, 2024
The Indonesian government's plan to transform Merauke town, South Papua (Papua Selatan) Province, into a major centre for sugarcane plantations and bioethanol production has sparked sig
Long-standing tensions in Timika have escalated, resulting in the significant destruction of local community plantations.
June 5, 2024
Nur Janti, Jakarta – Former Kampung Bayam residents who were evicted from their homes to make way for the development of the Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) in Tanjung Priok, North
June 4, 2024
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A dispute simmering for years has erupted into conflict between villagers and a palm oil company on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi over the latter's fai
May 9, 2024
Eugene Mark – The next administration has a chance to right the wrongs perpetuated by the outgoing president, whose administration has allowed private and vested interests to overrule o
April 5, 2024
Jakarta – The four model houses for people affected by the Rempang Eco-City development project are entering their final stage.BP Batam's spokesperson Ariastuty Sirait said that the con
March 20, 2024
Advist Khoirunikmah, Jakarta – Residents of Sepaku have recently received a warning letter from the Land Bank Agency to stop cultivating the land at the designated areas of the Nusantar
Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The Indigenous Territory Registration Body or BRWA noted that there are around 105,000 hectares of indigenous territory in the area of Nusantara Capital City or
March 19, 2024
Irsyan Hasyim (Contributor), Jakarta – Several environmental NGOs have noted that agrarian conflicts have become more frequent in the era of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (2014-2024) c
March 15, 2024
Jayapura, Jubi – The indigenous community of the Awyu Tribe has filed a cassation against the decision of the Manado State Administrative High Court which rejected their appeal regardin
March 7, 2024
Aseanty Pahlevi, Gelam Island, Indonesia – Not long ago, Suparyanto discovered that his family home on a small island off the west coast of Borneo was to become a quartz mine.
March 4, 2024
Suryadi, Pekanbaru, Indonesia – Almost two years after a joint Mongabay investigation revealed systemic failure by Indonesia's plantation industry to share gains with community f
February 27, 2024
Vonia Vieira in Oecusse, Timor-Leste and the Pacific Local Journalism Network's Nick Sas – Noviana Tome leads a simple life.
February 5, 2024
Michael Rose – In September, Timor-Leste will mark a quarter century since its vote for independence from Indonesia, the conclusion of a 24-year long struggle that left few Timorese fam
February 1, 2024
Yoga Eka Sahputra, Jakarta – The head of Batam Development Board or BP Batam Muhammad Rudi, responded to Ombudsman's investigation on alleged maladministration in Rempang Eco-City.
January 25, 2024
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Land conflicts nearly doubled under the administration of Indonesia's current president, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, compared with his predecessor, driven largel
January 18, 2024
Jamal Abdun Nashr, Semarang – The Maleh Dadi Segoro or MDS Coalition raised concerns about the social and ecological impacts of the construction of the Semarang-Demak sea toll road, whi
January 16, 2024
Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Secretary General of the Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA) Dewi Kartika reported rampant cases of violence, intimidation, and arrests of agrarian defenders in agra
January 2, 2024
Rifqy Faiza Rahman – In a sweltering remote village surrounded by oil palm plantations, a conservation forest farmer shares ideas and hopes.
December 20, 2023
Hellena Souisa, Riza Salman on Wawonni island, and Sally Brooks – In a bra and shorts, a woman stands on an earthmover and fends off attempts by men around her to cover her upper body.
December 19, 2023
Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam – Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has finally issued Presidential Decree (Perpres) No.
December 11, 2023
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Environmental activists have slammed one of Indonesia's biggest palm oil producers for a report that they say glosses over its alleged violations and ignor
November 23, 2023
Jakarta – Nine families have just moved to temporary housing as Indonesia proceeds with the Rempang Eco-City project, according to the city development agency BP Batam.
November 20, 2023
Ryan Tans – The sun was setting over the Makassar Strait as my plane descended. The Jeneberang River wound through the city below.
November 10, 2023
Jakarta – BP Batam, the city's development agency, said that they hoped the public would not get easily provoked by rumors about Rempang.
November 8, 2023
Donny Iqbal, Sumedang, Indonesia – Udit Surdiat only became a boat driver after he lost the rights to his farmland.
November 4, 2023
Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Human Rights activist Usman Hamid says that the statement by Defense Minister and presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto, who said that the riots in Rempang, Riau