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August 18, 2000

Detik - August 18, 2000

Aulia Andri/Swastika & Lyndal Meehan, Jakarta – The People's Democratic Party (PRD) did not just demo on the final day of the annual parliament session in the capital, Jakarta.

August 16, 2000

Green Left Weekly - August 16, 2000

On July 10, a new labour rights bill was unanimously passed by the Indonesian House of Representatives. It still requires President Abdurrahman Wahid's approval to become law.

July 26, 2000

Green Left Weekly - July 26, 2000

James Balowski – Four years ago on July 27, television images of the Indonesian military bashing and kicking helpless protesters exposed the world to the brutality of the Suharto dictat

July 19, 2000

Indonesian Observer - July 19, 2000

Jakarta – Chairman of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) Budiman Sudjatmiko says President Abdurrahman Wahid and his National Awakening Party (PKB) will only be regarded as true defend

July 15, 2000

Suara Pembaruan - July 15, 2000

The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) must form an a commission to resolve the abductions of pro-democracy activists in 1997 and 1998.

July 14, 2000

Detik - July 14, 2000

H Dharmastuti/SWA & LM, Jakarta – The fate of 14 people abducted in the dying days of the Suharto regime remains unknown.

July 12, 2000

Green Left Weekly - July 12, 2000

Pip Hinman – Indonesia's most prominent left-wing political party, the People's Democratic Party (PRD), has filed a 5.5 billion rupiah (US$617,000) lawsuit against Suharto over the aili

July 6, 2000

Jakarta Post - July 6, 2000

Jakarta – The Democratic People's Party (PRD) filed a Rp 5.5 billion (US$617,000) lawsuit with the Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday against former president Soeharto in conne

March 22, 2000

Green Left Weekly - March 22, 2000

Pip Hinman – Since his election five months ago, the new president of Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid, has managed to create the impression that his is a people-friendly government.

February 22, 2000

Kompas - February 22, 2000

Jakarta – In relation to the government's plans to cut fuel and electricity subsidies, on February 21, the People's Democratic Party (PRD), led by chairperson Budiman Sudjatmiko, met wi

September 28, 1999

KPP-PRD - September 28, 1999

[The following is a compilation of several reports sent to ASIET (Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor) by the Central Leadership Committee of the People's Democratic P

September 14, 1999

Tapol - September 14, 1999

[Dita Sari, the workers leader who was released from prison in July this year after serving three years of a five-year sentence, is now in the UK at the invitation of the TUC.

July 18, 1999

Jakarta Post - July 18, 1999

Jakarta – Malnutrition? Intellectual confinement?

July 6, 1999

Jakarta Post - July 6, 1999

Tangerang – Jailed labor activist Dita Indah Sari of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) left the women's penitentiary here on Monday after spending two years in prison.

July 5, 1999

Indonesian Observer - July 5, 1999

Jakarta – An unidentified group yesterday attacked an office of the Democratic People's Party (PRD), following last week's shooting of PRD activists by security officials.

Detikcom - July 5, 1999

Sigit Widodo, Jakarta – Dita Indah Sari, chairperson of the Indonesian Centre for Labour Struggle (PPBI) – which is affiliated to the People's Democratic Party (PRD) – was released from

Kompas - July 5, 1999

Yogyakarta – The office of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) in Yogyakarta, came under attack on Saturday evening (3/7) 23.30, by an unidentified group of people who were armed with m

July 4, 1999

KPP-PRD Press Release - July 4, 1999

This morning, at 3am, the offices of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) in East Jakarta located on Jalan Utan Kayu was stoned by an unknown group of people.

July 3, 1999

PRD Press Release - July 3, 1999

On Saturday, July 3, at 11.20pm, the People's Democratic Party (PRD) offices in Yogyakarta was raided by unrecognised group armed with knives, sticks and molotov cocktails.

Kompas - July 3, 1999

Jakarta – Nearly 300 protesters from the People's Democratic Party, known by its Indonesian short as PRD, pressed on Friday with a rally outside the General Election Commission's office

Detikcom - July 3, 1999 (slightly abridged)

Bogi Rianto and Sigit Widodo, Jakarta – In the aftermath of the Bloody KPU Incident on July 1 on Saturday, July 3, it was announced that the Jakarta police have issued an arrest warrant

Jakarta Post - July 3, 1999

Jakarta – Military and police officials are blaming supporters of the Democratic People's Party (PRD) for provoking the bloody clash with police outside the headquarters of the General

July 2, 1999

Kompas - July 2, 1999 (abridged)

Jakarta – A People's Democratic Party (PRD) demonstration in front of the National Election Commission (KPU) building [on June 1], demanding the disqualification of Golkar because of a

People's Democratic Party Media Release- July 2, 1999 (abridged)

International statement of solidarity and condemnation - July 2, 1999

We vigorously condemn the Indonesian military and police for the violent and bloody attack on peaceful, unarmed protesters campaigning for democracy at a rally organised on July 1 in Ja

Detikcom - July 2, 1999

[The following was compiled and translated by ASIET from three reports by Detikcom dated July 2, the day after riot police fired on People's Democratic Party (PRD) demonstrations inj

ASIET - July 2, 1999

Sam King, Jakarta – PRD activists in Jakarta again took to the streets in protest of the previous days military attack, once again calling for the disqualification of Golkar party from

July 1, 1999

ASIET - July 1, 1999

[The following is an eyewitness report by Jill Hickson and Sam King, two ASIET members who are currently in Jakarta and were at the demonstration.]

ASIET - July 1, 1999

[The following is a summary of four reports by Detikcom compiled and translated by ASIET on the shooting of as many as 14 People's Democratic Party (PRD) activists during a demonstra

Reuters - July 1, 1999

Tomi Soetjipto, Jakarta – At least three people were wounded on Thursday when Indonesian police fired on protesters demanding that the ruling Golkar party be disqualified from last mont

May 26, 1999

Jakarta Post - May 26, 1999

Purwokerto – Police here dispersed hundreds of Democratic People's Party (PRD) supporters who attended a night campaign rally on Monday.

May 25, 1999

Jakarta Post - May 25, 1999

Tangerang – Dita Sari, jailed for subversion at Tangerang Women's Penitentiary, called for international organizations on Monday to press the Indonesian government for her unconditional

April 20, 1999

South China Morning Post - April 20, 1999

Jenny Grant, Jakarta – The People's Democratic Party has nominated three missing people to run as parliamentary candidates for the June general election.

April 12, 1999

Media Indonesia - April 12, 1999 (slightly abridged)

Jakarta – Entering the sixth day of a hunger strike at the Cipinang prison, five leaders of the People's Democratic Party (PRD) are in a critical condition.

March 23, 1999

Kompas - March 23, 1999

Palu – The People's Democratic Party (PRD) has said that for the PRD, the 1999 election campaign is not just about getting votes.

March 21, 1999

ASIET - March 21, 1999

[The following is a speech written by jailed chairperson of the People's Democratic Party (PRD), Budiman Sudjatmiko which was read at the "Grand Launch" of the PRD on March 21 in Jakart

Detikcom - March 21, 1999 (slightly abridged)

Sigit Widodo, Jakarta – Although being campaigned against by the New Order regime for two years, the People's Democratic Party (PRD) is determined participate in the coming June electio

March 17, 1999

Detikcom - March 17, 1999

Jakarta - The links between Pramoedya Ananta Toer and the People's Democratic Party (PRD) go back some time, starting in 1996.

March 9, 1999

Kompas - March 9, 1999 (abridged)

Jakarta – The chairperson of the People's Democratic Party (PRD), Budiman Sudjatmiko has said that they [the PRD] have never recommended to anyone to present [a request] for clemency by

March 6, 1999

Kompas - March 6, 1999 (slightly abridged)

Jakarta – The Attorney General, Muladi, has said that he will recommend clemency for jailed People's Democratic Party (PRD) activists, including the chairperson of the PRD, Budiman Sudj

People's Democratic Party statement - March 6, 1999

On March 4, the Minister of Home Affairs and "traditional enemy" of People's Democratic Party (PRD), General Syarwan Hamid, signed a statement saying that the government had approved th

February 25, 1999

Suara Pembaruan - February 25, 1999 (slightly abridged)

Jakarta – After a meeting between three [government] bodies on Wednesday afternoon (24/2), the State Intelligence Coordinating Body (Bakin), the Department of Justice Political Party Re

February 24, 1999

SiaR - February 24, 1999

Jakarta – It is truly difficult to differentiate the Suharto New Order with the Habibie "Reform" Order.

February 17, 1999

Detik - February 17, 1999

Jakarta – The Peoples Democratic Party (PRD) has decided to participate in the 1999 elections.

January 27, 1999

Green Left Weekly - January 27, 1999

The Indonesian media announced on December 13 that Indonesian political prisoner Dita Sari had been offered early bail by the Habibie government.

December 31, 1998

South China Morning Post - December 31, 1998

Mark Dodd, Jakarta – On the eve of today's resumption of the trial of 11 Indonesian special forces soldiers for abducting political activists, one of their alleged victims relived his o

December 12, 1998

DeTAK - December 12, 1998

While [most] prisoners dream about and will do anything to be released from prison, Dita Sari has instead refused to be released.

December 7, 1998

Info-Pembebasan - December 7, 1998

The "inter-party dialogue" organised by the Gajah Mada University (UGM) [in Central Java on December 6, which was attended by around 78 political parties was engineered.

October 29, 1998

Associated Press - October 29, 1998 (abridged)

Jakarta – About 100 workers demonstrated Thursday for the release of a jailed labor activist convicted of organizing a strike while former President Suharto was in power.

September 2, 1998

Green Left Weekly - September 2, 1998

By Max Lane and Pramono (in Jakarta) – The frequency of protest actions in Indonesia has increased markedly over the last week.