For Human Rights, Democracy and Environment
in Indonesia and East Timor
Discussion about the current situation in West Papua
Discussion
Berlin – Wednesday, 11. December 2019 – 6:30 pm – Watch Indonesia! e.V., Urbanstr. 114, 10967 Berlin
For more than 50 years there has been political unrest in West Papua. Triggered by racial discrimination and attacks on Papuan students in several Javanese cities the conflict reached a new level of escalation in mid-August 2019, entailing severe state repression and horizontal conflicts.
They are the worst escalations of violence in West Papua since the fall of the military dictatorship under President ... read more
Posted in Activities, democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Papua, Regional Conflicts
Gewalt gegen Frauen: weltweit bekämpft und doch alltäglich
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Posted in joint position papers, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications
Joint Solidarity Letter concerning the Suspicious Death of Environmental Human Rights Activist Golfrid Siregar
We represent 240 civil society organizations writing in regards to Golfrid Siregar, an Indonesian environmental lawyer who died on October 6, 2019, under suspicious circumstances. On October 3, 2019, Golfrid Siregar was found beaten and abandoned on the side of a road in Medan. Although police claim his death was the result of a traffic accident, there are a number of irregularities and suspicious circumstances which suggest his death may have occurred as retaliation for his environmental and human rights ... read more
Posted in Joint Open Letters, Human Rights, Indonesia
Berlin: Finding Truth and Reconciliation – Establishing a Culture of Remembrance and Critical Reappraisal of Human Rights Abuses in Indonesia and Timor-Leste
Dialogue with advocacy groups from Indonesia and Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Wednesday, 16th October 2019 from – 6:30 pm – 9 pm– Doors open 6 pm, free entry
Venue: Club, Werkstatt der Kulturen, Wissmannstr. 32, 12049 Berlin
*in English with whispering translation into German on demand
Human rights violations committed in Indonesia and Timor Leste (East Timor) are hardly acknowledged by the Indonesian state, let alone adequately addressed. The massacre of 1965/66 in which ... read more
Posted in Activities, Visitor Programmes, Justice, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Regional Conflicts
Berlin: Film Screening ‘Sexy Killers’ and Discussion with Siti Maimunah (JATAM)
Wednesday, 11 September 2019, 6.30 pm
at the office of Watch Indonesia!
Urbanstr. 114, 10967 Berlin
‘Sexy Killers’ by Dandhy Dwi Laksono and Ucok Suparta
‘Sexy Killers’ is a controversial independent documentary film showing the links between Indonesian coal and energy companies and the country’s political elite. The film was released online the day before the 2019 Indonesian presidential election and was screened at more than 470 locations throughout Indonesia. This 86 minute film offers a different way of looking ... read more
Posted in Activities, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Human Rights, Indonesia, Mining, Environment & Climate
Good News!
Dear Supporters and Friends of Watch Indonesia!
Since 6th August our new team is ready to go.
We welcome Christine Holike as our new managing director who, together with Josephine Sahner, our adviser for environment and climate, will be the face of Watch Indonesia!
To make communication easier for you, we have bundled our communication channels.
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Posted in Activities
Berlin: Global Concerns, Local Initiatives: Grassroots Response to the impact of 1965 anti-communist violence in Indonesia mit Baskara T. Wardaya
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Posted in Activities, democracy, Justice, History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, Environment & Climate
Stellungnahme an die Bundesregierung zum Entwurf einer Nationalen Bioökonomiestrategie
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Posted in Agro Fuels, joint position papers, Environment & Climate
Leipzig: Screening Religion: “Mata tertutup (The Blindfold)” by Garin Nugroho
Mata tertutup (The Blindfold)
directed by Garin Nugroho
Date: 14 August, 7-9 p.m.
Venue: Café Alibi (Beethovenstraße 6)
The film is built around three loosely interwoven stories of young people who fall prey to a banned extremist Islamic sect called Negara Islam Indonesia (NII). The stories attempt to come at the phenomenon from different perspectives of wealth, age and gender, showing that this is a problem that crosses all these primary social distinctions, and hence has a salience for all major ... read more
Posted in Activities, democracy, Indonesia, Society & Religion
Leipzig: Screening Religion: “Mata tertutup (The Blindfold)” by Garin Nugroho
Mata tertutup (The Blindfold)
directed by Garin Nugroho
Date: 14 August, 7-9 p.m.
Venue: Café Alibi (Beethovenstraße 6)
The film is built around three loosely interwoven stories of young people who fall prey to a banned extremist Islamic sect called Negara Islam Indonesia (NII). The stories attempt to come at the phenomenon from different perspectives of wealth, age and gender, showing that this is a problem that crosses all these primary social distinctions, and hence has a salience for all major ... read more
Posted in Activities, democracy, Indonesia, Society & Religion
