Indonesia
Questions surround police shooting at Australian-operated Indonesian mine
By John Roberts, January 20, 2004
On the morning of January 7, Indonesia’s notorious Mobile Brigade riot police, known as Brimob, opened fire on a demonstration outside the Toguraci open-cut gold mine on Halmahera Island in the ...
New evidence of Indonesia’s war of repression in Aceh
By John Roberts, January 7, 2004
For more than seven months, the Indonesian armed forces (TNI) have been waging a war of repression in the province of Aceh, aimed at crushing the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and intimidating t...
Investigations announced into alleged Indonesian atrocities in West Papua
By John Roberts, December 3, 2003
The Indonesian National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) announced in mid-November that it is establishing inquiries into alleged cases of human rights abuses by the security forces in Papua. W...
Indonesia: Trials underway into Suharto-era atrocities
By John Roberts, November 24, 2003
Four trials have begun of 14 current and retired members of Indonesia’s armed forces (TNI) for a massacre carried out nearly 20 years ago, on September 12, 1984. Evidence emerging in the courts ...
The political origins and outlook of Jemaah Islamiyah
Part 3
By Peter Symonds, November 14, 2003
Below we are publishing the concluding section of a three-part series on Jemaah Islamiyah. Part 1 was posted on November 12 and Part 2 on November 13.
The political origins and outlook of Jemaah Islamiyah
Part 3
By Peter Symonds, November 14, 2003
Below we are publishing the concluding section of a three-part series on Jemaah Islamiyah. Part 1 was posted on November 12 and Part 2 on November 13.
The political origins and outlook of Jemaah Islamiyah
Part 2
By Peter Symonds, November 13, 2003
Below we are publishing the second in a three-part series on Jemaah Islamiyah. Part 1 was published on November 12 and the final section will be published tomorrow.
The political origins and outlook of Jemaah Islamiyah
Part 1
By Peter Symonds, November 12, 2003
If asked the question: “What is Jemaah Islamiyah?” just 18 months ago, most people would have been unable to reply. But since the Bali bombings in October 2002, “JI” has become...
The political origins and outlook of Jemaah Islamiyah
Part 1
By Peter Symonds, November 12, 2003
If asked the question: “What is Jemaah Islamiyah?” just 18 months ago, most people would have been unable to reply. But since the Bali bombings in October 2002, “JI” has become...
Human rights group condemns Indonesia’s “hidden war” in Aceh
By Carol Divjak and James Conachy, October 21, 2003
A Human Rights Watch (HRW) paper issued last month provides further details of the repressive campaign that the Indonesian government is waging in the oil-rich province of Aceh. The province was place...
A highly political verdict: Indonesian court convicts Islamic cleric
By John Roberts, September 9, 2003
In what was clearly a political decision, the Central Jakarta District Court last week convicted prominent Indonesian Islamic extremist cleric Abu Bakar Bashir of treason and immigration violations an...
Freeport murders hamper US plans for ties with the Indonesian military
By John Roberts, August 22, 2003
An ambush in West Papua on August 31, 2002, that resulted in the deaths of three teachers, including two Americans, employed at the US-operated Freeport gold mine has become a significant obstacle to ...
