LASKAR JIHAD - SUHARTO COMPANIONS AND THE MOLUCCAN CIVIL WAR - JUSTICE DEMAND
Ambon: The Civil War
Ambon and the surrounding islands were hit by a devastating civil war on January 19, 1999. Even though Ambon has been known as a Christian-pocket region in Indonesia, the Muslims in Ambon had been living in peace and harmony with the Christians.
'We'll kill anyone who tries to stop the jihad'
Who are the Laskar Jihad?
Indonesian Crime in the Moluccas
The New York Times Friday, January 12, 2001
Indonesian Jihad Threatens to Aggravate Instability
April 21, 2000 2345 GMT, 000421
Calls for a Jihad in Maluku have received tacit or direct support from
Central Axis leaders, including Amien Rais, who heads the National Mandate Party (PAN), and Hamzah Haz, leader of the United Development Party (PPP).
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April 21, 2000 2345 GMT, 000421
Calls for a Jihad in Maluku have received tacit or direct support from
Central Axis leaders, including Amien Rais, who heads the National Mandate Party (PAN), and Hamzah Haz, leader of the United Development Party (PPP).
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| indonesian_jihad_threatens_to_aggravate_instability.pdf |
Troops to train with Jakarta force once linked to terrorists
2009-01-18 00:36:48
AUSTRALIAN troops will expand counter-terrorism training with Indonesia's special forces - a unit Kevin Rudd once suggested could not be trusted because of its alleged links with terrorists. Known as Unit of Detachment 81 and part of the Kopassus special forces, ......
Of greater concern, Mr Rudd said, was official information given to Parliament in November 2002 that Kopassus at that time had links with terrorist organisations, including Laskar Jihad.
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INDONESIA: Behind the `religious' violence in Maluku
12 July 2000
Government jobs, which ensure a secure income, social standing and additional sources of income from corruption, are eagerly sought after and Christians feared that the influx of Muslims from other islands, part of the government's transmigration program, would lead to more Muslim representation in the civil service. Tensions between local communities and transmigrants have long been a cause of violence in many parts of the country.
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12 July 2000
Government jobs, which ensure a secure income, social standing and additional sources of income from corruption, are eagerly sought after and Christians feared that the influx of Muslims from other islands, part of the government's transmigration program, would lead to more Muslim representation in the civil service. Tensions between local communities and transmigrants have long been a cause of violence in many parts of the country.
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| indonesia_-_behind_the_religious_violence_in_maluku.pdf |
The seeds of discontent in the beautiful Maluku islands
July 20, 2000
By Angelique L. Picaulima van Engelen and Harley Saimima
Next came the waves of migrants from Java, sponsored by the local and the central government.
Within a couple of years, the population scales started to tip dangerously as these Javanese-oriented, government-sponsored transmigration projects, had by then transported thousands of families and their offspring to Maluku. Here they not only lived on land acquired through forced "land reform projects", but were also intentionally separated from the local population.
These migrants created predominantly Javanese oriented villages, which mostly flourished.
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July 20, 2000
By Angelique L. Picaulima van Engelen and Harley Saimima
Next came the waves of migrants from Java, sponsored by the local and the central government.
Within a couple of years, the population scales started to tip dangerously as these Javanese-oriented, government-sponsored transmigration projects, had by then transported thousands of families and their offspring to Maluku. Here they not only lived on land acquired through forced "land reform projects", but were also intentionally separated from the local population.
These migrants created predominantly Javanese oriented villages, which mostly flourished.
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| the_seeds_of_discontent_in_the_beautiful_maluku_islands.pdf |
Forced Conversions, Circumcision in Moluccas
January 19, 2001
Conflict in the Moluccas is set to enter a third year with no end to the
violence in sight. Disturbing new reports suggest Christian communities are
facing forcible conversion and circumcision, .........
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January 19, 2001
Conflict in the Moluccas is set to enter a third year with no end to the
violence in sight. Disturbing new reports suggest Christian communities are
facing forcible conversion and circumcision, .........
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| forced_conversions_circumcision_in_moluccas.pdf |
Nederlandse ondernemingen medeplichtig aan de oorlog op de Molukken.
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A Report By JUBILEE CAMPAIGN UK
In Ambon itself there were:
Warnings to Javanese Muslims in Ambon before January 1999 to leave Ambon.
Warning within Butonese communities not to attend Ied prayers in Al Fatah Mosque (central Mosque in Ambon) because there was going to be a massacre.
There is an Ambonese Muslim who inadvertently told a Christian before the start of the unrest that in a few hours Ambon would be controlled by Muslims.
Furthermore, the Response Centre for the Bloody Idulfitri Conflict - Legal Division was formed on 6/1/1999, 9 days BEFORE the sectarian conflict even started!!. In 1994 there was a meeting on Maluku's Muslim Culture sponsored by Qalfir HMI (Muslim Student Association) Ambon branch. In this meeting, M. Nour Tawainela (an Ambonese Muslim) delivered a paper on The Development of Islamic Culture in Ambon City, Within the Context of Cultural Transformation Now and in the Future. In the meeting Tawainela clearly stated that due to the lack of distinctions between the teachings of Islam and culture, the effort to Islamicise Ambon will be a holy ideal for every Muslim intellect today (data from the Team of Church Lawyers).
Abdurrahman Wahid, the head of Nahdatul Ulama (the biggest Muslim organisation in Indonesia) has even criticised the Muslim leaders in Maluku, particularly those in MUI (Majelis Ulamas Indonesia - an organisation loyal to Soeharto) Maluku branch for being responsible for this sectarian conflict.
You can read the complete article by clicking “Download File” link below
In Ambon itself there were:
Warnings to Javanese Muslims in Ambon before January 1999 to leave Ambon.
Warning within Butonese communities not to attend Ied prayers in Al Fatah Mosque (central Mosque in Ambon) because there was going to be a massacre.
There is an Ambonese Muslim who inadvertently told a Christian before the start of the unrest that in a few hours Ambon would be controlled by Muslims.
Furthermore, the Response Centre for the Bloody Idulfitri Conflict - Legal Division was formed on 6/1/1999, 9 days BEFORE the sectarian conflict even started!!. In 1994 there was a meeting on Maluku's Muslim Culture sponsored by Qalfir HMI (Muslim Student Association) Ambon branch. In this meeting, M. Nour Tawainela (an Ambonese Muslim) delivered a paper on The Development of Islamic Culture in Ambon City, Within the Context of Cultural Transformation Now and in the Future. In the meeting Tawainela clearly stated that due to the lack of distinctions between the teachings of Islam and culture, the effort to Islamicise Ambon will be a holy ideal for every Muslim intellect today (data from the Team of Church Lawyers).
Abdurrahman Wahid, the head of Nahdatul Ulama (the biggest Muslim organisation in Indonesia) has even criticised the Muslim leaders in Maluku, particularly those in MUI (Majelis Ulamas Indonesia - an organisation loyal to Soeharto) Maluku branch for being responsible for this sectarian conflict.
You can read the complete article by clicking “Download File” link below
| a_report_by_jubilee_campaign_uk.pdf |