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  • REPRESSION OF A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT IN MALUKU: FREEDOM OF POLITICAL EXPRESSION
  • TOP STORIES
  • SOUTH MOLUCCAS ISLANDS’ ILLEGAL OCCUPATION BY JAKARTA
  • MOLUCCAS SOVEREIGNTY FRONT - FRONT KEDAULATAN MALUKU (FKM)
  • LETTERS DR. ALEXANDER H. MANUPUTTY TO THE UN & HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT AND AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
  • PESTA DEMOKRASI: FRONT KEDAULATAN MALUKU MENUNTUT PENGEMBALIAN KEDAULATAN RMS 25 APRIL 1950 – 25 APRIL 2014
  • PHOTOS FKM-RMS DEMONSTRATION IN FRONT OF PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA ON OCTOBER 26, 2010 & SEPTEMBER 7, 2010
  • PROKLAMASI NEGARA REPUBLIK MALUKU SELATAN (RMS)
  • MAFIA HUKUM INDONESIA - JUDICIAL MAFIA
  • INDONESIAN PRESIDENT JOKO “JOKOWI” WIDODO SURROUNDED BY KILLERS & RENT-SEEKERS
  • GOLPUT & KORUPSI POLITIK di INDONESIA dan PEMILIHAN 2014 - NON VOTERS / THE WHITE GROUP & POLITICAL CORRUPTION in INDONESIA and the 2014 ELECTIONS
  • INDONESIA = REPUBLIK MALING & KEBOHONGAN REZIM SBY
  • CORRUPTION - POVERTY & UNDERDEVELOPMENT IN THE MOLUCCAS – KORUPSI - KEMISKINAN DAN KETERBELAKANGAN DI MALUKU
  • PALM OIL PLANTATION CRIME IN INDONESIA AND ITS CORRUPT POLITICAL MACHINE
  • MASELA - OIL AND GAS BLOCKS CAN LIBERATE MALUKU FROM POVERTY
  • ILLEGAL GOLD RUSH ON BURU ISLAND IN THE MOLUCCAS
  • SAVE ARU ISLANDS
  • SAVE ROMANG
  • SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO AND HIS GENERALS
  • INDONESIAN MILITARY INVOLVEMENT WITH AGGRESSIVE MINING, ILLEGAL LOGGING AND ILLEGAL FISHING IN THE MOLUCCAS
  • LASKAR JIHAD - SUHARTO COMPANIONS AND THE MOLUCCAN CIVIL WAR - JUSTICE DEMAND
  • MOLUCCAS: GENOCIDE ON THE SLY - INDONESIA’S TRANSMIGRATION PROGRAM
  • OUR CAMPAIGN & CONTACT MICHR
  • ECOLOGY & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE MOLUCCAS
  • DISPLACED PEOPLE IN THE MOLUCCAS - PENGUNGSI DI MALUKU
  • INSIDE INDONESIA’S WAR ON TERROR
  • TNI, BRIMOB AND STATE TERROR IN THE MOLUCCAS
  • IMPUNITY AND THE INDONESIAN MASTERS OF TERROR
  • STOP KILLING - ASSAULTING and KIDNAPPING JOURNALISTS IN INDONESIA
  • 8 March - International Women's Day
  • 26-june---un-international-day-in-support-of-victims-of-torture
  • 9 August - UN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
  • RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES - HAK ASASI MASYARAKAT ADAT
  • THE DUTCH - INDONESIA CORPORATE CONNECTION
  • LIBERATING OUR COLONIAL MINDSET
  • UNPO: IN PURSUIT OF THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION
  • NKRI DIDIRIKAN DI ATAS KONSEP YANG SALAH
  • GAJAH DENGAN GAJAH BERLAGA, ORANG MALUKU MATI DI TENGAH - TENGAH
  • THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE MALUKU MADNESS
  • INDONESIAN STATE SPONSORED UNBRIDLED NICKEL EXPLOITATION IN NORTH MOLUCCAS: SERVING THE ECONOMIC INTEREST OF INDONESIAN OLIGARCHS AND CHINA

LATEST NEWS SEPTEMBER 2010

Indonesia's ex-top detective goes to trial on corruption charges
2010-09-30 02:24:51
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's former top detective went on trial Wednesday for allegedly pocketing $55,000 — a case that exposed a wider, multimillion-dollar corruption … News Source

Indonesia to send army to quell ethnic clash in Borneo
2010-09-29 19:31:39
JAKARTA, Sept 29 - Indonesia's government is sending an army battalion and hundreds of paramilitary police on Wednesday to quell an ethnic clash in the coal-producing East Kalimant....News Source

ETAN/WPAT: Suspend Training and Funding of Indonesian Police Unit Detachment 88
2010-09-28
The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) today urged that the U.S. government to suspend all funding and training of Indonesia's Detachment 88 police unit pending review of charges leveled against the unit for systemic human rights violations, _

Komisi III Belum Pernah Dilaporkan Soal Anggaran Densus 88
2010-09-28 16:09:08
Usulan kenaikan anggaran Densus 88 Anti-teror menjadi Rp 60 miliar tidak akan langsung disetujui DPR. Alasannya, Polri belum pernah menjelaskan secara rinci penggunaan anggarannya selama ini. Baca selengkapnya.

Earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia's Aru Islands
2010-09-27 04:36:47
A magnitude six earthquake has struck eastern Indonesia's Aru Islands. There's been no immediate warning of a tsunami and no reports of casualties or damage in the remote region. T....News Source

Pengamanan Sejumlah Polsek di Ambon Ditingkatkan
2010-09-26 12:19:36
Seluruh kepolisian sektor atau polsek yang berada di bawah kendali Kepolisian Resor Pulau Ambon dan Pulau-pulau Lease, mulai meningkatkan keamanan menyusul insiden yang terjadi di ….Baca selengkapnya.

SBY trip to Holland still on despite official’s slur
2010-09-25 11:04
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will stick to his schedule of paying a courtesy call to Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands early next month, despite an uproar caused by comments made by the Indonesian ambassador there.

Increasing violence against Christians in Indonesia
2010-09-24 00:16:02
Thirty Christian churches have been attacked in Indonesia this year, according to a statement issued September 23 by Christian Solidarity Worldwide. The organization, which draws a....News Source

US Congress Holds Open Hearing on Alleged Abuses in Indonesian Papua
2010-09-23 16:05:25
 Jakarta. The United States Congress on Wednesday held an open hearing on Indonesia’s alleged military abuses in Papua as well as the harsh economic, health and social condition of its people Continue.

Masalah Papua Dibahas di Kongres AS
Kompas 2010-09-23 16:20:00
AS, Rabu, mendesak Indonesia untuk terus maju dengan otonomi khusus di Papua dan meminta agar tidak akan mengabaikan masalah HAM di wilayah ...

Papuans to stage protests against military human right abuses on Thursday
2010-09-22 21:38:14
The Papuan Students Alliance says it would stage protests in six cities across the country against human rights abuses committed by the Indonesian Military (TNI) in Papua on Thursd....News Source

Letter to Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta on Justice and Accountability
2010-09-21 14:29:14
H.E. José Ramos-Horta President, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Dili, Timor-Leste We are writing to express our sadness and deep dismay on reading in Geneva on March 11, 2010. ....News Source

Makassar's Sultan Hasanuddin Airport 'Embarrassed' by Flooding Incident
Jakarta Globe 2010-09-20 02:59:38
Makassar's Sultan Hasanuddin Airport 'Embarrassed' by Flooding IncidentJakarta GlobeIndonesia's already much-derided airport network received another blow over the ....News Source

Indonesia church defies authorities
Aljazeera.net 2010-09-19 13:43:46
Dozens of Christians have defied police and threats of attack from Muslim groups to hold prayers inside their boarded-up church near the Indonesian capital. News Source

Polisi Bantah Lakukan Penganiayaan Terhadap Tokoh RMS
2010-09-18 17:52:38
Menurut Ito, isu penganiayaan anggota RMS oleh Densus sengaja dihembuskan oleh tokoh RMS yang saat ini berada di luar negeri. “Kan banyak tokoh RMS di luar negeri. Mereka mela....Sumber Berita

Polri: Ada Pembusukan oleh Tokoh RMS
2010-09-18 17:49:07
Polri melihat adanya upaya pembusukan oleh tokoh RMS di luar negeri dengan sasaran pemerintah Indonesia melalui Tim Densus 88....Sumber Berita

US, Indonesia pledge to expand cooperation on global scale
2010-09-18 08:17:15
WASHINGTON: The United States and Indonesia pledged on Friday to expand cooperation on a global scale, saying they can play supporting roles on hot-button issues from ...News Source

Graft could jeopardise Indonesia's climate deals
Reuters 2010-09-17 13:53:41
Billions of dollars Indonesia stands to earn every year in climate change deals could be at ....News Source

Diplomat Indonesia Terbentur Masalah Gaya Kepemimpinan
2010-09-16 16:24:36
Kupang ( Berita ) :  Pengamat hukum internasional dari Universitas Nusa Cendana Kupang Wilhelmus Wetan Songa SH.MHum, berpendapat sebagian besar diplomat Indonesia saat ini, terben....Sumber Berita

Economic oligarchy hinders Indonesia
Jakarta Post 2010-09-16 10:52:42
Economic oligarchy and political collusion maintained through high barriers to entry, a dysfunctional legal system, patrimonial politics, disempowered citizens and political gangsterism, the experts ........ News Source

Tito: Unit Densus 88 Ambon Dibubarkan
2010-09-15 09:31:55
Unit Densus 88 di Ambon, yang dituduh melakukan kebrutalan terhadap tahanan separatis, akan dibubarkan segera. Baca selengkapnya.

Polri Bantah Ada Penganiayaan Tahanan di Maluku
2010-09-15 17:40:03
Mabes Polri membantah adanya penganiayaan terhadap tahanan separatis di Polda Maluku. Polri menyatakan semua tahanan menjalani pemeriksaan dengan baik. Baca selengkapnya.

Activist's death blamed on anti-terrorism squad 'abuses'
2010-09-15 03:20:02
JAKARTA: In his last interview, the Malukan political prisoner Yusuf Sipakoly, said: ''I believe the truth will surely arrive, although it walks slowly.''

Indonesia must investigate death of Maluku activist
2010-09-14 04:12:28
The Indonesian government has been urged to investigate today's death of a Maluku political activist who was denied urgent medical care in prison.Yusuf Sapakoly, 52, died of k....News Source

Indonesia: Authorities must hold inquiry into death of Maluku political activist
2010-09-14 04:27:40
The Indonesian government must immediately initiate an independent, effective and impartial inquiry into allegations that a peaceful political activist was repeatedly denied access....News Source

Crack force to pull out of Ambon
2010-09-14 03:06:49
AN ELITE Indonesian counter-terrorism force that receives funding from Australia will be removed from a key province following allegations of brutality and torture of peaceful poli....News Source

Indon torture claims no surprise: expert
Sydney Morning Herald 2010-09-13 12:56:56
Australia should press Indonesia to ensure its elite anti-terrorism squad obeys the law and upholds human rights, an expert says.
Allegations that members of the Australia-funded Special Detachment 88 force recently brutalised peaceful political activists in the province of Maluku should come as no surprise, Deakin University's Damien Kingsbury says. News Source

Australia hold talks over Indonesia police brutality allegations
2010-09-13 10:22:31
Anti-terror squad Detachment 88 receives some funding and training from Australia and the United States. [Reuters] Austraila's Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it has he....News Source

Indonesia's new danger from within
2010-09-13 00:22:15
Ambonese prisoners claim they have been tortured and beaten by Detachment 88, Indonesia's elite counter-terrorism unit funded and trained by Australia.....News Source

Australia funding Indonesian 'brutalisers'
2010-09-13 07:44:34
Australia has sent an official to the Indonesian province of Maluku to investigate allegations Indonesia's elite counter-terrorism unit brutalised a group of separatists last month....News Source

Australia paying Indonesian troops who 'torture' and 'brutalise'
2010-09-11
Ambonese prisoners claim they have been tortured and beaten by Detachment 88, Indonesia's elite counter-terrorism unit funded and trained by ...

Rains cut hopes for Indonesian palm and rice
2010-09-11 06:08:16
Rains blamed on the La Nina weather pattern have slashed hopes for two of the major crops in Indonesia, the Asian agricultural powerhouse, including bringing to an end a period of ....News Source

Indonesia: Maluku political activist in critical condition after ......
10 September 2010
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: ASA 21/022/2010. 10 September 2010. The Indonesian prison authorities must ensure that political activist Yusuf Sapakoly receives full and immediate access to the medical care he urgently requires, in accordance with provisions set out in international human rights law and standards, as well as in Indonesian law.

The Grudge: Barry Soetoro's Indonesian Expatriate Hell
2010-09-10 19:21:27
Where did Barack Obama acquire the self-evident disdain he has for major corporations, especially oil companies, and for the striving classes who have made America prosperous and s....News Source

Indonesians observe Idul Fitri festivity in peace
2010-09-10 20:20:51
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Millions of Indonesians took part in peaceful morning prayers on Friday before celebrating the end of the month-long Ramadan fasting month. With family and ....News Source

Remnants of Ambon’s Religious Harmony
2010-09-09 01:17:18
While the conflict may now be over, the religious harmony that was once an integral part of daily life in Ambon remains elusive. Clear delineations between Muslim and Christian areas, remnants of the violence, still exist. News Source 

Indonesian Christians plead for end to threats
2010-09-09 01:17:18
Indonesian Christians expressed deep concern yesterday over plans by a US fringe group to burn copies of the Qur’an to mark the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, amid fears of violent reprisals.....News Source  

Indonesia: New vice minister of defense
2010-09-08 18:14:26
Indonesia: Key perpetrator of student crackdown and riots in 1997/98 promoted to vice minister of defense The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) and t....News Source   

Munir’s Spirit Defies the Mockery of Justice < click here
2010-09-07 16:29:13
Amnesty International said that the lack of full accountability for Munir’s murder contributes to an ongoing climate of fear among human rights defenders, some of whom have recently come under attack.

Unlike in Africa, Indonesia’s Bandits Come With a Smile
2010-09-07 16:29:13
In 2004, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono stated: “I myself will lead the war against corruption.” Interestingly, this statement is similar to President Suharto’s remark on Independence Day in 1971, when he said: “There is no hesitancy that I myself will lead the war against corruption.” News Source

Indonesia's lax gun control a boon for militants – report
Reuters 2010-09-06 21:18:05
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's poor gun control and corruption are allowing jihadist networks access to arms that may be used in sniper-style killings or bank robberies to help fu....News Source

Protest rallies against "Burn A Qur`an Day" continue
2010-09-05 17:07:19
Kendari, S E Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Protests against an American church`s "Burn a Quran Day" campaign to mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11 incident continu....News Source

Papuans' future an open question after failure of autonomy  < click here
SMH 2010-09-04 14:15:43
JAKARTA: A broad consensus is emerging in Indonesia that special autonomy for the country's fractious provinces of Papua and West Papua has failed miserably.

From Hiding, Indonesian Defends Free Expression
New York Times 2010-09-04 01:19:45
From Hiding, Indonesian Defends Free ExpressionNew York TimesRather than turn himself in by a Monday deadline, Mr. Arnada went underground, setting off the latest stage of Indonesi....News Source

People urged not to become provoked by Koran burning rumor
2010-09-03 16:13:51
Ambon, Maluku (ANTARA News) - Rumors on burning of the Koran in Florida, USA, on September 11, 2010 is expected not to trigger anger to Muslims in Maluku. According to a local Isl....News Source

Corrupt Indonesian police provide weapons to militants
2010-09-03 15:17:05
Indonesian prosecutors have detailed claims that corrupt police provided weapons used by a new terrorist cell allegedly funded by the radical Muslim cleric, Abu Bakar Bashir. The p....News Source

Why Indonesia has left
2010-09-03 18:13:52
Indonesia is only one of our Asian neighbors which are leaving the Philippines behind in terms of economic and political development.....News Source

Indonesia's National Defence Forces: Recent Strategic Changes And Implications
2010-09-03 07:41:24
Following President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s re-election in November 2009, the Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI) have been undergoing several significant structural change....News Source

Update: Civilian Death Toll Climbs to Five after Attack on Indonesian Police Station
2010-09-02 06:06:43
Palu, Central Sulawesi. Indonesian police opened fire and killed five people when an angry mob attacked their station with firebombs in a protest over the death of a man in custody, police said on Wednesday.....News Source

PT Freeport in Indonesia's Papua province pays millions of dollars in taxes.
2010-09-01 14:11:18
PT Freeport Indonesia, the Indonesian unit of US-owned mining firm Freeport McMoran, says it has paid the government up to 899 million US dollars in financial obligations in the first semester of the year.News Source
HIRA I NI ENTUB FO I NI, IT DID ENTUB FO IT DID. – A PERSON’S PROPERTY SHALL REMAIN THAT PERSON’S PROPERTY, OUR PROPERTY REMAINS OUR OWN.