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International Desk
August 05, 2010
The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) condemnes the Obama administration's decision to resume engagement with Indonesia's notorious Kopassus special forces.
"Slipping back into bed with Kopassus is a betrayal of the brutal unit's many victims in Timor-Leste, West Papua and throughout...
International Desk
July 29, 2010
Jakarta, Indonesia -- A new Greenpeace investigation into the operations of Sinar Mas, one the most notorious destroyers of Indonesia´s rainforests, reveals how it is continuing to break its own environmental commitments on protecting forests and peatland.
Publishing new photographic evidence, ae...
International Desk
March 28, 2010
Investigative reporter Allan Nairn recently broke a story of assassinations by the Indonesian military: "According to senior Indonesian officials and police and details from government files, the U.S.-backed Indonesian armed forces (TNI), now due for fresh American aid, assassinated a series of civi...
Newswire Services
February 21, 2010
Cincinnati, OH -- "Andalas," the Cincinnati Zoo´s first Sumatran rhino calf has produced the first Sumatran rhino pregnancy in Southeast Asia for the global captive breeding program. Andalas and his mate, "Ratu", both eight-years-old, were brought together through international goodwill and c...
Newswire Services
January 31, 2010
The West Papua Advocacy Team and East Timor and Indonesia Action Network are extremely troubled by the naming of a senior Special Forces (Kopassus) officer as regional commander in West Papua. Kopassus forces have a long and dark history in the region.
The appointment of Major General Hotma Marb...
International Desk
January 16, 2010
The appointment of Lieutenant General Sjafrie Sjamsuddin as Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Defense undermines human rights accountability and civilian control of the military, said the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN).
"This is Suharto redux, leaving the military in charge of itself...
International Desk
December 05, 2009
11 days left for world leaders to avert climate crisis
September 02, 2009
A strong earthquake struck Indonesia Wednesday, killing at least 13 people, injuring 18 others and damaging several older buildings, witnesses said.
The earthquake, centered about 150 miles from Jakarta, initially was categorized at 7.4 magnitude before being downgraded to 7 by geological official...
Congressional Desk
July 15, 2009
U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar announced that the United States and the Republic of Indonesia, Conservation International and Yayasan Keanekaragaman Hayati Indonesia (KEHATI) have signed a debt-for-nature swap under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA).
This swap agreement, reducing Indonesia&a...
International Desk
July 10, 2009
The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and the West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) today praised continued congressional attention to issues of human rights in Indonesia and Timor-Leste (East Timor).
The State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2010 (HR 3081) as pa...
Darren Chow
May 06, 2009
A reputable company in Indonesia recently launched a brand new website on patio furniture. The company has been established since 1999, and has been shipping containers full of high quality furniture to other International manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retail store owners.
As a f...
William Lambers
March 11, 2009
The results so far have encouraged WFP to expand the school feeding programme to other food insecure areas of Indonesia, most notably in the eastern parts where the country's most vulnerable populations are found (West Timor, Lombok, Madura). The cost to feed one child for a year remains minimal at US$23.75, so any donation goes a long way.
Tymphaios
February 22, 2009
In recent years, NGOs and politicians around the world, have formed concerned groups and attempted to enter into dialogue with the Indonesian government in support of freedom of expression in West Papua. Surprisingly, a West Papuan, Buchtar Tabuni, has now been taken to court on charges of subversion in what appears to be an Indonesian attempt to punish the international community for its support of Papuan human and civil rights campaigners.
International Desk
February 17, 2009
In a letter sent today on the eve of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Indonesia, the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and three dozen other organizations urged her not to offer U.S. assistance to the Indonesian military (TNI) or intelligence agencies.
"The Secretary of ...
International Desk
November 11, 2008
Greenpeace prevents palm oil shipment leaving Indonesia, demands an immediate end to forest destruction.
Dumai/Jakarta, Indonesia - Greenpeace activists has prevented a palm oil shipment from departing for Europe from Dumai, Indonesia's main palm oil export port, to protest against the ongoing ...
Greenpeace showcases the solution to Indonesia´s rapid forest destruction and rising carbon emission
International Desk
October 31, 2008
Jakarta, Indonesia – Greenpeace this morning launched its Forests for Climate initiative, the pioneering solution to reduce deforestation, tackle climate change, preserve global biodiversity and protect the livelihoods of millions of forest people. Forests for Climate (FFC) is Greenpeace´s lan...
International Desk
October 10, 2008
Jakarta/Jayapura - Greenpeace has embarked on the Indonesian leg of its "Forests for Climate" ship tour, to shine the spotlight on the rampant destruction of the Paradise Forests - the last remaining ancient forests of Southeast Asia.
The Greenpeace ship Esperanza arrived Sunday morning in Jayap...
Linda Wieland
September 26, 2008
The legacy of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers in Indonesia began with the 2004 tsunami, but it continues to this day, with active members of the Scientology Disaster Relief Team on call throughout the country to help in times of need.
Robert Paul Reyes
April 10, 2008
Massage parlors in an Indonesian town are asking their female masseuses to padlock their skirts and pants to make it clear that sex is not on offer. But the move has been protested by the women's affairs minister of Indonesia, where massage parlors are often a front for prostitution.
"It is not...
Newswire Services
February 22, 2007
The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) said today that the joint Indonesia-East Timor Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) can not further either goal its name suggests.
"The current public hearings give us no reason to change our view that the CTF is meant to prematurely close th...
Newswire Services
November 18, 2006
A wide range of U.S. organizations have urged President Bush "to refrain from promising any military assistance to Indonesia's armed forces" on his upcoming visit to Indonesia.
President Bush will meet with Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Bogor on Monday.
In a letter to Bush,...
Newswire Services
June 07, 2006
We have watched the unfolding situation in Timor-Leste this past week with deep concern. We do not believe that events had to escalate to this point. Like others, we do not have complete information about the current situation and its causes. Below are our initial reflections:
The intervention by ...
International Desk
May 01, 2006
More than 230 sites have already been selected for the over 300 new permanent, earthquake-resistant schools that the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has committed itself in Aceh and other areas of northern Sumatra that were devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean quake and subsequent tsunami.
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