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• Indigenous People (Indonesia)

  Indonesia: Protest in Ambon criticises Jokowi for putting business interests ahead of indigenous rights

  11 October 2024, by BALOWSKI James, PELU Maula

  Maula M Pelu, Ambon — A number of civil society organisations held a peaceful action at the Leimena traffic circle in Poka Village, Ambon City, on Friday October 11. This action was a critical reflection of a decade of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration, which according to (…)

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  Indonesia: Indigenous rights group highlights increase in land grabs under Jokowi’s watch

  19 September 2023, by CNN Indonesia

  Jakarta — The Nusantara Traditional Community Alliance (AMAN) and the Nusantara Traditional Community Defense Association (PPMAN) have highlighted the polemic over the forced relocation of residents from Rempang Island, Batam, in the Riau Islands, to make way for the Eco City national strategic (…)

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  Indonesia: 20,000 people from traditional communities to be evicted for new capital city

  20 January 2022, by MANTALEAN Vitorio

  Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta — The Nusantara Traditional Community Alliance (AMAN) estimates that around 20,000 people from traditional communities will be sacrificed by the project to move the state capital (IKN) to East Kalimantan.
  The 20,000 people are divided among 21 traditional groups or (…)

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  ’Cornered’ indigenous groups invest billions in conservation

  30 June 2018, by Jakarta Post

  Indigenous people spend a huge amount on conservation: about 23% of the global total spending. Nevertheless, millions of indigenous peoples in forested countries, including Indonesia, continue to suffer from conservation policies imposed on them by governments, donors and CSOs.
  A recent (…)

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  Islamists impose special ID cards for followers of indigenous faiths

  5 April 2018, by Coconuts Jakarta

  When Indonesia’s Constitutional Court decided to allow followers of Indonesia’s numerous indigenous faiths (collectively grouped under the term Aliran Kepercayaan) to declare their beliefs on their official state ID cards in November, it was hailed by many as an important step towards combating (…)

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  Elections & e-ID cards in Indonesia – Millions of indigenous people may lose voting rights: Alliance

  16 March 2018, by CAHYA Gemma Holliani

  Around three million indigenous people in areas across Indonesia may not be able to participate in the 2018 regional elections and 2019 legislative and presidential elections because they do not have e-ID cards, an alliance said on Thursday.
  Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (…)

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  Saving the Heart of Borneo

  18 February 2007, by SHAH YAKOB Imran Imtiaz

  Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia have signed a pact to preserve what’s left of Borneo’s tropical rainforest. Do they mean it?
  -* “This is an historic occasion which marks new collaboration between our three countries. This will put the Heart of Borneo on the world stage as one of the last great (…)