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Idul Fitri celebrated Sunday in two Maluku villages (27/10/2006) #13015
The Jakarta Post, October 26, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. While the country's two largest Islamic
organizations were debating whether Idul Fitri would begin Monday or Tuesday, some
people in Maluku celebrated the holiday Sunday.
Mob attacks police house in Poso (27/10/2006) #13013
The Jakarta Post, October 26, 2006
The Jakarta Post, Poso, Jakarta. New violence flared up in Poso, Central Sulawesi,
on Wednesday when a mob of villagers ransacked a house rented by policemen after
a villager was shot by security forces Sunday night.
Motorbike gangs terrorize residents, police powerless (27/10/2006) #13009
The Jakarta Post, October 26, 2006
Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung. Even now, Maman, 55, feels uneasy
whenever he encounters a group of youngsters riding noisy motorbikes on the streets
of Bandung.
Anger over early release of Bali bomb prisoners (26/10/2006) #12998
The Guardian, Tuesday October 24, 2006
[PHOTO: Australian Peter Hughes shows his burn scars during the Bali bomb trial.
Photograph: AP]. Survivors of the Bali bombings - which killed 202 people four years
ago - reacted with anger today after two Islamist militants jailed over the attack were
freed.
Bali releases a 'slap in the face' (25/10/2006) #12995
Couriermail, October 24, 2006 05:25pm
By Karen Michelmore in Jakarta. Article from: AAP. VICTIMS of the Bali bombings
say today's release of two Islamic militants jailed over the 2002 Bali bombings is a
slap in the face.
Church set on fire in Indonesia's Poso region (25/10/2006) #12994
REUTERS, Tuesday October 24, 2006 5:03 PM
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An armed group set fire to a Christian church in Indonesia's
Poso region on Tuesday, a day after it clashed with a patrol party in the troubled
region, a police officer said.
Indonesia church set ablaze amid religious tensions (25/10/2006) #12993
The Christian Post, Tue, Oct. 24, 2006 Posted: 07:14:45 AM EST
POSO, Indonesia (AP) - A church was set on fire Tuesday in a central Indonesian
region plagued by sectarian violence since last month's executions of three Roman
Catholic militants, police said. No one was injured in the blaze.
Church set on fire as police clash with Muslims in Poso (25/10/2006) #12990
AsiaNews, 24 October, 2006
by Benteng Reges. Poso (AsiaNews) – In Indonesia, the end of the sacred month of
Ramadan saw fresh violence in Poso, Central Sulawesi. Over the weekend, one man
was killed and four wounded in clashes between Muslim residents and police, and a
Protest church was set on fire yesterday.
President asks home ministry to find root cause... (25/10/2006) #12989
ANTARA, October 24, 2006
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the
Home Affairs Ministry to gather as much information as possible in an effort to seek
the root cause of the high incidence of violence in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso.
Muslims to create peaceful zone in Papua (25/10/2006) #12985
ANTARA, October 24, 2006
Jayapura (ANTARA News) - Muslims in Indonesia`s easternmost porvince of Papua
are committed to turning the province into a peaceful zone, local Muslim figures said
here on Tuesday.
Muslim government in Indonesia to buy Israeli UAVs (24/10/2006) #12983
World Tribune.Com, Monday, October 23, 2006
LONDON — Indonesia's government intends to buy Israeli unmanned aerial vehicles
for its military. Indonesian officials said the military has selected a platform from the
state-owned Israel Aircraft Industries. The sources identified the system as the
Searcher Mk-2 UAV, which was used in the Israeli war with Hizbullah in the summer
of 2006.
One dead as residents attack police in Poso (24/10/2006) #12980
Today Online, Monday, October 23, 2006
A man was shot dead when police in Indonesia's religiously-divided town of Poso, in
Central Sulawesi, came under attack while trying to disarm residents, police have
said.
One injured in Poso house shootout (24/10/2006) #12978
The Jakarta Post, October 23, 2006
One person has been injured after a gunfight between security forces and locals that
broke out in Poso late on Sunday night.
Security tight in E. Nusa Tenggara (24/10/2006) #12974
The Jakarta Post, October 23, 2006
Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang. The East Nusa Tenggara Police will
deploy 10,000 officers, to be assisted by the military, law and order policemen and
church youths, to safeguard Idul Fitri celebrations on Tuesday and Wednesday in
Kupang and other East Nusa Tenggara cities.
Indonesian democracy on the decline (24/10/2006) #12973
The Jakarta Post, October 23, 2006
Aleksius Jemadu, Bandung. The current condition of Indonesian society is very much
affected by the operation of three organizations of human activities.
MPR speaker links priest's murder to Bush visit (23/10/2006) #12960
Paras Indonesia, October, 19 2006 @ 05:26 am
By: Roy Tupai. The murder of a Christian priest by an unidentified gunman in Palu,
Central Sulawesi province, where religious tensions have flared following last month's
execution of three Catholic militants, has prompted a range of reactions, with People's
Consultative Assembly speaker Hidayat Nurwahid going as far as claiming it was an
effort to make Indonesia look bad ahead of US President George W. Bush's planned
visit to the country next month.
Maluku grows into sago farming center (18/10/2006) #12958
The Jakarta Post, October 17, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. With 31,360 hectares of sago palm
plantations, Maluku has become one of the main centers of sago cultivation in the
world. However, only about 6,000 of these hectares are properly managed and
provincial authorities are eager to introduce new programs that will increase
production.
EDITORIAL: The Poso killing field (18/10/2006) #12956
The Jakarta Post, 17 October 2006
Another life was eliminated on Monday by those who have an interest in the violence
in Central Sulawesi prevailing. The death of the man adds to the list of those who have
lost their lives in the sectarian-torn region and no one knows when the list will end. As
long as the warring parties have no will to stop the human tragedy and outside parties
thirst for blood and power, the list will grow unabated.
BIN warns of more Sulawesi unrest (18/10/2006) #12955
The Jakarta Post, October 17, 2006
Ary Hermawan and Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The State
Intelligence Agency (BIN) warned of more attacks during Idul Fitri celebrations in
religiously-divided Central Sulawesi after a Christian pastor was shot dead in the
provincial capital of Palu.
Indonesians demand the truth in pastor's murder (18/10/2006) #12950
Spero, Monday, October 16, 2006
The Catholic Church and Indonesian Christians along with human rights groups,
Muslim organisations and local government officials have condemned the murder of
Rev Irianto Kongkoli which occurred this morning in Palu (Central Sulawesi). They all
demand that those responsible for the violence that gripped the area in the last few
years be brought to justice.
Christian pastor shot dead in Indonesia's Sulawesi (17/10/2006) #12941
REUTERS, Mon 16 Oct 2006
By Achmad Sukarsono. JAKARTA (Reuters) - An unidentified gunman shot dead a
Christian pastor on Monday in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province, officials and
church groups said, sparking fears of ! a return to sectarian fighting that once gripped
the region.
Many Indonesians support JI: survey (17/10/2006) #12938
Ninemsn, Sunday Oct 15 22:05 AEST
Almost 20 per cent of Indonesian Muslims support the efforts of Jemaah Islamiah,
which is believed to be the Southeast Asia wing of international terrorist network
al-Qaeda, an independent survey said on Sunday.
Washington needs to keep an eye on Indonesia (17/10/2006) #12936
Dallasnews.Com, 09:12 AM CDT on Friday, September 22, 2006
Remember the names Fabianus Tibo, Marianus Riwu and Dominggus Silva. They
were Christian farmers from Indonesia executed by firing squad yesterday for
purportedly instigating deadly Christian-Muslim violence in 2000.
Christian priest killed by unidentified gunman in Palu (16/10/2006) #12935
The Jakarta Post, 10/16/2006 1:19:48 PM
PALU, Central Sulawesi (AP): An unidentified gunman killed a Christian priest
Monday on Sulawesi island, where religious tensions have been mounting since last
month's executions of three Roman Catholic militants, officials said.
Police seize arms cache (16/10/2006) #12933
The Jakarta Post, October 14, 2006
MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: The Enrekang Police have seized a number of
explosive materials, homemade guns and ammunition, as well as a manual on
assembling bombs from a cave near a river in Kalimbua hamlet, Kalosi subdistrict,
Alla district in Enrekang regency.
INFID's Short News Overview No. VII/23: 29/09-13/10/2006 (16/10/2006) #12929
INFID, October 13, 2006
Churches want Abepura probe. The Association of Papua Churches (PGGP) wants
the government to set a team to probe a series of alleged human rights abuses during
a bloody clash between demonstrators and police on March 16 in Abepura.
Association head Bishop Leo Laba Ladjar made the request on Sep. 29 to National
Human Rights Commission Papua branch chairman Albert Rumbekwan.
Police kill one in Papua as mob attacks over govt aid (16/10/2006) #12928
The Jakarta Post, October 14, 2006
Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura. After being denied government
assistance, dozens of Papuans went on a rampage Friday, burning government
offices and clashing with police officers.
Ambon mosque survives violent test (16/10/2006) #12927
The Jakarta Post, October 13, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. The small mosque in the middle of a
Christian kampong in Latta village no longer carries the scars of the religious violence
that ripped through Ambon in 1999.
Resolving Timor-Leste's crisis (16/10/2006) #12925
The International Crisis Group (ICG), 10 October 2006
Asia Report N°120, 10 October 2006. Executive summary and recommandations.
The worst crisis in Timor-Leste's short history is far from over. The country is in
political limbo, waiting for the report of the UN-appointed Independent Special
Commission of Inquiry that is expected to name names and recommend prosecutions
for perpetrators of the April-May violence in Dili that killed more than 30 people.
Poso 'does not need security operation' (12/10/2006) #12924
The Jakarta Post, October 11, 2006
PALU, Central Sulawesi: The religiously split Palu regency will not reinstate the
security operation command (Koopskam) despite violence that followed the execution
of three Christians on Sept. 22, the Central Sulawesi governor says.
Security tightened ahead of Bali bombing anniversary (12/10/2006) #12918
The Jakarta Post, 10/11/2006 1:45:26 PM
DENPASAR (AP): Police tightened security Wednesday at airports, seaports and
beaches on Indonesia's resort island of Bali ahead of the fourth anniversary of
al-Qaida-linked car bombings on two nightclubs that killed 202 people, mostly
foreigners.
Terror in RI rooted in ideology: Expert (12/10/2006) #12917
The Jakarta Post, October 11, 2006
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Indonesia's brand of terrorism is starkly different from that
found in the Middle East and should be tackled using specifically targeted methods, a
leading psychologist here says
RP on alert for terror bombings after blast kills 6 (12/10/2006) #12916
The Jakarta Post, 10/11/2006 11:09:45 AM
MANILA (AP): Authorities in the insurgency-wrecked southern Philippines on
Wednesday braced for possible terror attacks during town festivals, a day after
suspected al-Qaida-linked militants detonated a bomb, killing six people.
U.S. hopes Indonesia will prosecute killers of Munir (12/10/2006) #12915
The Jakarta Post, 10/11/2006 6:39:50 PM
JAKARTA (AP): Indonesia should bring to justice the killers of its most prominent
human rights activist after the acquittal by the Supreme Court last week of the only
suspect in the case, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday.
Rights group says Indonesia failed in murder case (10/10/2006) #12907
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Fri Oct 6, 2006 2:20 AM ET
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia's justice system failed in overturning the conviction of a
pilot for the murder of a leading rights activist, Human Rights Watch said, calling for a
new investigation.
More weapons destroyed in formerly restive Ambon (06/10/2006) #12906
The Jakarta Post, October 05, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. In a gesture of peace and security, 103
handmade weapons were destroyed Wednesday in Ambon, four years after the end of
a bloody sectarian conflict in Maluku province.
'Explosives confiscated were military-grade TNT' (06/10/2006) #12904
The Jakarta Post, 10/5/2006 3:57:16 PM
SURABAYA (AP): Police were investigating Thursday possible terrorist links to a
woman arrested earlier this week with military-grade explosives and who said during
questioning they were meant for fishing.
Pilot 'exonerated' in Munir murder (06/10/2006) #12903
The Jakarta Post, October 05, 2006
Tony Hotland and Ary Hermawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. A Garuda Indonesia pilot
is expected to walk free by March next year after the Supreme Court cut his 14-year
jail term to only two years, ruling there was insufficient evidence he murdered human
rights campaigner Munir.
Court overturns Munir murder conviction (06/10/2006) #12902
Paras Indonesia, October, 04 2006 @ 08:19 am
By: Roy Tupai. Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, the Garuda Indonesia pilot sentenced
to 14 years in jail for the murder of the country's foremost human rights campaigner,
Munir, has had his murder conviction annulled by the Supreme Court.
It pays to be top cop (06/10/2006) #12901
Paras Indonesia, October, 05 2006 @ 07:12 pm
By: Roy Tupai. National Police chief General Sutanto says a massive increase in his
personal wealth over the past five years can be accounted for, although so far he's
unwilling to explain precisely where his fortune came from. Could it be linked to the
fact that his pledge to eradicate gambling has failed miserably, with illegal casinos
continuing to operate above the law in Indonesia?
Dominggus' family does not want any autopsy (06/10/2006) #12898
ANTARA, October 6, 2006
Kupang, E Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) - East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Police Chief
Brig Gen Robertus Belarminus Sadarum said the extended family of the late
Dominggus da Silva in Maumere, Sikka District, Flores Island, had no intention of
conducting an autopsy on Dominggus' body.
JI terrorist's wife held in Philippines (06/10/2006) #12897
Bangkok Post, Friday October 06, 2006
Zamboanga City, Philippines (dpa) - Philippine security forces have detained an
Indonesian woman believed to be the wife of a top Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militant
hiding in the country's southern region, officials said Thursday.
Crossing the line between law enforcement and (05/10/2006) #12892
rights abuses
The Jakarta Post, October 04, 2006
George J. Aditjondro, Yogyakarta. What is the line between law enforcement and
torture? This is basically the current debate between relatives, lawyers, priests,
friends and supporters of the three Flores villagers, Tibo, Riwu and da Silva, who were
executed last Thursday at midnight, and the Indonesian authorities. More specifically
this is a question for those defending the human and legal rights of the Flores trio and
the Indonesian Police, whose Mobile Brigade (Brimob) members carried out the
execution.
Police arrest woman with high explosives (05/10/2006) #12881
The Jakarta Post, October 04, 2006
Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya. A 55-year old woman was arrested
Tuesday with two kilograms of TNT at the Sidoarjo train station in East Java province,
police said.
Poso, a matter of law, politics and religion (04/10/2006) #12877
The Jakarta Post, October 03, 2006
Asher Tauran, Jakarta. Both the editorial Miscarriage of justice and G.L Aditjondro's
article Why should they fear the (angry) masses in The Jakarta Post on Sept. 23
suggest legal flaws and political motives behind the execution of the "Poso three".
Police identify perpetrators of Taripa riot (04/10/2006) #12876
The Jakarta Post, October 03, 2006
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Poso. The Central Sulawesi Police say they have
identified four people whom they believe were involved in the disturbances in Taripa,
East Pamona district, Poso regency, on Sept. 29. They are still at large.
Authorities deny foul play in Poso 3 execution (04/10/2006) #12874
Paras Indonesia, September, 28 2006 @ 02:27 pm
By: Roy Tupai. Police and the Attorney General's Office have dismissed claims of
procedural violations during last week's executions of three Catholic militiamen, who
received the death penalty for their involvement in deadly religious violence in Central
Sulawesi province in 2000. Rights activists, lawyers and relatives of the three have
alleged that wounds to their bodies indicated they were tortured, probably stabbed,
before facing the firing squad. There have also been claims that an excessive number
of bullets were fired at the men.
Why Tibo & co had to die? (04/10/2006) #12873
Paras Indonesia, September, 28 2006 @ 12:37 am
By: Lian Gogali. "Truth and justice only belongs to God," sighed Robertus Tibo
minutes after receiving the news that his father, Fabianus Tibo, along with Dominggus
da Silva and Marinus Riwu, had been executed.
The futile battle for al-Farouq's body (04/10/2006) #12872
Paras Indonesia, September, 28 2006 @ 04:53 pm
By: Roy Tupai. State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Syamsir Siregar says it will be
difficult to comply with a request from the widow of slain terrorist Omar al-Farouq to
bring his remains to Indonesia for burial because he was not an Indonesian citizen.
'Indonesia must protect Christians' (04/10/2006) #12871
Paras Indonesia, 09, 28 2006 @ 07:05 am
Posted by: Roy Tupai. The following statement is from US-based Christian Freedom
International. Christian Freedom International Urges Fair Trials for Minority
Christians. Front Royal, VA -- September 26, 2006 -- The government of Indonesia
executed three Christians on September 22, 2006, for their alleged role in fighting on
the island of Sulawesi six years ago. Crowds rioted over the weekend on several
islands in protest.
Boat with 18 on board missing (03/10/2006) #12870
The Jakarta Post, October 02, 2006
AMBON, Maluku: A fishing boat with up to 21 people on board is missing on the
Banda Sea, Tumorang Hutasoit, head of the Ambon port office, said Sunday.
Security tight after violence flares in Poso (03/10/2006) #12867
The Jakarta Post, October 02, 2006
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Poso, Central Sulawesi. Paramilitary police are
being deployed here after a series of attacks and bombings during the weekend amid
rising religious tensions following the executions of three Christian militants.
Mob stabs man amid rising communal strife in Sulawesi (03/10/2006) #12864
Gulfnews.com, 10/02/2006 12:00 AM (UAE)
AP. Poso: Muslims dragged a Christian man from a bus and stabbed him yesterday,
a witness and nurse said, as religious tensions continued to rise in central Indonesia
following the executions of three Roman Catholic militants.
Muslim mob stabs Christian in Poso as tensions rise (03/10/2006) #12863
The Jakarta Post, October 01, 2006
POSO, Central Sulawesi (AP): Muslims dragged a Christian man from a bus and then
stabbed him Sunda! y, a witness and nurse said, amid rising religious tensions in
Central Sulawesi province following the executions of three Roman Catholic militants.
Mob burns church as tensions rise on Indonesia's Sulawesi (03/10/2006) #12862
INQ7.net, 01:39pm (Mla time) 10/01/2006
Associated Press. POSO, Indonesia -- A Muslim mob set fire to a partially
constructed church Sunday in apparent retaliation for the detonation of two small
bombs, as religious tension on Indonesia's Sulawesi island continued to escalate,
police said.
Indonesian Christian 'stabbed by Muslim mob' (03/10/2006) #12861
The Sydney Morning Herald, October 1, 2006 - 8:12PM
Muslims dragged a Christian man from a bus and stabbed him on Sunday, a witness
and nurse said, amid rising religious tensions in central Indonesia following the
executions of three Roman Catholic militants.
Muslims should 'hold up the mirror', say writers in Ubud (03/10/2006) #12859
The Jakarta Post, October 02, 2006
Trisha Sertori, Contributor, Ubud, Bali. Writers on Islam here say that introspection
among Muslims, apart from trying to better understand non-Muslims, would eventually
lead to more neutral ground and understanding.
Most Australians suspicious of Indonesia: poll (03/10/2006) #12858
ABC AUSTRALIA, Monday October 2, 2006 1:35pm (AEST)
A new poll has found most Australians are wary of neighbouring Indonesia, despite
knowing little about the country.
Terror and Islamic struggle in Indonesia (03/10/2006) #12857
VOA, 27 September 2006
By Nancy-Amelia Collins. Jakarta, Indonesia, 27 September 2006. A tug of war is
taking place between moderate and conservative Islam in Indonesia -- a secular,
democratic nation with the world's largest Muslim population. It is also a nation that in
recent years has both spawned militant Islamic terrorists and suffered from attacks by
them -- including two deadly suicide bombings in Bali since 2002. Now the struggle
for influence -- between advocates of the long tradition of religious tolerance and
diversity and those who want a more conservative, perhaps militant, Islam -- could
have implications for Indonesia's war on terrorism.
INFID's Short News Overview No. VII/22: Sept 22-29, 2006 (01/10/2006) #12856
INFID, September 29, 2006
Police foil attempted closure of church: The suppression of religious freedom in
this predominantly Muslim nation continues in West Java, where dozens of churches
and places of worship have been forcibly closed by Muslim extremists over the past
year. A mob of around 50 people attempted Saturday to demolish a house they
claimed was being used illegally by Christians as a place of worship in the hamlet of
Cibintinu, Arjasari village, some 20 kilometers south of Bandung. But police foiled the
attempted closure of the church, telling the mob that neither individuals nor
organizations were authorized to shut any house of worship.
Pelauw weaving rite retains modern-day relevance (01/10/2006) #12855
The Jakarta Post, September 29, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Pelauw in Haruku island district, Central
Maluku regency, is home to a cultural tradition practiced since the early 14th century.
Ambon residents hand in firearms (01/10/2006) #12854
The Jakarta Post, September 29, 2006
AMBON, Maluku: Residents have handed over 17 firearms and 127 ammunitions to
the military in Ambon in the past two weeks, a military official said Thursday.
Two boys find live explosive (01/10/2006) #12853
The Jakarta Post, September 28, 2006
AMBON, Maluku: Two scavenger children found a mortar bomb in front of the busy
Mardika bus terminal in conflict-torn Ambon city on Wednesday.
Group attacks Indonesia police station (01/10/2006) #12849
Syracuse Online, 9/29/2006, 2:23 p.m. ET
The Associated Press. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Christians angered by last
week's executions of three Roman Catholic militants set fire to a police station Friday
and hurled rocks at a helicopter carrying a police chief, the state news agency Antara
reported.
Tibo's family to report executions to International Court (01/10/2006) #12846
ANTARA, September 29, 2006
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The family of Fabianus Tibo, one of three death-row
convicts executed last Friday (Sept.22) for committing alleged atrocities in the
sectarian conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi, in 2000, are to report their case to the
International Court of Justice.
Police say family of executed man drops demand (01/10/2006) #12845
The Jakarta Post, September 29, 2006
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Kupang. The National Police said Thursday the family of
Dominggus da Silva has dropped a plan to exhume his body for an autopsy to
determine whether he was tortured before his execution last Friday.
Indonesia rejects al-Farouq's body (01/10/2006) #12841
The Jakarta Post, September 29, 2006
M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The country's top intelligence agency
said Thursday there was no way for the government to bring the body of key
al-Quaeda lieutenant Omar al-Farouq home, because he was not an Indonesian
citizen.
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