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Plea for awareness throughout the world of the on-going (26/04/02) #2811
human rights violations and injustice in Ambon and the Moluccas
Moluccan Community USA.
We the Moluccan Community USA in New York and surrounding area, in behalf of the suffering and still continuing an "Un-ending conflicts" and injustice of an on-going human rights violations in peaceful Moluccas - Spice Islands located as part of Eastern Indonesian province for more than three years which began in Ambon in January 1999.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 268 (26/04/02) #2810
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, April 26, 2002
JIHAD LEADER VISITS AMBON – Laskar leader Jafar Umar Thalib arrived in Ambon last Wednesday April 24. In the evening, by Muslim SPMM radio, he urged the Muslims to make war on the Christians.

TO THE CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA (CCDA) (26/04/02) #2807
Joshua Latupatti. You have been one of trustworthy news sources for many people. I myself very often use your report as comparison to others. I think I have to thank you for that, besides the fact that you are the easiest electronic news to get from Ambon.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 267 (26/04/02) #2806
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, 25 April , 2002
SITUATION IN AMBON ON THIS 25TH APRIL – It is 2.00 p.m. now. During the whole morning there has been hardly any activity in Ambon, at least in the christian quarters of the city. Offices, schools and shops are closed, traffic is sparse. In the early morning at some places surreptitiously the RMS flag was raised and some balloons with the RMS colours could be seen in the sky.

Separatist flags fly in Maluku (26/04/02) #2805
The Jakarta Post, 26 April, 2002
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
At least six people were injured in two explosions and a church was torched in Ambon on Thursday putting a two-month old peace-truce between warring Christians and Muslims in limbo.

Tension rises as separatist flags fly in Maluku province (26/04/02) #2802
ABC 26/04/2002 03:28:47
A protest by hundreds of Muslims in the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon, over the flying of separatist flags by supporters of independence for Maluku province, is becoming increasingly tense.

Anniversary of Maluku separatist group in Indonesia (26/04/02) #2801
ABC 25/04/2002 16:05:29
There's been a protest by hundreds of loyalist Muslims in the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon, as supporters of independence for the province of Maluku marked the anniversary of a separatist group.

Blasts hit Indonesia's Ambon as mobs torch church (26/04/02) #2800
REUTERS, Thu Apr 25, 2002 6:31 AM ET
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Several explosions rocked an area near the Muslim quarter of Indonesia's eastern city of Ambon on Thursday, wounding at least two people and triggering a mob to torch a church, police and witnesses said.

Muslim mob burns half-built church in Indonesia's Ambon city (26/04/02) #2799
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Thu Apr 25, 2002 4:15 AM ET
AMBON, Indonesia - A Muslim mob in the Indonesian city of Ambon torched a partially constructed Christian church Thursday as protests against the flying of separatist flags turned violent, witnesses said.

Authorities seize separatist flags in Ambon (26/04/02) #2795
The Jakarta Post, 4/25/2002 11:28:13 AM
JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Thursday that security authorities in Ambon, the capital of Maluku province, had been taking firm action against attempts by some local people tocelebrate the 52nd anniversary of the separatist South Maluku Republic (RMS) movement.

Rebels to raise Maluku flag (26/04/02) #2794
THE AUSTRALIAN, April 25, 2002
By Don Greenlees, Jakarta correspondent
A SEPARATIST group in Indonesia's violence-scarred province of Maluku pledged to press ahead with plans to hoist a republican flag today, defying new curbs on civil liberties and warnings of a crackdown by the province's civil emergency administration.

Ambon tense as independence supporters fly separatist flags (26/04/02) #2793
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Thursday April 25, 2002 10:36 AM
Hundreds of loyalist Muslims staged a noisy protest in Indonesia's eastern city of Ambon against independence supporters flying flags attached to air balloons to mark the anniversary of a separatist group.

Separatist flags hoisted in Indonesian eastern islands (26/04/02) #2792
KYODO NEWS, April 25, 2002
JAKARTA, April 25 (Kyodo) - Despite strong warnings by Indonesia's security forces, a number of flags of the separatist Christian-based South Maluku Republic (RMS) were hoisted Thursday morning in the country's riot-torn eastern islands of Maluku to commemorate the movement's anniversary, the state-run news agency Antara said.

One person killed in brawl in Central Maluku (26/04/02) #2782
The Jakarta Post, 24 April, 2002
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
One person was killed in a brawl in Central Maluku, prompting authorities in the province to step up security two days before the South Maluku Republic (RMS) secessionist movement's anniversary on April 25.

Maluku capital calm on eve of anniversary of separatist group (26/04/02) #2781
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Wednesday April 24, 2002
JAKARTA, April 24 (AFP) - Ambon, the capital of Indonesia's riot-prone Maluku province, was calm Wednesday, despite fears of unrest as independence supporters planned a ceremony to mark an important anniversary, residents said.

Children of War (26/04/02) #2778
Far Eastern Economic Review, Issue cover-dated May 02, 2002
By John McBeth/AMBON
AS THE VOICES of his friends swell into a haunting Ambonese love song, tears glitter in the eyes of Johannes Supasepa. He turns sideways in his chair, drops his head and brings his hand up to cover his face. Johannes was only 16 when he killed. He may do so again. Yet, for a quiet moment, he's just another vulnerable teenager, caught in the whirlpool of emotions that grip the Indonesian island of Ambon.

INDONESIA IS NOT YET FINAL (24/04/02) #2777
Joshua Latupatti. The above title is deliberately chosen as an argument against a statement written in "Republika", April 14, 2002, saying "The Unitary Republic of Indonesia is final". Indonesia has once included East Timor as its 27th province but that province has now became an independent nation. No one has ever said that the Soviet Union was final.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 262 (24/04/02) #2776
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, April 23, 2002
THE “ELEVEN” TEAM – Christians feel betrayed now that Alex Manuputty is in detention whereas the Group of Eleven goes free. Meant is the group of eleven Muslims, calling themselves “Forum Musyawarah Umat Muslim Maluku” = Moluccas Muslim Meeting Forum (See Report 241 – Febr 24, 2002), that (also) ostensibly oppose the Moluccas Agreement of Malino.

IND: Doubts over value of media blackout in Malukus (24/04/02) #2769
ABC 23/4/2002
Indonesia has imposed a media blackout and curfew over the Maluku Islands fearing the planned celebration of a separatist anniversary this week could re-ignite the conflicts which have wracked the region for three years. A total media ban has been imposed on international and local media coverage of this Thursday's anniversary of the little known South Maluku Republic secessionist movement.

Indonesians extend news blackout in restive Maluku (24/04/02) #2767
THE STAR Online [Malaysia], Tuesday, 23 April 2002
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Fearful that a pro-independence celebration on Friday could lead to clashes between Muslims and Christians, authorities in Indonesia's Maluku province have imposed a news blackout for the rest of the month.

Police chief supports night curfew in Ambon (24/04/02) #2765
The Jakarta Post, 4/23/2002 4:53:39 PM
JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Tuesday that the police force supported the imposition of a night curfew by the Maluku civilian emergency authorities in the Malukuprovincial capital of Ambon.

Moluccan separatist charged with treason (24/04/02) #2762
BBC World News, Monday, 22 April, 2002, 09:49 GMT 10:49 UK
A Christian separatist leader in Indonesia's Moluccan islands, who was detained last week, has been charged with treason, a police spokesman has said.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 265 (23/04/02) #2758
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, April 23, 2002
BISHOP’S GRAVE LOOTED – A befriended Muslim soldier went up to the jihad site of the totally destroyed neighbourhood of Ahuru to investigate on the situation at the catholic graveyard. He found the cement grave of Monseigneur Jacobus Grent MSC, Bishop of Amboina 1947–1965, opened and destroyed by looters. The bones were gone.

Recovery Begins in Sulawesi and Ambon (23/04/02) #2757
CBN News, April 19, 2002
By Greg Musselman
A peace agreement between Muslims and Christians in Indonesia is allowing Christians on Ambon and Sulawesi Islands to rebuild their ruined homes.

Trouble feared in Maluku as RMS anniversary nears (23/04/02) #2756
The Jakarta Post, April 23, 2002
Oktovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon
Three days prior to the South Maluku Republic secessionist movement's anniversary on April 25, the tension in Maluku, especially the provincial capital of Ambon, is mounting.

Maluku imposes news blackout (23/04/02) #2755
The Jakarta Post, April 23, 2002
Oktovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon
Besides extending the curfew in Ambon, Maluku authorities under the state of civil emergency have banned both local and foreign media from exposing the situation in the restive province on the eve of the South Maluku Republic (RMS) secessionist movement's anniversary on April 25, 2002.

North Maluku confused over presence of 3 governors (23/04/02) #2754
The Jakarta Post, April 23, 2002
Yongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado
The people in North Maluku has been confused over the presence of three governors and their deputies in the province.

Boys swap pens for machetes (23/04/02) #2752
THE AUSTRALIAN, April 22, 2002
By Don Greenlees
ARMED with a bow and arrow or a machete, Godlif Rahael has joined many battles against his enemies in the past three years.

Maluku separatist leader faces charge of treason (23/04/02) #2751
The Jakarta Post, April 22, 2002
Oktovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon
Maluku Police said on Saturday that they would continue to detain local separatist leader Alex Manuputty on charges of treason.

Maluku separatist leader to be charged with subversion (23/04/02) #2750
ABC 22/04/2002 19:06:04
A separatist leader in Indonesia's Maluku islands -- who has been detained since last week -- will be charged with subversion.

Detained Maluku separatist leader to face (23/04/02) #2749
subversion charge: report
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Monday April 22, 2002 9:57 AM
JAKARTA, April 22 (AFP) - A separatist leader in Indonesia's Maluku islands who has been detained since last week will be charged with subversion, a report quoting police said Monday.

Christian separatist in Indonesia's Maluku province (23/04/02) #2748
charged with treason
THE STAR Online [Malaysia], Monday, 22 April 2002
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A Christian separatist leader in Indonesia's Maluku islands, already jailed for promoting a pro-independence flag-raising ceremony, has been charged with treason, a police spokesman said Monday.

Curfew in Maluku extended (23/04/02) #2746
The Jakarta Post, April 22, 2002
JAKARTA (JP): The civilian emergency administrator in Maluku province, Governor Saleh Latuconsina, has announced that a night curfew will be imposed from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. from April 23 until April 27, a report said.

Foreign journalists, NGOs banned from Indonesia's (22/04/02) #2738
restive Maluku
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Saturday April 20, 2002 2:42 PM
JAKARTA, April 20 (AFP) - Foreign journalists and non-governmental organizations have been banned from entering Indonesia's strife-torn Maluku province for 20 days, an official said Saturday.

Fragile peace takes hold in Indonesia's Maluku islands, (22/04/02) #2737
scene of battles between Muslims and Christians
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Sat Apr 20, 2002 8:21 PM ET
BY CHRIS BRUMMITT, Associated Press Writer
AMBON, Indonesia - A Muslim carpenter works alongside Christian bricklayers on the reconstruction of a church razed in religious violence in Indonesia's Ambon city.

Switching allegiances (22/04/02) #2736
THE AUSTRALIAN, April 20, 2002
By Don Greenlees, Jakarta correspondent
FOR at least three generations, probably more, the women in Ernawati Christin Mustamu's family have been changing their religion.

Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 72 (22/04/02) #2735
12 - 19 April 2002
MALUKU * Ambon remained tense this past week with Muslims warning of dire consequences if the FKM (Maluku Sovereignty Forum) went ahead with its plans to hoist the RMS (Republic of South Maluku) flag all over Maluku on 25 April. The flag raising ceremony was to follow the FKM Congress from 19 to 24 April. The military were also issuing warnings that they would take drastic action against anyone involved in separatist activities in the province.
NORTH MALUKU * The WHO-led Malaria Working Group this week drafted an emergency preparedness project to be executed in Jailolo Sub-district. The project is expected to serve as a model for community mobilisation in vector control and patient referral programme. This pilot programme is part of the WHO Health as a Bridge for Peace initiative in Indonesia.

Hopeful, but not enough (22/04/02) #2728
The Jakarta Post, April 19, 2002
From the strife-torn eastern Indonesian province of Maluku has come encouraging news. National religious leaders representing two of this country's biggest Muslim mass-based organizations as well as the Protestant and Roman Catholic churches of Indonesia told this newspaper that hopes for long-lasting peace after three years of deadly conflict are currently high in the province.

Separatist leaders arrested (22/04/02) #2727
Australian Financial Review, April 19, 2002
Two Christian separatist leaders in Indonesia's Maluku islands have been detained ahead of celebrations to mark a failed independence bid 52 years ago.

Local government bans foreigners from visiting riot-hit (22/04/02) #2726
Maluku province
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Fri Apr 19, 2002 2:20 AM ET
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Authorities in Indonesia's riot-torn Maluku islands have temporarily banned all foreigners, including reporters and aid workers, from visiting the archipelago.

Indonesia detains Moluccan separatist (22/04/02) #2725
BBC World News, Thursday, 18 April, 2002, 12:35 GMT 13:35 UK
Indonesian police have detained a separatist leader in the Moluccan islands, Alex Manuputty. He was seized in a raid on his home in Ambon city.

Raising The Flag On The South Moluccas (22/04/02) #2723
SCOOP World, Wednesday, 17 April 2002, 10:07 am
On April 25th 29 villages on the South Moluccas will raise the flag of the Republik Maluku Selatan (RMS) as a protest against the failure of Republic Indonesia. This is not in compliance with point 3 of the Malino treaty* which has been signed on February 12th 2002. According to the Malino treaty the Indonesian Army has a direct opportunity and right (license) to eliminate each supporter of the RMS.

Australia says there is evidence of terrorist training in (22/04/02) #2720
southeast Asia
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Sun Apr 21, 2002 12:26 AM ET
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia said Sunday terrorists were being trained in Indonesia and other southeast Asian countries and that Canberra was working with the United States to reduce the threat they pose to the region.

WCC addresses serious human rights situation in Papua (19/04/02) #2714
WCC Press Update, 17 April 2002
The following is the full text of the oral intervention by Martin Doolard on behalf of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches (WCC/CCIA) to the 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights on Tuesday, 16 April. The Intervention came under Item 11. - Civil and Political Rights:

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 264 (19/04/02) #2712
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, April 19, 2002
ALEX MANUPUTTY ADMONISHES HIS FOLLOWERS – When in the afternoon of last April 17, FKM leader Alex Manuputty was detained to be interrrogated on any separatist aspirations and planned actions, he was allowed to address the several hundreds of young sympathizers that had gathered outside the Police Headquarters were he was being confined. According to Paulien Joel-Parera’s report he said: “My

Maluku situation may worsen, right actions needed (19/04/02) #2711
The Jakarta Post, 19 April 2002
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Law enforcement was absolutely and urgently needed to restore security and order as well as to make the Malino peace deal effective in war-torn Maluku, said a Muslim leader.

Maluku bans foreigners for 'security reasons' (19/04/02) #2710
The Jakarta Post, 19 April 2002
Oktovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon
The Maluku civil emergency authorities (PDSDM) have selectively banned foreigners from visiting the war-torn islands for "security reasons" ahead of local separatist leaders' plans to raise a secessionist flag later this month.

Christian leaders arrested in Malukus ahead of (19/04/02) #2709
independence celebration
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Thu Apr 18, 2002 1:14 AM ET
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Two Christian separatist leaders in Indonesia's Maluku islands were detained ahead of planned celebrations to mark a failed independence bid 52 years ago, a police spokeswoman said Thursday. Dozens of armed policemen wearing bulletproof vests picked up Alex Manuputty and Samuel Waileruny at their homes on Wednesday, a police spokesman said. They were later questioned over alleged plans to hoist banned separatist flags in Ambon, the capital of South Maluku province, on April 25.

Police detain Maluku separatist leader (19/04/02) #2708
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Thursday April 18, 2002 11:26 AM
A separatist leader in Indonesia's Maluku islands has been detained over his plan to raise a secessionist flag later this month, police said. Dozens of armed police picked up Alex Manuputty, chairman of the pro-independence Maluku Sovereignty Front, at his home in the city of Ambon on Wednesday night.

North Maluku students reject Sarundayang (19/04/02) #2704
The Jakarta Post, 19 April 2002
Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta
An alliance of four North Maluku student associations in Yogyakarta urged President Megawati Soekarnoputri to annul a presidential decree on the appointment of Sinyo Harry Sarundayang, incumbent inspector general at the Ministry of Home Affairs, as acting governor of the new province, to replace Muhyi Effendi.

Papuans hold talks on Muslim paramilitaries (19/04/02) #2703
The Jakarta Post, 19 April 2002
JAKARTA (Agency): Religious leaders in Indonesia's Papua province have met regional authorities to discuss the entry of a militant Islamic militia into the mainly Christian province, an official said Thursday.

Papuans hold talks on Muslim paramilitaries (19/04/02) #2702
ABC 19/04/2002 05:09:48
Religious leaders in Indonesia's Papua province have met regional authorities to discuss the entry of a militant Islamic militia into the mainly Christian province.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 263 (18/04/02) #2701
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, April 17, 2002
PRESENT SITUATION IN AMBON – Tenseness towards the decisive date of April 25, the annual commemoration of the founding of the RMS Separatist Movement, is building up. Yesterday we read on a billboard in the Muslim Galunggung area: “Hoisting the RMS / FKM flag means war!” The christians of the Christian Kudamati neighbourhood feel annoyed by the significant increase of military security forces in their area, since they have always mistrusted the military. They would have preferred police forces.

Emergency gov't in Maluku detains pro-independence (18/04/02) #2698
Maluku leader
KYODO NEWS, April 17, 2002
JAKARTA, April 17 (Kyodo) - Local government investigators in Indonesia's riot-torn eastern island of Maluku on Wednesday detained a pro-independence leader who had planned to lead a separatist flag-hoisting ceremony next week, the state-run news agency Antara reported.

Maluku The Men Behind the Bomb (18/04/02) #2697
TEMPO Magazine, No. 32/II/April 16 - 22, 2002
Police say they are still looking for two men who are the alleged perpetrators of the recent bomb blast in Ambon. However, the motive—and the mastermind remain a mystery.

Police detain Maluku separatist leader (18/04/02) #2696
ABC 18/04/2002 17:18:16
A separatist leader in Indonesia's Maluku islands has been detained for allegedly planning to raise a secessionist flag later this month.

Leaders confident of long-lasting peace in Maluku (18/04/02) #2692
The Jakarta Post, 18 April 2002
Muhammad Nafik and Jupriadi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Makassar
Hopes for long-lasting peace are high in Maluku despite the presence of militia groups opposed to the recent accord to end three years of sectarian fighting in the strife-torn islands, national religious leaders said on Wednesday.

Papua Police arrest two members of Laskar Jihad (18/04/02) #2691
The Jakarta Post, 18 April 2002
R.K. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura
Papua Police said on Wednesday they had arrested two members of the militant Laskar Jihad group on charges of possessing home-made firearms in the troubled province.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 262 (17/04/02) #2690
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, April 17, 2002
VISIT OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS – A nine member team of religious leaders came to Ambon on April 15 and will leave today. Members of the team include Deputy Minister for Social Affairs Syarul Udjud SH, Chairman of the NU (Nahdathul Ulama) Kyai Haji Hasyim Muzadi, Chairman of the PGI (National Association of Protestant Churches) A.A. Yewangoe, Representative of the Indonesian Bishops' Conference Fr. Ignatius Ismartono SJ and the Secretary of the Department for Religious Affairs H.Faizal Ismael. They had meetings with the Christians, with the Muslims and with both conflicting parties together. Some relevant subject! s that were dealt with included:

Netherland's Humanitarian Aid to Maluku (17/04/02) #2689
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, DUTCH EMBASSY
Almost since the beginning of the conflict on the islands of Maluku in 1998, the Netherlands government has been giving financial support for humanitarian aid through professional international relief organisations.

Pentagon Sending Sr Official To Indonesia For Talks (17/04/02) #2681
THE BUSINESS TIMES, April 16, 2002
WASHINGTON (AP)--A senior Pentagon official will travel to Indonesia next week for defense policy talks that mark a new step in U.S. efforts to move Indonesia toward greater civilian control of its military.

Foreigners banned from Maluku (16/04/02) #2680
THE AUSTRALIAN, April 16, 2002
By Don Greenlees, Jakarta correspondent in Ambon
THE civil emergency administration in the violence-torn province of Maluku has banned foreigners, including aid workers and journalists, from entering until the end of April to reduce international attention on a planned separatist flag-raising ceremony.

Police admit difficulty in arresting suspects in Amq bombing (16/04/02) #2679
ANTARA, Monday, April 15, 2002 6:29:55 PM
Ambon, Maluku - Ambon district police chief, Adjunct Commissioner Noviantoro, on Monday admitted difficulty in arresting two of the suspects in the April 3 bombing in Ambon, capital of Indonesia`s Maluku province.

An Open Letter to the President of the USA (16/04/02) #2678
Joshua Latupatti. As you may be well aware of, a what so called ‘sectarian conflict’ in the province of Moluccas (Maluku), Indonesia, has been going on and on for more than three years now. Thousands people have died while hundreds of thousands have to live in refugee camps. Thousands of houses and buildings have been destroyed and many (Christian) villages have been either destroyed or taken over by Islamic based "jihad militia", supported by military and police generals, deserters, politicians, government officials and many Islamic Organizations including the National Council of Ulemas (MUI). .

Clarifying Terrorism in Indonesia (16/04/02) #2677
International Christian Concern. Having just returned from Poso, Indonesia, I thought that I would draw to your attention a statement that was made in the Commission's letter to Colin Powell, a statement that may give the wrong impression. The statement I am referring to is, "…extremist militia group Laskar Jihad have entered central Sulawesi, massed outside the city of Tentena, and have started attacking and killing Christians there in retaliation for killings of Muslims that occurred last year.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 261 (15/04/02) #2672
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, April 15, 2002
ANOTHER BOMB BLAST – In the late afternoon of April 14 a bomb exploded in the Christian neighbourhood of Urimessing, Ambon. It was thrown coming from the nearby Air Mata Cina area. Since the bomb happened to land and explode in an open water reservoir, it did not cause any damage.

FSL with latest news from the Moluccas (15/04/02) #2670
To the International peace-loving World, We urgently appeal to you to keep a close watch on the situation in the Moluccas. Save us by monitoring the Indonesian military build-up and the reinforcements of the Laskar Jihad and Laskar Mudjahidin troops in the Moluccas. Save us by expressing your concern of the imminent operation of a military repressive sweeping in Maluku. Save us by exploring all possibilities to send in an international team to investigate at place the true situation in Maluku. Save us by calling for an immediate halt to the crimes, war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated by Indonesia in Maluku. 

Foreigners banned from entering Maluku... (14/04/02) #2668
KYODO NEWS, April 13, 2001 21:25
JAKARTA, April 13 (Kyodo) - The Indonesian government has banned foreigners from entering the riot-torn eastern islands of Maluku until the end of this month in connection with the anniversary of a separatist group in the region that falls on April 25, the U.N. and an independent crisis center said Saturday.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 260 (13/04/02) #2663
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, April 13, 2002
AMBON CLOSED TO FOREIGNERS – In connection with the possibly precarious situation around next April 25th (annual commemoration of the RMS Separatist Movement) the Governor does not allow any foreigner to enter Ambon during the period between 11 and 30 April 2002. There is a visibly growing tenseness among the Christians in Ambon because of possible unwanted confrontations around April 25th.

Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 71 (13/04/02) #2662
05 - 12 April 2002
MALUKU * Since the bombing incident and the fire that gutted the governor's compound last Wednesday (3 Apr.), there have been a few reports of bomb explosions in both Christian and Muslim areas but nothing to suggest the involvement of the communities. Generally, activities are running normally in Ambon with 'cautious' border crossings by members of both communities.
NORTH MALUKU * The Minister of Home Affairs has extended the duties of the Acting Governor, Sinyo Hari Sarundajang, in the province to 22 April.

Indonesia to intensify disarmament in Moluccas (13/04/02) #2661
REUTERS, Friday April 12, 2002 8:01 AM
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia said on Thursday it had ordered police to get tough on seizing weapons in the Moluccas islands after at least three people were killed in a clash between Christian villagers.

How custom overcame religious rivalry in Southeast Maluku (13/04/02) #2659
INSIDE INDONESIA, No. 70 Apr-Jun 2002
P M Laksono
Southeast Maluku has been neglected not only in the story of the fighting throughout Maluku from early 1999, but also in that of its end. The district capital Tual is located in the Kei Islands, just 800 km to the north of Darwin in Australia. Indonesian newspapers reported hardly any details about the outbreak of fighting on 31 March 1999, except to suggest that hundreds died and tens of thousands became refugees. Almost nothing has been written about why the fighting stopped and what brought the community together again.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 259 (12/04/02) #2657
DEMONSTRATION BY ANGRY MUSLIM CROWD –
On April 10, 2002, an emotional Muslim mass of about 500 people went up to the Precinct Police Headquarters (Mapolres) at Perigilima, Ambon, to protest against the detention of Irwan Patty. Irwan Patty is the leader of the IKSAMUNI (Ikatan Persaudaraan Muslim Nusa Ina = Nusa Ina Muslim Association ["Nusa Ina" = the island of Seram]). He had been under arrest for three days already in connection with the bomb explosion of last April 3.

Three killed as Christians clash in Indonesia's Moluccas (12/04/02) #2654
REUTERS, Thursday April 11, 2002 11:22 AM
JAKARTA (Reuters) - At least three people were killed and 12 others injured in a clash between Christian villagers in Indonesia's eastern Moluccas islands, the official Antara news agency reported on Thursday.

Three killed in brawl in Indonesia's Maluku islands (12/04/02) #2653
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Thursday April 11, 2002 2:26 PM
JAKARTA, April 11 (AFP) - At least three men were killed and dozens of homes set ablaze during a brawl between villagers in Indonesia's eastern Maluku islands, a hospital worker said Thursday.

Fears of civil war haunt Ambon again (11/04/02) #2647
Australian Financial Review, April 10, 2002
Tim Dodd
Last Wednesday a large bomb exploded in the centre of Ambon, the major city in Indonesia's Moluccan Islands, killing four people and injuring another 58. Shortly afterward a crowd, angered by the return of violence to the city after a peace deal was brokered two months ago, burnt down the local governor's office.

Maluku bombs won't shatter peace accord (11/04/02) #2646
CNN, April 10, 2002 Posted: 4:18 PM HKT (0818 GMT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- When a bomb exploded in Indonesia's riot-scarred eastern Maluku islands earlier this month, it killed six people but not the fragile peace between Muslims and Christians who recently signed an accord to stop fighting.

How to counter Islamic extremism (11/04/02) #2642
The Age, Wednesday, April 10 2002
By Abdurrahman Wahid
There are two great challenges for reform of education that have to be addressed if Muslim society is to respond meaningfully to the threat of terrorism. Most Muslims are strongly opposed to acts of violence, in any form, undertaken in the name of religion. Consequently, it hurts us to constantly see the name of Islam, "the religion of peace", linked with international terrorism.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 258 (10/04/02) #2639
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, April 9, 2002
SEARCH FOR THE TERRORISTS – The names of two suspects in the case of the recent bomb blast in the Yan Paays Street, have been disclosed to the public: Chief Police Commander Sunarko showed their photographs on local TV and mentioned their names i.e. Idi Amin Thabrani Pattimura alias Ongen Pattimura, and Syafruddin alias Zaza.

Dutch Medical Team Rumored to be Spies... (10/04/02) #2637
TEMPO, 9 Apr 2002 17:44:31 WIB
TEMPO Interaktif, Ambon: The members of a medical team from the Netherlands has canceled to carry out their planned tasks in Maluku, because it has been rumored that they are foreign spies.

Christian separatist leader threatens to raise flags (09/04/02) #2629
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Fri Apr 5, 2002 2:47 AM ET
By CHRIS BRUMMITT, Associated Press Writer
AMBON, Indonesia - A Christian separatist group in Indonesia's Maluku islands, an area torn by religious violence, vowed Friday to raise hundreds of banned flags later this month to mark a failed independence bid 52 years ago.

Indonesia Maluku Separatists Vow To Raise Banned Flags (09/04/02) #2628
ASSOCIATED PRESS
, April 5, 2002
AMBON, Indonesia, April 5 (AP)--A Christian separatist group in Indonesia's religious violence-torn Maluku islands vowed Friday to raise hundreds of banned flags later this month to mark a failed independence bid 52 years ago.

President orders renovation of gutted Maluku Gov. office (09/04/02) #2626
The Jakarta Post, 9 April 2002
JAKARTA (JP): President Megawati Soekarnoputri instructed on Monday the renovation of the Maluku governor's office, which was gutted by fire in an arson attack in Ambon last Wednesday, following a bombing incident that killed four people and injuredat least 60 others.

American warning to Indonesian President on terrorism (09/04/02) #2620
ABC 08/04/2002 14:13:05
A senior American official has warned Indonesia's President that terrorism is a cancer and the fight against it is an ongoing one. US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick made the remarks during a meeting with President Megawati Sukarnoputri in Jakarta in which he thanked her for Indonesia's stance against terrorism following the September 11 attacks on the United States.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 257 (08/04/02) #2618
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, April 7, 2002
INVESTIGATION BY FORENSIC TEAM – A nine member forensic team from Police HQ in Jakarta has been sent to Ambon. Several non-final conclusions of the examination on the bomb explosion were revealed by team leader Slamet Iswanto to the mass media as follows: the bomb was rated “high explosive” and had a radius of 28½ meters (31 yds) with explosion centre confines of 30x40 cm (12” x 16”). The bomb had TNT and several other chemicalia – which will be checked at the laboratorium in Jakarta. It suggests some professionality. The bomb may have been placed on the spot before being detonated, and in that case was! not thrown out of a car.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 256 (08/04/02) #2617
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, April 6, 2002
FURTHER DETAILS ON RECENT EVENTS – Many people accuse the Governor that by delaying the dead-line of voluntary surrendering of weaponry by civilians – postponing it to April 30 – he triggered the bomb explosion and the subsequent burning of the Government Office Building by frustrated people. However, the Governor declared on local TV, that this delay was not contrary to the Moluccas Agreement of Malino – which in fact had fixed May 31 as the final date for voluntary surrendering of weaponry. By cutting two months he had hoped to see people’s reaction and to speed up the reconciliation process.

Cabinet entourage visits strife-torn Ambon (08/04/02) #2616
The Jakarta Post, April 8, 2002
JAKARTA (JP): A Cabinet entourage led by Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived in Ambon, the capital of the disputed Maluku province, on Sunday in a bid to obtain firsthand information onlast week's bomb attack, which killed four people and injured at least 58 others earlier this week.

Indonesia: UN to evacuate from Ambon after deadly clash (08/04/02) #2615
UN News Service, 3 Apr 2002
The United Nations plans to evacuate its personnel in Ambon, Indonesia, to Jakarta after a deadly clash between thousands of Muslims and Christians today killed five people and left the UN office there in ruins.

Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 70 (08/04/02) #2614
28 March - 05 April 2002
MALUKU * A powerful bomb exploded in front of Amboina Hotel in the Christian sector of Ambon City on Wednesday (3 Apr.), killing at least 4 people and injuring 56. The injured were taken to three hospitals for treatment. Some 20 people were reported to be in serious condition.
NORTH MALUKU * Sinyo Harry Sarungdajang, the Officer in Charge of North Maluku provincial government during 2 - 4 April, received a delegation of 10 national legislators who came from Jakarta to assess the social welfare situation, including health, family planning, women empowerment, transmigration, and labour affairs.

Bomb that exploded in Ambon contained high explosive (08/04/02) #2612
The Jakarta Post, 8 April 2002
JAKARTA (JP): The bomb that killed seven people and wounded more than 50 others in Ambon last Wednesday was a high explosive, a police forensic expert said on Saturday.

Ambon blast may be linked to military (08/04/02) #2611
The Jakarta Post, April 06, 2002
The Jakarta Post, Ambon/Jakarta
Maluku security authorities have no leads in the bombing which killed at least seven people in the city of Ambon, but public speculation is growing that the powerful blast was linked to the Indonesian military.

Racing between peace and war in Maluku (08/04/02) #2608
The Jakarta Post, April 06, 2002
The "Malino II" agreement that was signed in February between Maluku's conflicting groups was supposed to have ended the communal violence which has killed thousands of people there since January 1999. But challenges to peace attempts have constantly dogged Maluku, incluing a blast days after the agreement.

Bombers still at large in Poso despite peace deal (08/04/02) #2607
The Jakarta Post, 8 April 2002
Erik W., The Jakarta Post, Palu
Three days after two bombs rocked the once strife-torn town of Poso in Central Sulawesi, no one has been summoned for questioning as a witness or suspect over the blast that has challenged peace there.

Two bomb blasts rock Poso, posing challenge to peace (08/04/02) #2606
The Jakarta Post, April 06, 2002
PALU, Central Sulawesi (JP): At least two bomb explosions have rocked the Poso district in troubled Central Sulawesi amid ongoing raids by local security authorities implementing last December's peace accord.

Three suspects named in Ambon bombing (08/04/02) #2602
The Jakarta Post, April 06, 2002
AMBON, Maluku (JP): Maluku Police named on Thursday three suspects in Wednesday's bombing, which killed four people and wounded at least 58 others in the eastern city of Ambon, saying they have identified those behind the huge blast.

Police detain five after deadly Ambon blast: reports (08/04/02) #2601
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Friday April 5, 2002 11:05 AM
JAKARTA, April 5 (AFP) - Five people have been detained following a powerful blast this week that killed four people and wounded dozens of others in Indonesia's eastern city of Ambon, reports said Friday.

Police reportedly detain five after deadly Ambon blast (08/04/02) #2600
ABC 05/04/2002 19:05:46
Authorities in Indonesia have reportedly detained five people in connection with a powerful blast this week that killed four people and wounded dozens of others in the eastern city of Ambon.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 255 (05/04/02) #2593
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, April 5, 2002
It is still not clear, though, who was behind the bomb explosion. National newspaper "Suara Karya" and several other national mass media quote the statement of the chairman of the TPM Pusat (Central Muslim Advocacy Team), M.Mahendradatta, in Jakarta, that "this event is a revolutionary action of the RMS (South Moluccas Independency Movement)". He did, however, not clarify how this has been found out.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 254 (05/04/02) #2592
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, April 3, 2002
BOMB BLAST – At 11.30 a.m. today, a thundering bomb blast in the Christian centre of the town caused death and destruction. The exact location was on the Jan Paays Street, in front of the small “Nelayan II” restaurant, where usually many people gather on the side-walk to have a chat and to gamble.

Militant group threatens Indonesian peace (05/04/02) #2590
The Christian Science Monitor, April 04, 2002
By Simon Montlake | Special to The Christian Science Monitor
Laskar Jihad is believed to be responsible for yesterday's bombing near a Christian hotel. KEBON CENGKIH, INDONESIA – The Dutch sailors who arrived here 500 years ago to barter for spices have long-since abandoned Kebon Cengkih, a village named for the clove trees that still line its lush slopes.

Tight security at gutted Maluku Governor's office (05/04/02) #2588
The Jakarta Post, 5 April 2002
JAKARTA (JP): Tight security was imposed at the gutted Maluku Gubernatorial Office compound on Jl. Pattimura in Ambon on Thursday following an arson attack by angry residents shortly after a terrorist bomb exploded in which four innocent Christiancivilians were killed and at least 50 others injured in the latest round of violence in the restive province on Wednesday.

Three suspects named in Ambon bombing (05/04/02) #2587
The Jakarta Post, 5 April 2002
AMBON, Maluku (JP): Maluku Police named on Thursday three suspects in Wednesday's bombing, which killed four people and wounded at least 58 others in the eastern city of Ambon, saying they have identified those behind the huge blast.

Indo Police Question Seven Over Deadly Ambon Blast (05/04/02) #2586
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Thursday April 4, 2002
AMBON, Indonesia, April 4 (AP)--Seven people were being questioned Thursday in connection with a deadly blast that killed four people in Ambon city, as police and the military stepped up security to avert further violence between Christians and Muslims.

Governor accuses bombers of trying to sabotage peace pact (05/04/02) #2585
The Jakarta Post, 5 April 2002
JAKARTA (Agency): Civil Emergency administrator who is also Maluku Governor Saleh Latuconsina vowed Thursday to hunt down those behind a "savage" bombing which killed four people, saying they wanted to sabotage a Muslim-Christian pact which broughtrelative peace to the eastern Maluku islands.

Governor accuses bombers of trying to sabotage peace pact (05/04/02) #2584
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Thursday April 4, 2002 2:47 PM
A senior Indonesian official vowed to hunt down those behind a "savage" bombing which killed four people, saying they wanted to sabotage a Muslim-Christian pact which brought relative peace to the eastern Maluku islands.

Indo police promise to keep Ambon peace process on track (05/04/02) #2583
ABC 04/04/2002 17:17:12
Indonesian police have pledged to find those responsible for a bomb attack in the eastern city of Ambon city that killed four people and wounded 55 others.

Indonesian police vow to find Ambon bombers (05/04/02) #2582
REUTERS, Thursday April 4, 2002
JAKARTA, April 4 (Reuters) - Indonesian police have pledged to find those responsible for a bomb attack in eastern Ambon city that killed four people and cast a cloud over a peace deal aimed at ending Christian-Muslim bloodshed in the region.

Ambon bombing not to affect Malino peace accord: Minister (05/04/02) #2581
The Jakarta Post, 5 April 2002
JAKARTA (JP): The government remains optimistic thatWednesday's bombing in the Maluku provincial capital of Ambon will not affect the second Malino peace accord, said Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno on Thursday.

Four killed, almost 50 injured in worst violence since (04/04/02) #2573
Ambon pact
ABC 04/04/2002 05:08:39
A bomb has killed four people and injured almost 50 others in the Indonesian city of Ambon. The bombing is the worst violence since a Muslim-Christian peace agreement in February ended three years of heavy bloodshed in the Maluku islands.
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Bomb blast rocks Indonesian island (04/04/02) #2571
CNN, April 3, 2002 Posted: 7:02 PM HKT (1102 GMT)
By Amy Chew
The Maluku islands have a history of religious violence. (CNN) -- A bomb blast in Indonesia's riot-scarred eastern Maluku islands has killed four people and injured 52, threatening a one-month-old peace deal struck between Muslims and Christians.

Almost 50 injured in Ambon as bomb explodes,... (04/04/02) #2570
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Wednesday April 3, 2002 4:15 PM
Almost 50 people were injured in the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon in the worst outbreak of violence since a Muslim-Christian peace agreement in February.

Bomb Blast in Indonesia's Ambon Kills Two, Wounds 57 (04/04/02) #2569
REUTERS, April 03, 2002 04:06 AM ET
AMBON, Indonesia (Reuters) - A powerful bomb killed two people and wounded 57 in a Christian district of Indonesia's eastern Ambon city on Wednesday, triggering a violent protest by thousands of residents, police and witnesses said.

Bomb blast in the Moluccas (04/04/02) #2568
BBC News, Wednesday, 3 April, 2002, 10:20 GMT 11:20 UK
A bomb has exploded in the Indonesian town of Ambon, killing four people and injuring about 50, some critically.

Explosion kills four in Indonesia (04/04/02) #2567
United Press International, Published 4/3/2002 7:37 AM
By Sukino Harisumarto
JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 3 (UPI) -- An explosion rocked the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon on the Moluccas Island Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring more than 50 others, church and hospital officials said.

Car Bomb Kills Four in Indonesia (04/04/02) #2566
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Wed Apr 3, 7:17 AM ET
By CHRIS BRUMMITT, Associated Press Writer
AMBON, Indonesia (AP) - A car bomb exploded in the capital of Maluku province on Wednesday killing four people and injuring 43, in the first major violation of a cease-fire signed in February to end years of Muslim-Christian violence.

Bomb kills four in Ambon (04/04/02) #2565
SUNDAY MAIL, 03 April 2002
A BOMB killed four people and injured almost 50 in the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon today in the worst violence since a Muslim-Christian peace agreement in February, witnesses and hospital staff said. One died at the scene of the blast and three others in hospital or on the way to it, according to a general hospital employee.

Tensions rise in Ambon as bomb explodes,... (04/04/02) #2563
The Jakarta Post, April 03, 2002
JAKARTA (JP): An angry crowd set the governor's office on fire in the restive Maluku capital of Ambon on Wednesday following a bombing earlier in the day, reports said.

Victims of Ambon blast reaches 50 (04/04/02) #2562
The Jakarta Post, April 03, 2002
AMBON, Maluku (JP): At least 50 people were injured in a huge explosion near Hotel Amboina in downtown Ambon, capital of Maluku on Wednesday at noon local time, reports said.

Tension still grips Ambon as four killed in fresh melee (04/04/02) #2561
The Jakarta Post, April 03, 2002
AMBON, Maluku (JP): At least four people were killed and dozens more injured after a huge explosion shook downtown Ambon on Wednesday afternoon.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 253 (03/04/02) #2555
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, April 3, 2002
SURRENDERING WEAPONRY – In an official statement, dated April 1st 2002, Governor Dr. Ir. M.Saleh Latuconsina declared that the final date of voluntary handing over of weaponry by civilians in the Moluccas, is postponed till April 30, 2002. The reason seems to be that socialisation of the Moluccas Agreement of Malino has not yet been implemented to its full extent, both geographically and psychologically.

Investigation team on Maluku postponed by Mega's overseas (03/04/02) #2554
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The Jakarta Post, April 01, 2002
Oktovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon
The central government has formed a national team to investigate the three-year sectarian conflict in Maluku, but the announcement of its members still has to wait for the approval of President Megawati Soekarnoputri who is currently overseas.

Indonesia delays Maluku weapons collection by one month (03/04/02) #2553
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Monday April 1, 2002 4:42 PM
JAKARTA, April 1 (AFP) - Authorities in the eastern Indonesian province of Maluku have decided to postpone by one month the start of an operation to disarm the population following a peace pact in February, a report said Monday.

In Maluku islands, peace takes fragile hold (03/04/02) #2552
The Christian Science Monitor, Thursday, March 28, 2002
By Simon Montlake | Special to The Christian Science Monitor
Muslims and Christians in Indonesia's Malukus must disarm Sunday under peace deal. AMBON, INDONESIA – After three years of bloody interfaith conflict, a fragile peace is taking hold in the Indonesian province of Maluku. Word of a recent peace agreement sparked euphoria in the streets of Ambon, the provincial capital, and people are venturing into neighborhoods they were long afraid to enter, crossing battle lines that seemed set in stone. "The borders just collapsed and people started walking all over the city," says a foreign observer.

Latest U.S. Grant Continues Support for Maluku Peace (03/04/02) #2549
U.S. Embassy Press Release, March 27, 2002
As Muslims and Christians in Maluku come together to end the conflict that has divided them for more than three years, the United States Government has announced that it will issue a new grant of US$850,000 to support local efforts to improve the living conditions of conflict-affected families in Maluku.

Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 69 (03/04/02) #2548
22 - 28 March 2002
MALUKU * There were no serious security incidents reported this week. Ambon was calm with more people crossing the communal borders. In the outlaying villages of Ambon Island, more of the two rivalling communities were interacting with each other but at the same time exercising caution.
NORTH MALUKU * IMC mobile clinic boat left Ternate port on Sunday (24 Mar.) for a one-week health assessment and services on Bacan and Obi Islands.

Western envoys hold dialogue with Indonesia's Muslim groups (03/04/02) #2547
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Tuesday March 26, 2002 5:08 PM
JAKARTA, March 26 (AFP) - Ambassadors from Western and Islamic states held talks Tuesday with several moderate and hardline Muslim organisations in Indonesia to discuss the relationship between Islam and the West.
 


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