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Ambon Police arrest suspects (28/04/2006) #12227
The Jakarta Post, April 28, 2006
AMBON, Maluku: Three people suspected of organizing a flag raising of the
self-proclaimed South Maluku Republic (RMS) during the separatist movement's
anniversary on April 25 were apprehended by police Thursday.
Three arrested in Indonesia for waving separatist flags (28/04/2006) #12226
AngolaPress, Friday, April 28, 2006 - 9:30:12 AM
JAKARTA, 04/27 - The Indonesian police have arrested three people in the eastern
province of Maluku for hoisting the flag of the outlawed separatist group South Maluku
Republic (RMS), a report said Thursday.
Media needs access to Papua: Skogrand (28/04/2006) #12223
The Jakarta Post, April 28, 2006
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Indonesia should not bar the international
community and media from visiting Papua to counter one-sided reporting on alleged
human rights abuses in the resource-rich province, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry's
State Secretary Kjetil Skogrand says.
GAM vows to take part in 2009 polls (28/04/2006) #12222
The Jakarta Post, April 28, 2006
Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leaders
confirmed Thursday they were working toward establishing political party to contest
the 2009 general election.
Three arrested in Indonesia for waving separatist flags (28/04/2006) #12216
Xinhua News Agency, April 27, 2006 01:11:43
Apr. 27, 2006 (Xinhua News Agency delivered by Newstex) -- Three arrested in
Indonesia for waving separatist flags
Government wants non-muslims tried by Islamic court (28/04/2006) #12208
ADNKI, Apr-28-2006 04:15 am
Banda Aceh, 26 April (AKI/Jakarta Post) - The Indonesian government has insisted
that Muslims and non-Muslims alike in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam district of
Muslim-devout Aceh province should be tried by a planned Islamic Court.
Non-Muslims accused of committing crimes such as theft and adultery, would be tried
under the Sharia inspired bylaws, state secretary Yusril Ihza Mahendra told the
special committee deliberating a crucial bill on Aceh's future administration.
RI exiles wish dearly to return (28/04/2006) #12205
The Jakarta Post, April 26, 2006
The political turmoil in Indonesia in 1965 prevented hundreds of leftist Indonesians,
who were abroad to study or attend conferences, from returning home. Many of these
people live alone in Europe and many wish to regain their Indonesian citizenship. The
Jakarta Post's Evi Mariani visited two exiles in the Netherlands to see what they have
been doing.
Experts promote 'local wisdom' in solving bitter conflicts (27/04/2006) #12204
The Jakarta Post, April 27, 2006
Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The government must promote
"local wisdom" in surrounding communities in a bid to forge long-lasting peace and to
prevent conflicts in flashpoint areas for ethnic and sectarian strife, a new study says.
RMS hoists separatist flags in Maluku province (27/04/2006) #12201
The Jakarta Post, April 26, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Despite tight security in Ambon city,
supporters of the self-proclaimed South Maluku Republic (RMS) managed to hoist four
of the separatist movement's flags in Maluku province.
Anti-terror detachment seizes separatist flag in Ambon (27/04/2006) #12200
ANTARA, Apr 26 2006
Ambon (ANTARA News) - Maluku anti-terror detachment personnel on Wednesday
seized another separatist RMS (Republic of South Maluku) flag hoisted onto an areca
nut tree outside a tennis court in Batugajah subdistrict in Sirimau district.
Raising of RMS Flags Nothing to be Worried About (27/04/2006) #12199
TEMPO, Wednesday, 26 April, 2006 | 12:38 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The National Police Chief Police General Sutanto has
said the raising of two flags of the South Maluku Republic (RMS, a separatist
movement quashed in the 1950s) on Monday (24/4) was nothing to be worried about.
Islamic militant receives 20 years for village attack (27/04/2006) #12194
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Apr. 26, 2006
AMBON, Indonesia. An Indonesian court convicted an Islamic militant of terrorism and
sentenced him to 20 years in prison Wednesday for his role in a deadly attack that
killed three Christians in May 2004.
Top court to hasten review of Poso cases (27/04/2006) #12192
The Jakarta Post, April 25, 2006
JAKARTA: The Supreme Court pledged Monday to speed up the case reviews of three
men on death row for inciting the 2000 sectarian conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi.
Bali prepares to execute bombers (27/04/2006) #12191
The Jakarta Post, April 25, 2006
DENPASAR, Bali: The Bali prosecutors' office has completed preparations to execute
three men convicted for bomb attacks on the island in 2002.
Security tighter in Ambon (26/04/2006) #12189
The Jakarta Post, April 25, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Maluku Police tightened security in
conflict-prone areas in Ambon city Monday, one day ahead of the 56th anniversary of
the self-proclaimed South Maluku Republic (RMS) on Tuesday.
Security measures taken in Indonesian city of Ambon (26/04/2006) #12179
ABC AUSTRALIA, 24/04/2006 22:53:23 AEST
Indonesia's eastern city of Ambon is under tight security, a day ahead of a key
separatist rebel anniversary.
Religious observance disrupted (26/04/2006) #12176
The Jakarta Post, April 25, 2006
Once again members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) succeeded in intimidating
and threatening Christians from conducting their Good Friday worship. This event is
the most important religious observance for all Christians.
Ambon calm ahead RMS anniversary (24/04/2006) #12172
The Jakarta Post, April 24, 2006
M. Aziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. AMBON, Maluku: Security remained under
control in Ambon, Maluku on Sunday ahead of the anniversary of self-proclaimed
South Maluku Republic (RMS) on Tuesday.
INFID's Short News Overview No. VII/4: April 14-20, 2006 (24/04/2006) #12164
INFID, April 20, 2006
Poso 3 case. The Supreme Court has finally agreed to a second case review for three
men on death row in Poso, Central Sulawesi, although officials say its outcome would
not change their sentence for masterminding sectarian violence in 2001.
Terrorist suspect sent back to S'pore (24/04/2006) #12163
The Jakarta Post, April 22, 2006
JAKARTA: Terror suspect and Singaporean national Mohammad Rosyid, alias
Hamdan, arrested in the country on Tuesday, will be deported to the city state next
week, the National Police say.
US blacklists Indonesia militants (19/04/2006) #12151
BBC, Friday, 14 April 2006, 05:33 GMT 06:33 UK
The US Treasury says it has blacklisted the alleged spiritual leader of Indonesian
militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI) and three other members.
Treasury Designates Four Leaders of Terrorist Group (19/04/2006) #12150
"Jemaah Islamiyah"
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, April 13, 2006
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated four top leaders of the al
Qaida-linked Southeast Asian terrorist organization that calls itself "Jemaah
Islamiyah" (JI). Today's action was taken pursuant to Executive Order 13224, which is
aimed at prohibiting transactions with terrorists and their supporters and freezing their
assets.
No Nudity, But Militants Still Attack Playboy Office (19/04/2006) #12147
Paras Indonesia, April, 13 2006 @ 10:56 pm
By: Roy Tupai. The radical Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) has made good on its threat
to attack the office of the newly launched Indonesian edition of Playboy magazine,
even though the publication contains no nudity, not even an outline of a nipple.
Ambon Police gear up for RMS anniversary (15/04/2006) #12145
The Jakarta Post, April 15, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Ambon Police will carry out a wide-ranging
search for separatists and militants ahead of the anniversary of the self-proclaimed
South Maluku Republic (RMS) on April 25.
No clemency sought for bombers (15/04/2006) #12142
The Jakarta Post, April 15, 2006
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Relatives of two men convicted in the first Bali bombings
have confirmed they will not exercise their right to seek clemency on behalf of the
men.
Police say security tightened for Easter (15/04/2006) #12141
The Jakarta Post, April 15, 2006
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. While Jakarta Police say they have ordered precincts to
assign up to a third of their personnel to guard local churches during Easter Sunday
services, at least one church says it is awaiting official word on security measures.
Baashir's layer, aide dismiss allegation (15/04/2006) #12140
The Jakarta Post, 4/14/2006 8:58:31 PM
JAKARTA (AP): Supporters of an imprisoned Indonesian cleric designated a terrorist
leader by the U.S. Treasury department dismissed the allegation on Friday as a "dirty
trick" aimed at thwarting his planned release in June.
AI criticizes Australia's new refugee policy (15/04/2006) #12139
The Jakarta Post, 4/14/2006 3:33:29 PM
JAKARTA (Agencies): Australia's new policy of sending asylum seekers arriving by
boat to island detention camps could breach its international obligations to refugees,
Amnesty International (AI) said Friday.
U.S. treasury freezes assets of 4 suspected terror leaders (15/04/2006) #12138
The Jakarta Post, 4/14/2006 3:09:05 PM
WASHINGTON (Bloomberg): The U.S. Treasury Department barred Americans from
conducting financial transactions with four suspected terrorist leaders including Abu
Bakar Baashir, an Indonesian convicted of conspiracy in bombings that killed 202
people in Bali.
Papua and structural violence (15/04/2006) #12137
The Jakarta Post, April 13, 2006
Max Lane, Sydney. The arrival of 43 Papuan refugees in Australia followed soon after
by the violent dispersal of otherwise peaceful student demonstrations in Papua has
resulted in two weeks of sustained media coverage of the situation in Papua and its
implications for Australia.
Two men held here in alleged arms deal (15/04/2006) #12133
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Wednesday, April 12, 2006
By Debra Barayuga, dbarayuga@starbulletin.com. Two men are accused of trying to
smuggle military aircraft parts and nearly $3.3 million in firearms, including
state-of-the-art submachine guns, into Indonesia.
The First-ever Release of Endangered (13/04/2006) #12124
Salmon-crested Cockatoos Back into the Wild Following Their Confiscation
from Smugglers
PRWeb, April 12, 2006
Pope Valley, CA (PRWEB) April 12, 2006 -- On March 16, 2006, history was made on
the island of Seram, in the Maluku archipelago, Eastern Indonesia, with the
first-known "soft-release" of three Salmon-crested (Seram) cockatoos back to the very
forest where they were trapped eighteen months previously.
First of Bali bombers faces firing squad (13/04/2006) #12122
The Sydney Morning Herald, April 12, 2006 - 2:54PM
When Imam Samudra murdered 202 people by bombing Bali's Sari Club and nearby
Paddy's Bar, he prayed he would to become a martyr for Islam.
Bomber's family says no to clemency (13/04/2006) #12121
The Jakarta Post, April 12, 2006
JAKARTA: The family of Imam Samudra, one of three men on death row for the 2002
Bali bombings, have refused the Attorney General's Office's offer to seek presidential
clemency for him.
Poso Three executions to go ahead (13/04/2006) #12117
The Jakarta Post, April 12, 2006
The Jakarta Post, Medan, Jakarta. Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh said
Tuesday the execution of three men on death row for their roles in religious violence in
Poso, Central Sulawesi, would go ahead despite the public outcry.
Poso Police secure 40 handmade bombs (13/04/2006) #12114
The Jakarta Post, April 11, 2006
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Police secured 40 handmade bombs found by two children
while playing in a plantation in Lawanga subdistrict in Central Sulawesi town of Poso
on Saturday night.
Australia to send asylum seekers to detention centers (13/04/2006) #12113
The Jakarta Post, 4/13/2006 9:39:25 AM
CANBERRA (AP): The government has decided to send all asylum seekers arriving
by boat on Australia's mainland to island detention camps to avoid further inflaming
tensions with Indonesia after 42 people from its Papua province were granted refugee
status, a newspaper reported Thursday.
Asylum changes pander to Indonesia: Fraser (13/04/2006) #12112
ABC AUSTRALIA, April 13, 2006. 8:33am (AEST)
By Emma Rodgers. Former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Fraser has accused the
Federal Government of changing its policy on processing asylum seekers to suit
Indonesia.
Diplomatic dog days ahead (13/04/2006) #12111
Asia Times, April 13, 2006
By Bill Guerin. JAKARTA - Is Papua about to become another East Timor? Jakarta is
rife with allegations that Australia implicitly backs Papuan irredentist ambitions, just
as many Australians favored independence for East Timor a decade ago. Many of the
Jakarta elite have never forgiven Canberra's peacekeeping role in the province's
breakaway from Jakarta after the 1999 referendum.
Hunt goes on for Papua attackers (13/04/2006) #12110
The Jakarta Post, April 12, 2006
Tiarma Siboro and Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Papua. Security
authorities suspect "outside elements" may have been involved in Monday's deadly
attack on a military post in Papua, with the hunt continuing for the killers.
Famine looms in Maluku (12/04/2006) #12107
The Jakarta Post, April 11, 2006
AMBON, Maluku: People living in 12 villages and five kampongs in Wuarlabobar
district in West Southeast Maluku regency, Maluku, face possible famine as their
crops have been devastated by grasshoppers, one of the residents said Tuesday.
Islanders suffer amid doctor shortage (12/04/2006) #12105
The Jakarta Post, April 07, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Hila Community Health Center in Central
Maluku regency, a three-hour drive from the capital Ambon, is on the brink of losing
the only doctor it has.
3 Christians to face execution over deadly attacks in Indo (12/04/2006) #12097
ABC AUSTRALIA, 07/04/2006 22:58:35 AEST
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has denied clemency to three
Christians sentenced to death for their roles in religious violence in Central Sulawesi.
Human rights activists are not giving up... (12/04/2006) #12096
AsiaNews, 7 April, 2006
by Benteng Reges. Jakarta (AsiaNews) - Human rights activists are not stopping their
fight to save three Indonesian Catholics sentenced to death and whose execution is
thought to be imminent.
Four die in Papua militant attack (12/04/2006) #12091
BBC, Monday, 10 April 2006, 18:29 GMT 19:29 UK
By Clare Harkey, BBC East Asia regional editor. An attack on an army post in
Indonesia's Papua province has left two soldiers and two civilians dead, police say.
4 Die in Indonesia Clash, Officials Say (12/04/2006) #12090
LATimes.com, April 10, 2006, 8:14 PM PDT
By Associated Press. JAKARTA, Indonesia - Separatist rebels armed with bows and
arrows stormed a military post in Papua province, sparking a battle that killed two
soldiers and two attackers, an official said Tuesday.
West Papuans are happy to be Indonesians (12/04/2006) #12089
The Age, April 10, 2006
By M. Wahid Supriyadi. THE granting of temporary protection visas to 42 West
Papuans has given new ammunition to anti-Indonesian activists. Old issues such as
genocide, human rights abuse and the legitimacy of the Act of Free Choice (whereby
West Papua became a part of Indonesia) have once again reared their heads thanks
to the arrival of 43 Papuan asylum seekers in Australia. Let me set the record
straight.
Jakarta pledges to spend big on Papua (12/04/2006) #12088
Herald Sun, 08 April 2006
From correspondents in Jakarta. INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono today pledged to ensure $US1.4 billion ($1.9bln) of state funds allocated
to improve welfare in the troubled province of Papua are properly spent.
Experts debate Papuan issues (12/04/2006) #12085
ABC AUSTRALIA, 06/04/2006
Reporter: Tony Jones. TONY JONES: Joining me now from our Melbourne studio is
John Martinkus, an investigative reporter whose essay, 'Paradise Betrayed: West
Papua's Struggle for Independence', was published in the 'Quarterly Essay' magazine.
And in our Sydney studio, Gerard Henderson, author, Fairfax columnist and executive
director of the Sydney Institue. He wrote this week that the present tensions over
Papua need a low-key response.
The Papuans Say, This Land and Its Ores Are Ours (12/04/2006) #12084
The New York Times, April 5, 2006
By JANE PERLEZ. JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 2 - Titus Natkime, 31, the son of a
tribal leader who encountered the first Americans to walk into the wilderness of Papua
nearly 50 years ago, was clearly upset with his employer the American mining
company, Freeport-McMoRan.
Anxieties About Indonesia's Future (12/04/2006) #12083
Paras Indonesia, April, 10 2006 @ 08:51 am
By Mochtar Buchori. About two years ago a frustrated friend said in a discussion that
he was fed up with conditions existing in the country. He did not believe that the
government and the political system will ever be able to bring about significant
improvements.
Prosecutor's office gets bomb threat (07/04/2006) #12081
The Jakarta Post, April 06, 2006
AMBON, Maluku: The Maluku Prosecutor's Office received a bomb threat Wednesday
morning that turned out to be a hoax.
Indonesia Set to Execute Three Christian Militants (07/04/2006) #12073
VOA, 06 April 2006
By Nancy-Amelia Collins, Jakarta. Three Christian militants sentenced to death for
killing Muslims during sectarian violence that shook Indonesia's Sulawesi island six
years ago may be executed this month. Supporters of the three men say they are not
guilty, and are being used as scapegoats.
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INFID's Short News Overview No. VII/2: April 1-6, 2006 (07/04/2006) #12072
INFID, April 6, 2006
Indonesian police preparing firing squad for Poso convicts: Indonesian police
said they had prepared a firing squad to execute three Christians sentenced to death
for their roles in religious violence in Central Sulawesi province.
'Decree on houses of worship violates Constitution' (07/04/2006) #12070
The Jakarta Post, April 06, 2006
Religious Affairs Minister Maftuh Basyuni and Home Minister Moh. Ma'ruf recently
issued a joint ministerial decree on the establishment of houses of worship, which
was immediately met with opposition by minority religious groups. The new decree
replaces a 1969 joint ministerial decree. Franz Magnis-Suseno, a Catholic scholar
and professor at Driyarkara Institute of Philosophy in Jakarta, shared his views on the
controversial regulation with The Jakarta Post's Ridwan Max Sijabat.
Papuan boat people not wanted: PM (07/04/2006) #12067
The Age, April 7, 2006
JOHN Howard says most Australians do not want West Papuans seeking refuge
here.
Separatists see Australia as escape route: Experts (07/04/2006) #12065
The Jakarta Post, 4/6/2006 2:45:08 PM
CANBERRA (AP): Papuan separatists now see Australia as a way out of their
province and also a route to gain international attention for their cause, experts said
Thursday.
Papuans 'within their rights' to seek asylum (07/04/2006) #12064
The Jakarta Post, April 06, 2006
Abdul Khalik and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Indonesia may end up
breaking its own laws if it keeps trying to secure the return of 42 Papuan asylum
seekers recently granted temporary visas in Australia, an official says.
Both sides must face it - the Papua problem is not (07/04/2006) #12059
going away
The Sydney Morning Herald, April 5, 2006
THE FRACAS between Indonesia and Australia over West Papuan refugees may blow
over, but the underlying issues won't go away anytime soon. President Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono has put his own credibility on the line by following the lead of
Indonesia's baying nationalists in parliament.
Poso's Closing Chapter Execution (07/04/2006) #12053
Paras Indonesia, March, 31 2006 @ 09:00 am
By: Lian Gogali. There are no 'good guys' or 'bad guys' in real conflicts. Everyone is a
potential offender as well as a victim. In the Poso conflict, almost all families have a
history of violence. But the history of violence does not belong to the victims. It
belongs to the dominating state, which often uses the terms "law" and "justice" to
internalize and simplify the Poso conflict into a clash of "actors" and "victims". So, in
the name of justice, the actors must be prosecuted. Ironically, the state attaches both
tags to the people of Poso.
Overjoyed Papuans arrive in song (04/04/2006) #12051
The Sydney Morning Herald, April 4, 2006
IT WAS a joyous end to an epic journey for the 42 successful Papuan asylum
seekers who arrived in Melbourne yesterday in spectacular fashion.
Dutch PM should raise West Papua issue with Howard (04/04/2006) #12049
INM, Monday, 3 April 2006, 4:54 pm
"The Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mr Jan Pieter Balkenende, who will this week
be in Australia on an official visit, should raise the issue of independence for West
Papua with the Australian Prime Minister John Howard, says WA Rights group
Project SafeCom."
Reprisals ongoing in Papua: minister (04/04/2006) #12048
The Australian, April 02, 2006
By Jane Bunce. AN Australian Anglican minister says at least 10 people have
disappeared in military reprisals since a violent demonstration in Papua.
No reprieve for Poso 3, officials say (04/04/2006) #12044
The Jakarta Post, April 03, 2006
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi. Prosecutors insisted
Sunday the death sentence for three men convicted for their role in the sectarian
conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi, would be carried out soon despite mounting calls
for a stay of execution.
Indonesia Puts Execution of Catholics on Hold (04/04/2006) #12043
CNSNews.com, April 03, 2006
By Patrick Goodenough, CNSNews.com International Editor. (CNSNews.com) -
Authorities in Indonesia at the eleventh-hour postponed the planned execution of three
Catholics convicted of spearheading violence against Muslims during a wave of
bloodshed in Central Sulawesi province in 2000-2001.
Execution of Poso convicts postponed (04/04/2006) #12042
The Jakarta Post, April 02, 2006
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu/Jakarta. The execution of three Christians
convicted of masterminding the 2001 sectarian conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi, has
been postponed for "technical reasons", the Attorney General's Office said Saturday.
Execution of 3 Catholics postponed amid Jakarta rallies (04/04/2006) #12041
AsiaNews, 1 April, 2006
by Benteng Reges. Jakarta (AsiaNews) – The execution of Fabianus Tibo,
Dominggus "Domi" da Silva and Marinus Riwu, three Indonesian Catholics
condemned to death for their role in violence that rocked Poso in 2000, has been
postponed. This was announced by the office of the State Attorney General, which
also confirmed that the execution had been secretly fixed for today, 1 April.
INFID's Short News Overview No. VII/1: March 2006 (04/04/2006) #12033
INFID, March 31, 2006
Papuans get visa despite Jakarta appeal - Australia has granted temporary visas
to all but one of a boatload of asylum seekers from the Indonesian province of Papua,
despite Jakarta's calls for them to be sent back. Australian Immigration Minister
Amanda Vanstone said 42 of the 43 Papuans who landed at Cape York in January
have received temporary protection visas (TPV) and will be relocated from Christmas
Island to Melbourne.
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