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Archipelago 11 months ago
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Human Rights Ministry seeks solution amid controversy over Tesso Nilo eviction plan
In April, the government announced its intention to evict around 40,000 people residing in seven villages inside the national park, accusing them of building illegal settlements and cultivating palm oil plantations in protected forest areas.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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Dozens injured in clash between PT TPL workers and indigenous group near Lake Toba
According to community representatives, 33 villagers were injured in the clash, including 18 women and one child with a disability. Fourteen people remain hospitalized because of the severity of their injuries.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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Limestone mine endangers environment on Maluku’s Kei Besar Island
Mining activities at a limestone quarry are threatening lives and the environment on Kei Besar Island through a higher risk of flooding and landslides as well as disruption to fishing communities, not to mention increased marginalization of islanders.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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Calls grow for Prabowo to expedite land conflict resolution
Indonesian civic organizations have pushed President Prabowo Subianto’s administration to fulfill his campaign promise to immediately resolve land conflicts across the archipelago, suggesting that the President take direct action to bypass bureaucratic muddle on the issue.
Regulations 2 years ago
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Govt admits land clearing remains hurdle in Nusantara project
The government has vowed to compenate affected people fairly as unresolved issues related to land clearing, including relocating local inhabitants, continue to bog down progress in the IKN project as the clock ticks down to several milestones before Independence Day.
Society 2 years ago
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Jokowi gets red mark in agrarian dispute resolution
President Jokowi has not achieved agrarian reform as he had campaigned in 2014 on his Nawacita nine-point development agenda; instead, a civil group focusing on the issue has found that the number of land disputes and incidents of state violence have increased during his tenure.
Lifestyle 5 years ago
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Not for a billion rupiah: Wadas villagers continue Bener Dam protest amid deaf ears
Three years on since the Bener Dam project broke ground, the residents of Wadas village are still waiting for the government to sit up and listen to their protests against a planned quarry.
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