Stories About ‘Violence’

The following stories talk about the subject ‘Violence’.

Kopassus & Police Brutality

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009, by Patung. 16 Comments

Two international reports on Indonesian police brutality and military abuses of human rights.

Jakarta in Top Ten Worst Cities

Friday, April 24th, 2009, by Ross. 84 Comments

Is Jakarta one of the top ten worst cities in the world to live in?

Demilitarization And Its Discontents

Monday, February 2nd, 2009, by Guest Writer. 3 Comments

Demilitarization in Papua, Aceh, and Maluku, the difficult process of removing military influence in politics.

Asmara Wasahua & Welhelmina Holle

Friday, December 12th, 2008, by Patung. 44 Comments

Sectarian violence over classroom blasphemy allegations in Masohi, the Central Moluccas, involving Welhelmina Holle and Asmara Wasahua.

Justice & Injustice

Monday, November 3rd, 2008, by Ross. 12 Comments

Ross bemoans the fact that FPI leader Habib Rizieq was only jailed for 18 months.

Timor Leste Relations

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 56 Comments

Purba Negoro sees broad sunlit uplands for East Timor-Indonesia relations, and current Australian nefariousness.

Popular Myths & Madura

Friday, October 3rd, 2008, by Guest Writer. 30 Comments

Timdog on the history, culture, and popular urban myths and stereotypes about Madura and the Madurese.

Porn Laws in English

Friday, September 19th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 69 Comments

An English transliteration of Indonesian porn laws.

Effeminate Men

Monday, September 15th, 2008, by Patung. 10 Comments

List of complaints about television programming this Ramadan, including effeminate male roles.

Dutch War Crimes

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008, by Lairedion. 392 Comments

The Dutch state being sued over war crimes at Rawagede, West Java.

Climate Change Effects

Monday, September 1st, 2008, by Guest Writer. 1 Comment

Callum foresees rising levels of poverty and social unrest as the effects on Indonesia of global warming.

Maid Abuse

Saturday, August 16th, 2008, by Patung. 71 Comments

Discussion on abuse of Indonesian maids in Singapore and Malaysia.

Reasons for Divorce

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008, by Patung. 43 Comments

The divorce rate and reasons for divorce, and why women lead the way.

Pocong Horror

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008, by Patung. 30 Comments

The horror of pocong films in the Indonesian movie industry.

World Peace Forum (WPF)

Thursday, June 26th, 2008, by Patung. 19 Comments

The World Peace Forum in Jakarta finds out the causes of terrorism and violence in the world.

Habib Rizieq Shihab

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008, by Patung. 29 Comments

FPI leader Habib Rizieq Shihab and his famous supporters.

Blaming the Victim & Others

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008, by Patung. 55 Comments

Explanations for the FPI violence at Monas, blaming the victims and others, the government, and the CIA.

May 1998 Jakarta Riots

Friday, May 16th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 128 Comments

The May 1998 riots in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities, mass rapes, anti-Chinese sentiment, and how the rioters came to be viewed.

Conspiracy Theories

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008, by Patung. 31 Comments

Conspiracy theories among opinion leaders in Sumatra, Zionist and British conspiracies.

Ahmadiyah (Nearly) Banned

Friday, April 18th, 2008, by Patung. 60 Comments

A formal ban on Ahmadiyah gets closer.

Easter Militancy & Mayhem

Monday, March 24th, 2008, by Patung. 27 Comments

Easter celebrations in Indonesia, a service in Bogor is broken up, mayhem in Atambua.

Banned Movie Promised Paradise

Friday, March 21st, 2008, by Lairedion. 13 Comments

The banned movie about the Bali bombings, Promised Paradise.

Tukul Arwana

Saturday, May 5th, 2007, by Patung. 36 Comments

Tukul Arwana of Empat Mata on Trans7.

IPDN, Institut Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri

Monday, April 9th, 2007, by Patung. 18 Comments

Violence and sex at the Institut Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri, IPDN.

Violence Against Women

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007, by Patung. 12 Comments

Rates of violence against women.

Reasons for Benedict’s Speech

Thursday, September 21st, 2006, by Patung. 21 Comments

The references to Islam given within Pope Benedict’s speech.

From Munir to Somchai Neelaphaijit

Sunday, May 21st, 2006, by Guest Writer. No Comments

The similarities in the cases of the murders of two human rights activists, Munir Said Thalib in Indonesia and Somchai Neelaphaijit in Thailand.

Islamic Mob Rule

Monday, April 24th, 2006, by Patung. No Comments

A group of liberal Muslim leaders said at a conference on Saturday that the prevalence of mob rule threatened to cause the break-up of the country.

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