Kris Vanslambrouck
@krisvsb.bsky.social
Climate Justice - Human Rights - Ecological Justice - Activism - Asia expert @11.be - Brussels based - @groen.be
Not my hero: the Prabowo administration is praising Suharto, while the public remembers his corruption, nepotism, human rights violations, his involvement in the 1965–1966 massacres, authoritarianism, his military campaigns in East Timor, Aceh, and Papua.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Fury as Indonesia declares late authoritarian ruler Suharto a national hero
Former leader presided over period marked by corruption, nepotism, censorship and claims of rights abuses
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Not my hero: the Prabowo administration is praising Suharto, while the public remembers his corruption, nepotism, human rights violations, his involvement in the 1965–1966 massacres, authoritarianism, his military campaigns in East Timor, Aceh, and Papua.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
🌿 Big win for Indigenous rights in Indonesia!
Constitutional Court gives Indigenous communities in forest areas the right to grow their own crops without permit
✅ Traditional land use recognized
🌍 A pushback vs commercial plantations
#Indonesia #IndigenousRights
shorturl.at/pTMje
Constitutional Court gives Indigenous communities in forest areas the right to grow their own crops without permit
✅ Traditional land use recognized
🌍 A pushback vs commercial plantations
#Indonesia #IndigenousRights
shorturl.at/pTMje
Indigenous Communities' Plantations Require No Business Permits, Indonesian Top Court Rules
The indigenous communities can conduct plantation activities without a permit as long as it's not commercialized.
en.tempo.co
October 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🌿 Big win for Indigenous rights in Indonesia!
Constitutional Court gives Indigenous communities in forest areas the right to grow their own crops without permit
✅ Traditional land use recognized
🌍 A pushback vs commercial plantations
#Indonesia #IndigenousRights
shorturl.at/pTMje
Constitutional Court gives Indigenous communities in forest areas the right to grow their own crops without permit
✅ Traditional land use recognized
🌍 A pushback vs commercial plantations
#Indonesia #IndigenousRights
shorturl.at/pTMje
Solidarity with the people of Sagea 🇮🇩✊
Today, residents bravely blocked the jetty of nickel miner PT MAI, demanding justice and protection of their land and water.
We stand with #SaveSagea in defending the river, their livelihood, their culture.
#AntiTambang #WedaBay #SageaMelawan #Solidarity
Today, residents bravely blocked the jetty of nickel miner PT MAI, demanding justice and protection of their land and water.
We stand with #SaveSagea in defending the river, their livelihood, their culture.
#AntiTambang #WedaBay #SageaMelawan #Solidarity
October 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Solidarity with the people of Sagea 🇮🇩✊
Today, residents bravely blocked the jetty of nickel miner PT MAI, demanding justice and protection of their land and water.
We stand with #SaveSagea in defending the river, their livelihood, their culture.
#AntiTambang #WedaBay #SageaMelawan #Solidarity
Today, residents bravely blocked the jetty of nickel miner PT MAI, demanding justice and protection of their land and water.
We stand with #SaveSagea in defending the river, their livelihood, their culture.
#AntiTambang #WedaBay #SageaMelawan #Solidarity
🌿 Let Justice Rule 🌿
11 Environmental Defenders from Maba Sangaji are criminalised for protecting their ancestral lands from destruction by PT Position’s nickel mining. On October 16, the court will decide their faith.
We stand in solidarity with their struggle. 👊🍀👊#Bebaskan11WargaMabaSangaji
11 Environmental Defenders from Maba Sangaji are criminalised for protecting their ancestral lands from destruction by PT Position’s nickel mining. On October 16, the court will decide their faith.
We stand in solidarity with their struggle. 👊🍀👊#Bebaskan11WargaMabaSangaji
October 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🌿 Let Justice Rule 🌿
11 Environmental Defenders from Maba Sangaji are criminalised for protecting their ancestral lands from destruction by PT Position’s nickel mining. On October 16, the court will decide their faith.
We stand in solidarity with their struggle. 👊🍀👊#Bebaskan11WargaMabaSangaji
11 Environmental Defenders from Maba Sangaji are criminalised for protecting their ancestral lands from destruction by PT Position’s nickel mining. On October 16, the court will decide their faith.
We stand in solidarity with their struggle. 👊🍀👊#Bebaskan11WargaMabaSangaji
EU Parliament has spoken:
No more veggie burgers. Too confusing.
Because clearly, the real threat to European identity isn’t climate collapse or rising authoritarianism—
It’s lentils pretending to be meat.
Next up: banning almond milk for impersonating cows. 🐄🥲
No more veggie burgers. Too confusing.
Because clearly, the real threat to European identity isn’t climate collapse or rising authoritarianism—
It’s lentils pretending to be meat.
Next up: banning almond milk for impersonating cows. 🐄🥲
October 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
EU Parliament has spoken:
No more veggie burgers. Too confusing.
Because clearly, the real threat to European identity isn’t climate collapse or rising authoritarianism—
It’s lentils pretending to be meat.
Next up: banning almond milk for impersonating cows. 🐄🥲
No more veggie burgers. Too confusing.
Because clearly, the real threat to European identity isn’t climate collapse or rising authoritarianism—
It’s lentils pretending to be meat.
Next up: banning almond milk for impersonating cows. 🐄🥲
🚨Gaza and Gazans urgently need humanitarian aid. The Flotillas for Gaza is are civilian and humanitarian initiatives to support Gaza and to break the siege. They are in danger!
➡️ Email your government now to protect & support the Flotilla⛵️ app.sosha.ai/s/0T8LwVpH
➡️ Email your government now to protect & support the Flotilla⛵️ app.sosha.ai/s/0T8LwVpH
We demand protection for the Flotillas for Gaza
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October 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
🚨Gaza and Gazans urgently need humanitarian aid. The Flotillas for Gaza is are civilian and humanitarian initiatives to support Gaza and to break the siege. They are in danger!
➡️ Email your government now to protect & support the Flotilla⛵️ app.sosha.ai/s/0T8LwVpH
➡️ Email your government now to protect & support the Flotilla⛵️ app.sosha.ai/s/0T8LwVpH
Despite strong dissent, the Court ruled 5–4 against civil society’s challenge to the controversial TNI Law. Transparency, public participation, and constitutional checks were sidelined. The fight for reform in Indonesia’s security sector continues. 👊
Urgh, Indonesia's constitutional court upheld the amendments to the armed forces law that allows more military involvement in government 😖
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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September 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Despite strong dissent, the Court ruled 5–4 against civil society’s challenge to the controversial TNI Law. Transparency, public participation, and constitutional checks were sidelined. The fight for reform in Indonesia’s security sector continues. 👊
🚨ALL EYES ON INDONESIA'S DYING DEMOCRACY🚨
From the misuse of tear gas and allowing open to fure live bullets. From 'foreign henchmen' narratives to 'paid protests' narratives. From promises of respecting dissent to silencing journalists
x.com/KontraSupdat...
From the misuse of tear gas and allowing open to fure live bullets. From 'foreign henchmen' narratives to 'paid protests' narratives. From promises of respecting dissent to silencing journalists
x.com/KontraSupdat...
x.com
August 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🚨ALL EYES ON INDONESIA'S DYING DEMOCRACY🚨
From the misuse of tear gas and allowing open to fure live bullets. From 'foreign henchmen' narratives to 'paid protests' narratives. From promises of respecting dissent to silencing journalists
x.com/KontraSupdat...
From the misuse of tear gas and allowing open to fure live bullets. From 'foreign henchmen' narratives to 'paid protests' narratives. From promises of respecting dissent to silencing journalists
x.com/KontraSupdat...
Thailand is plunged into crisis after the court removed PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra over a leaked phone call. Judicial politics trumps democracy—leaving a fragile coalition and an uncertain future. Will the military make another come-back?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Thai court dismisses prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Daughter of former PM Thaksin accused of failing to protect country’s interests over leaked phone call with Cambodia’s leader
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Thailand is plunged into crisis after the court removed PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra over a leaked phone call. Judicial politics trumps democracy—leaving a fragile coalition and an uncertain future. Will the military make another come-back?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Jakarta’s streets are boiling. Protesters face police repression while people suffer layoffs and austerity, all fueled by deaf, greedy policymakers. This is a dangerous cocktail—and the people refuse to stay silent. #StopPoliceBrutality
August 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Jakarta’s streets are boiling. Protesters face police repression while people suffer layoffs and austerity, all fueled by deaf, greedy policymakers. This is a dangerous cocktail—and the people refuse to stay silent. #StopPoliceBrutality
Jakarta bleeds again. Police violence has taken the life of a delivery driver and left another injured. Crushing protests with deadly force won’t silence people’s demands for justice. Listen to the people—stop the violence! #StopPoliceBrutality www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/w...
Students Call for More Protests in Indonesia After Deadly Clash With Police
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August 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Jakarta bleeds again. Police violence has taken the life of a delivery driver and left another injured. Crushing protests with deadly force won’t silence people’s demands for justice. Listen to the people—stop the violence! #StopPoliceBrutality www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/w...
Youth anger in the streets of Jakarta: 312 people were arrested, mostly minors.
Riot police fired water cannon and teargas at stone-throwing protesters in Jakarta as anger over the lavish allowances of parliament members has fuelled public anger. Students, workers and activists demonstrated against huge monthly allowances for legislators www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Protests erupt in Indonesia over privileges for parliament members and ‘corrupt elites’
Controversy over housing allowance, which is almost 10 times minimum wage, comes amid President Prabowo Subianto’s austerity drive
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Youth anger in the streets of Jakarta: 312 people were arrested, mostly minors.
Activists have been claiming for years that large scale mining is bad for people's health. Here's another example: Obi island in Indonesia is on the brink of an environmental collapse and health crisis due to nickel mining. #TheHiddenCostofEnergy
Our partners at @thegeckoproject.org released a YouTube video on our investigation into a major supplier to the electric vehicle battery industry: youtu.be/QGOPi2AmYBc?...
The company knew for over a decade that its nickel operations in Indonesia were polluting water with a carcinogenic chemical
The company knew for over a decade that its nickel operations in Indonesia were polluting water with a carcinogenic chemical
Poisoned Water, Clean Cars: A Nickel Titan’s Toxic Secret
YouTube video by The Gecko Project
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August 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Activists have been claiming for years that large scale mining is bad for people's health. Here's another example: Obi island in Indonesia is on the brink of an environmental collapse and health crisis due to nickel mining. #TheHiddenCostofEnergy
We didn’t vote for you to be complicit in genocide. We voted for you to protect human rights. @kajakallas.bsky.social @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu — you still have time to make the right choice. #SuspendTheDeal
June 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
We didn’t vote for you to be complicit in genocide. We voted for you to protect human rights. @kajakallas.bsky.social @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu — you still have time to make the right choice. #SuspendTheDeal
After a decade of relentless struggle, the residents of Wawonii (East Indonesia)finally won a crucial chapter. On June 16, '25, they were notified about the Decree of the Minister of Forestry revoking the nickel mining permit of PT Gema Kreasi Perdana (GKP - Harita Group). #StopMiningSmalIIslands
Kemenhut Resmi Cabut IPPKH Tambang Nikel PT GKP di Pulau Wawonii - https://tekno.tempo.co/read/2018321/kemenhut-resmi-cabut-ippkh-tambang-nikel-pt-gkp-di-pulau-wawonii
Kemenhut Resmi Cabut IPPKH Tambang NikelPT GKP di Pulau Wawonii
Kemenhut menyambung putusan Mahkamah Agung yang mengabulkan kasasi warga Pulau Wawonii ihwal pencabutan IPPKH milik PT GKP.
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June 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
After a decade of relentless struggle, the residents of Wawonii (East Indonesia)finally won a crucial chapter. On June 16, '25, they were notified about the Decree of the Minister of Forestry revoking the nickel mining permit of PT Gema Kreasi Perdana (GKP - Harita Group). #StopMiningSmalIIslands
In Indonesia, violence against environmental and indigenous land defenders has become a new normal. Almost every day, clashes between citizens and security forces are occurring. The state is no longer a protector of the people, instead it got interwined with the interests of the extractive industry.
Kekerasan terhadap pembela lingkungan dan tanah adat bukan lagi anomali. Ia telah menjelma menjadi pola yang berulang. Hampir setiap hari, kita dapat suguhan bentrokan antara warga dan kekuasaan, tentang negara yang tak lagi menjadi pelindung rakyat mongabay.co.id/2025/06/16/op...
Opini: Buramnya Republik di Tanah Nikel
Indonesia hari ini, kekerasan terhadap pembela lingkungan dan tanah adat bukan lagi sebuah anomali. Ia telah menjelma menjadi pola yang berulang. Hampir setiap hari, kita dapat suguhan kabar bentrokan antara warga dan kekuasaan—tentang negara yang tak lagi menjadi pelindung rakyat–, melainkan menyatu dengan kepentingan industri ekstraktif. Salah satu episode tragis terbaru datang dari Halmahera, […]
mongabay.co.id
June 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
In Indonesia, violence against environmental and indigenous land defenders has become a new normal. Almost every day, clashes between citizens and security forces are occurring. The state is no longer a protector of the people, instead it got interwined with the interests of the extractive industry.
@11.be supports KontraS' rejection of Prabowo's statement on 'conditionally recognizing' the sovereignty of Israel. It risks legitimizing Israeli authorities while allowing its grave human rights violations to go unpunished. #Indonesia can show solidarity by endorsing the public call for a boycott
June 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
@11.be supports KontraS' rejection of Prabowo's statement on 'conditionally recognizing' the sovereignty of Israel. It risks legitimizing Israeli authorities while allowing its grave human rights violations to go unpunished. #Indonesia can show solidarity by endorsing the public call for a boycott
#Eurovision is failing. Why does it allow countries committing genocide????
May 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
#Eurovision is failing. Why does it allow countries committing genocide????
@11.be is drawing a red line for our policy makers. We have lost so much time, and way too many lives. Each second counts. The fact that the new Belgian government needed 3 months to come with a 'soft resolution' speaks a million. Act now!
May 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
@11.be is drawing a red line for our policy makers. We have lost so much time, and way too many lives. Each second counts. The fact that the new Belgian government needed 3 months to come with a 'soft resolution' speaks a million. Act now!
WANTED: Netanyahu, Duterte is waiting for you in The Hague
May 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
WANTED: Netanyahu, Duterte is waiting for you in The Hague
The EU Human Rights Réport 2024, an inconvenient truth for the European right.
Important @europarl.europa.eu report on human rights and democracy. Note defence of the ICC (➡️ Orban & De Wever), call for activation of blocking statute vs extra-territorial application of third country laws (➡️ Trump), human rights clauses in trade agreements www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
The EU must keep on defending universal democratic values and principles | News | European Parliament
On Wednesday, Parliament adopted its 2024 annual report on human rights and democracy in the world, warning against the deteriorating global human rights situation.
www.europarl.europa.eu
April 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The EU Human Rights Réport 2024, an inconvenient truth for the European right.
Indonesia, lead by Prabowo, an ex-special forces general, approves a controversial bill to extend the list of civil positions to be held by armed forces personnel. Civil organisations are warning this will further undermine democracy in the country as the military's grip on society widens.
March 20, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Indonesia, lead by Prabowo, an ex-special forces general, approves a controversial bill to extend the list of civil positions to be held by armed forces personnel. Civil organisations are warning this will further undermine democracy in the country as the military's grip on society widens.
Indonesian Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform warns: There is no need to review the 2004 TNI Law (Armed Forces) The new draft bill turns back the clock and paves the way to 'Dual Function'. Keep active TNI-officers out of civil positions!
March 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Indonesian Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform warns: There is no need to review the 2004 TNI Law (Armed Forces) The new draft bill turns back the clock and paves the way to 'Dual Function'. Keep active TNI-officers out of civil positions!
@theguardian.com forgets one important group: Philippine human rights organisations have worked tirelessly to document hundreds of the killings. They handed over their reports to the ICC, as it wasn't allowed to send it's own investigators
The senator, the priest, the forensic pathologist: the people who brought ex-president Duterte to justice
The senator, the priest, the forensic pathologist: the people who brought ex-president Duterte to justice
For years many brave Filipinos have worked tirelessly, in and out of the spotlight, to expose the horrors of the deadly campaign
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
@theguardian.com forgets one important group: Philippine human rights organisations have worked tirelessly to document hundreds of the killings. They handed over their reports to the ICC, as it wasn't allowed to send it's own investigators