Wulan K. Wardhani
@wulanluna.bsky.social
Indonesian freelance journalist. Sports and cat lover. Math trauma survivor. Coffee drinker. Former urban cyclist. Eternal fan of Iker Casillas.
*Nunca más, ni perdón, ni olvido*
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Wulan K. Wardhani
@wulanluna.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Hello! I'm an Indonesian freelance journalist based in Bekasi, Indonesia. I post in Indonesian, English, and Spanish. I have a great interest in sports, human rights, and the criminal justice system. My other interests are Latin American issues, food, movies, and books.
“I’m not anti-tourism, but at the same time we have to acknowledge that tourism has buried our history, our trauma,” said Ngurah Termana, whose grandfather was killed in the anti-leftist purges. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
On Bali, the Holiday Vibe Masks Memories of a Massacre
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“I’m not anti-tourism, but at the same time we have to acknowledge that tourism has buried our history, our trauma,” said Ngurah Termana, whose grandfather was killed in the anti-leftist purges. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
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Berawal dari inkompetensi dan korupsi
Indonesia is seeking to plug an unusually deep revenue shortfall before year-end by scrutinizing wealthy individuals and big businesses for extra tax payments.
Rich Families Face Tax Audits as Indonesia Races to Plug Deficit
Indonesia is seeking to plug an unusually deep revenue shortfall before year-end by scrutinizing wealthy individuals and big businesses for extra tax payments.
bloom.bg
December 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Berawal dari inkompetensi dan korupsi
“The fact that a Pinochet admirer won shows that the current generation has forgotten or does not know enough about the horrific crimes committed during the dictatorship,” said Katia Chornik, a research associate at Cambridge Uni’s Centre of Latin American Studies www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Chile’s far-right president taps into support for Pinochet that never went away
Experts say José Antonio Kast able to ‘reactivate a dormant Pinochetism’ and warn more education needed on ‘horrors of dictatorship’
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“The fact that a Pinochet admirer won shows that the current generation has forgotten or does not know enough about the horrific crimes committed during the dictatorship,” said Katia Chornik, a research associate at Cambridge Uni’s Centre of Latin American Studies www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Lokasi sumur panas Bumi terdekat berjarak kurang dari 1.000 m dari kebun warga. Kedekatan ini menimbulkan kekhawatiran akan dampak langsung terhadap sumber air dan keberlanjutan pertanian yang selama ini menjadi tumpuan hidup masyarakat.
magdalene.co/story/peremp...
magdalene.co/story/peremp...
Bagaimana Perempuan Sukatani Tolak Proyek Panas Bumi Gunung Gede Pangrango
Perempuan Sukatani melawan proyek panas bumi gunung Gede Pangrango karena bisa berakibat fatal pada lingkungan…...
magdalene.co
December 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Lokasi sumur panas Bumi terdekat berjarak kurang dari 1.000 m dari kebun warga. Kedekatan ini menimbulkan kekhawatiran akan dampak langsung terhadap sumber air dan keberlanjutan pertanian yang selama ini menjadi tumpuan hidup masyarakat.
magdalene.co/story/peremp...
magdalene.co/story/peremp...
Operation Condor was a secret transnational terror network that allowed repressive regimes in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay to persecute opponents living in exile. It left behind a legacy of torture, kidnappings, disappearances and murders. theconversation.com/operation-co...
Operation Condor: the secret system that terrorised exiled South American dissidents 50 years ago
Many of Operation Condor’s crimes remain shrouded in impunity and silence, 50 years after its creation.
theconversation.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Operation Condor was a secret transnational terror network that allowed repressive regimes in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay to persecute opponents living in exile. It left behind a legacy of torture, kidnappings, disappearances and murders. theconversation.com/operation-co...
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Despite intense pressure on press freedom, Turkish investigative journalists are exposing corruption, environmental disasters, & social crises.
2025's top stories include gold mine disasters (@t24.com.tr/Ortak) and EU lobbying on PFAS chemicals (The BlackSea EU).
More:
2025's top stories include gold mine disasters (@t24.com.tr/Ortak) and EU lobbying on PFAS chemicals (The BlackSea EU).
More:
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Gold Mining Disasters, Lost Refugee Boats, AI-Powered Protest Crackdowns: Best Investigative Stories from Turkey in 2025
twp.ai
December 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Despite intense pressure on press freedom, Turkish investigative journalists are exposing corruption, environmental disasters, & social crises.
2025's top stories include gold mine disasters (@t24.com.tr/Ortak) and EU lobbying on PFAS chemicals (The BlackSea EU).
More:
2025's top stories include gold mine disasters (@t24.com.tr/Ortak) and EU lobbying on PFAS chemicals (The BlackSea EU).
More:
This is the song that sparked my curiosity about the Spanish language. Many years later, I started learning Spanish. Feliz cumpleaños, querido Alejandro Sanz! Te deseo todo lo mejor! youtu.be/-pt2cfKGseM?...
Me iré
YouTube video by Alejandro Sanz - Topic
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This is the song that sparked my curiosity about the Spanish language. Many years later, I started learning Spanish. Feliz cumpleaños, querido Alejandro Sanz! Te deseo todo lo mejor! youtu.be/-pt2cfKGseM?...
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NEW INVESTIGATION:
While the Trump Administration threatens military action in Venezuela and Mexico over drug trafficking, the US has left loopholes wide open allowing traffickers to obtain private jets in the US, completely anonymously, for flying cocaine across LatAm
www.occrp.org/en/project/n...
While the Trump Administration threatens military action in Venezuela and Mexico over drug trafficking, the US has left loopholes wide open allowing traffickers to obtain private jets in the US, completely anonymously, for flying cocaine across LatAm
www.occrp.org/en/project/n...
Trail of Drug-Linked Planes Leads Back to California Seller – and U.S. Aviation Regulatory ‘Blind Spot’
OCCRP reviewed the sales of 30 planes by Lance Zane Ricotta’s companies since 2014, and found evidence that 11 of them were seized, investigated, or found abroad in suspected or confirmed drug cases. ...
www.occrp.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
NEW INVESTIGATION:
While the Trump Administration threatens military action in Venezuela and Mexico over drug trafficking, the US has left loopholes wide open allowing traffickers to obtain private jets in the US, completely anonymously, for flying cocaine across LatAm
www.occrp.org/en/project/n...
While the Trump Administration threatens military action in Venezuela and Mexico over drug trafficking, the US has left loopholes wide open allowing traffickers to obtain private jets in the US, completely anonymously, for flying cocaine across LatAm
www.occrp.org/en/project/n...
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Germany invites journalists from countries with restricted freedom of press and information to Berlin for the annual fellowship program. Apply online starting December 15th, 2025, until January 15th, 2026.
www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/fellowship-p...
www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/fellowship-p...
Call for Applications
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2026 RSF BERLIN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: EMPOWERING & PROTECTING JOURNALISTS IN THE DIGITAL FIELD Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Germany will once again invite journalists from.....
www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de
December 17, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Germany invites journalists from countries with restricted freedom of press and information to Berlin for the annual fellowship program. Apply online starting December 15th, 2025, until January 15th, 2026.
www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/fellowship-p...
www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/fellowship-p...
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I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
It’s crazy that people used to be able to just smoke cigarettes wherever they wanted
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
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The son of a Nazi party member, an admirer of the dictator Augusto Pinochet, father of 9 children and a staunch Catholic known for opposing abortion and same-sex marriage, Kast built his campaign on a promise to expel tens of thousands of undocumented migrants. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Ultra-conservative José Antonio Kast elected Chile’s next president
The son of a Nazi party member and an admirer of Pinochet, Kast built his campaign on a promise to expel tens of thousands of undocumented migrants
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The son of a Nazi party member, an admirer of the dictator Augusto Pinochet, father of 9 children and a staunch Catholic known for opposing abortion and same-sex marriage, Kast built his campaign on a promise to expel tens of thousands of undocumented migrants. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Indonesia ranks 6th in Southeast Asia (behind Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines, and Singapore) on the press freedom index. But I just realized that in the global ranking, my country ranks 127th, slightly worse than Mexico (124th), which is one of the most dangerous places for journalists.
a woman in a blue sweater is standing in front of a mirror and saying literally insane .
ALT: a woman in a blue sweater is standing in front of a mirror and saying literally insane .
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Indonesia ranks 6th in Southeast Asia (behind Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines, and Singapore) on the press freedom index. But I just realized that in the global ranking, my country ranks 127th, slightly worse than Mexico (124th), which is one of the most dangerous places for journalists.
Hundreds of human remains were found near the World Cup venue in Guadalajara. "In Jalisco, the disappeared are disappeared again. As the authorities don't want this to be known, they want to erase any trace of the disappeared,” says Jaime Aguilar. elpais.com/mexico/2025-...
La crisis de los desaparecidos de México rodea una de las sedes del Mundial
El hallazgo de al menos 500 bolsas con restos humanos en un radio de unos 15 kilómetros en torno al Estadio Akron de Guadalajara empaña la ilusión mundialista
elpais.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Hundreds of human remains were found near the World Cup venue in Guadalajara. "In Jalisco, the disappeared are disappeared again. As the authorities don't want this to be known, they want to erase any trace of the disappeared,” says Jaime Aguilar. elpais.com/mexico/2025-...
Warga dusun Kedungrong adalah contoh bagaimana kemandirian energi bisa didorong lewat usaha kolektif warga dalam membangun Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Mikro Hidro (PLTMH). magdalene.co/story/kemand...
Dari Arus Sungai ke Hidup: Kisah Kemandirian Energi Dusun Kedungrong, Kulon Progo
Dusun Kedungrong sudah tidak lagi bergantung energi listrik pada PLN. Berkat Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Mikrohidro (PLMTH) mereka bisa memilih
magdalene.co
December 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Warga dusun Kedungrong adalah contoh bagaimana kemandirian energi bisa didorong lewat usaha kolektif warga dalam membangun Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Mikro Hidro (PLTMH). magdalene.co/story/kemand...
Just finished reading this book in Indonesian (translation: "Two Decades of Impunity: The Weakness of the Law of Human Rights Court and The state’s failure in Upholding Justice)." Public International Law and human rights enthusiasts, especially Indonesian students, should read this.
December 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Just finished reading this book in Indonesian (translation: "Two Decades of Impunity: The Weakness of the Law of Human Rights Court and The state’s failure in Upholding Justice)." Public International Law and human rights enthusiasts, especially Indonesian students, should read this.
I finished reading 12 books so far this year. Well, it's not bad because last year, I read fewer books.
The majority of the books weren't bought in 2025. Some of them were given by friends in 2021 and 2024.
The majority of the books weren't bought in 2025. Some of them were given by friends in 2021 and 2024.
December 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I finished reading 12 books so far this year. Well, it's not bad because last year, I read fewer books.
The majority of the books weren't bought in 2025. Some of them were given by friends in 2021 and 2024.
The majority of the books weren't bought in 2025. Some of them were given by friends in 2021 and 2024.
En 2025 la derecha ganó en todas las elecciones presidenciales de América Latina. ¿Factores como la influencia de Donald Trump, el voto evangélico y su coordinación internacional presagian un giro de largo plazo? ¿Es solo un espejismo? www.connectas.org/analisis/202...
“Make Latam Great Again”: el año en que la región giró a la derecha
En 2025 la derecha ganó en todas las elecciones presidenciales de América Latina. ¿Factores como la influencia de Donald Trump, el voto evangélico y su coordinación internacional presagian un giro de ...
www.connectas.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
En 2025 la derecha ganó en todas las elecciones presidenciales de América Latina. ¿Factores como la influencia de Donald Trump, el voto evangélico y su coordinación internacional presagian un giro de largo plazo? ¿Es solo un espejismo? www.connectas.org/analisis/202...
The 2025 Sumatra flood is not merely due to weather factors or extreme rainfall, as the government claims. Civil society data indicates that the forest ecosystems in the three disaster-affected provinces have been damaged due to various industrial permits.
dunia-asia.org/sumatra-mega...
dunia-asia.org/sumatra-mega...
Sumatra's Man-Made Catastrophe: Flash Floods Kill 914 Amid Deforestation and Palm Oil Boom
The deadly 2025 Sumatra floods, which killed 914 people, were not just due to heavy rain but driven by deforestation and palm oil expansion. Despite government denial, affected areas remain cut off wi...
dunia-asia.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The 2025 Sumatra flood is not merely due to weather factors or extreme rainfall, as the government claims. Civil society data indicates that the forest ecosystems in the three disaster-affected provinces have been damaged due to various industrial permits.
dunia-asia.org/sumatra-mega...
dunia-asia.org/sumatra-mega...
Judge formally charged former military officer Pedro Barrientos with the crimes of aggravated kidnapping and homicide in connection with singer Víctor Jara. These acts took place during the early days of Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship. www.elciudadano.com/en/justice-f...
Justice for Víctor Jara and Littré Quiroga: Former Military Pedro Barrientos Charged With Kidnapping and Homicide
Original article: Justicia por Víctor Jara y Littré Quiroga: acusan a exmilitar Pedro Barrientos como autor de secuestro y homicidio calificado In a
www.elciudadano.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Judge formally charged former military officer Pedro Barrientos with the crimes of aggravated kidnapping and homicide in connection with singer Víctor Jara. These acts took place during the early days of Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship. www.elciudadano.com/en/justice-f...
The recent floods in Sumatra must be understood not only as a hydrometeorological phenomenon, but as a sign of ecosystem collapse
theconversation.com/sumatras-flo...
theconversation.com/sumatras-flo...
Sumatra’s flood crisis: How deforestation turned a cyclonic storm into a likely recurring tragedy
Extreme rain wasn’t the only cause of Sumatra’s deadly floods. Years of forest loss, eroded soils, and weakened watersheds turned a storm into a tragedy — one that could repeat.
theconversation.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The recent floods in Sumatra must be understood not only as a hydrometeorological phenomenon, but as a sign of ecosystem collapse
theconversation.com/sumatras-flo...
theconversation.com/sumatras-flo...
I love my Latin American friends because we have in common: we can't stop complaining about our incompetent, greedy, corrupt, and evil politicians. 🤣🤣🤣
December 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I love my Latin American friends because we have in common: we can't stop complaining about our incompetent, greedy, corrupt, and evil politicians. 🤣🤣🤣
Di tengah dominasi sejarah resmi negara yang menihilkan suara korban, upaya generasi ketiga tahanan politik 1965 untuk membabar sejarah keluarga adalah suar nyala baru. projectmultatuli.org/dhianita-men...
Dhianita Menerabas Trauma Genosida 1965 dengan Menelusuri Sejarah Keluarga
Upaya generasi ketiga tahanan politik 1965 untuk membabar sejarah keluarga adalah suar nyala baru.
projectmultatuli.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Di tengah dominasi sejarah resmi negara yang menihilkan suara korban, upaya generasi ketiga tahanan politik 1965 untuk membabar sejarah keluarga adalah suar nyala baru. projectmultatuli.org/dhianita-men...
At least 53 of the 67 media professionals killed over the past year are victims of war or criminal networks. Mexico is the second most dangerous country in the world for journalists, with nine killed. rsf.org/en/2025-dead...
2025, a deadly year for journalists: this is where hate and impunity lead
Journalists do not just die – they are killed. The number of murdered journalists has risen again, due to the criminal practices of military groups — both regular and paramilitary — and organised crim...
rsf.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
At least 53 of the 67 media professionals killed over the past year are victims of war or criminal networks. Mexico is the second most dangerous country in the world for journalists, with nine killed. rsf.org/en/2025-dead...
Negara cenderung memandang banjir sbg persoalan teknis. Padahal, banjir adl konsekuensi langsung dari keputusan politik yg mengubah ruang ekologi, mulai dari izin pembukaan hutan yg makin luas hingga proyek besar berjalan tanpa mempertimbangkan daya dukung lanskap. mongabay.co.id/2025/12/02/o...
Opini: Banjir Sumatera dan Jejak Panjang ‘Frontier’ Kapitalisme
Banjir besar dan longsor yang melanda wilayah-wilayah di Sumatera, dari Aceh, Sumatera Utara sampai Sumatera Barat, terburu-buru disebut sebagai akibat cuaca ekstrem atau anomali iklim. Padahal, kalau...
mongabay.co.id
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Negara cenderung memandang banjir sbg persoalan teknis. Padahal, banjir adl konsekuensi langsung dari keputusan politik yg mengubah ruang ekologi, mulai dari izin pembukaan hutan yg makin luas hingga proyek besar berjalan tanpa mempertimbangkan daya dukung lanskap. mongabay.co.id/2025/12/02/o...
This is atrocious!
love & solidarity to the family of Alejandro Carranza who have taken it to the Interamerican Court and received death threats from paramilitaries after they went public www.france24.com/es/minuto-a-...
La familia del pescador colombiano muerto en un bombardeo denuncia a EEUU ante la CIDH
La familia de un pescador colombiano que murió en uno de los ataques ordenados por Donald Trump en el Caribe denunció a Estados Unidos ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) y negó...
www.france24.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This is atrocious!