Kris Vanslambrouck

11.11.11 cosigned this letter: get (US) fossil fuels out of the EU-system!

When “Illegal” Becomes State Property Last week, the government reminded us that criticism is “healthy”—even as the new penal code threatens those who practice it. This week, we are told that millions of hectares of “illegal” palm oil pla...

My new weekly Op-Ed about current affairs in Indonesia, this week, focussing on the massive confiscation of palm oil plantations.
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Wave of Intimidation Highlights Authoritarian Traits of Prabowo's Regime One hallmark of Prabowo's authoritarian tendencies, an academic notes, is the regime's intolerance of criticism.

Indonesia: Intimidation and terror against activists and academics are a direct threat to civil society and democratic accountability.
We stand with those who speak truth to power. ✊ #ProtectCivicSpace #DefendDemocracy
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Hungary officially left the EU and became the 51st state of the USA 🥹

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

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.

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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.

🌿 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
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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

🌿 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

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. 🐄🥲

We demand protection for the Flotillas for Gaza

🚨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

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. 👊

Much appreciated 🙏🏽

🚨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
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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

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?
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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

Students Call for More Protests in Indonesia After Deadly Clash With Police

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.

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

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.

@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

Hey @adb.org you can’t host a clean energy forum while funding fossil gas. Flip the switch to people-powered solutions. #ACEF2025

#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!

WANTED: Netanyahu, Duterte is waiting for you in The Hague

Why isn't he unhappy as well with the IDF constantly bombing Gaza and terrorising parts of the West Bank (this was the perfect moment to do so)

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.

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!