Category: Indonesia

Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Australia, Indonesia, Left Debates, People's Republic of China

Indonesia: Democratic Uprising Or Western Facilitated Destabilisation?

Open Letter to the Spartacist League of Australia (SL/A) Dear Comrades, We were bemused to read your supplement posted on the Red Battler section of your website, dated the 6th of November, 2025, titled: Indonesia: Where to now?  While we understand and expect there to be different analysis of significant political events amongst the various parties of the socialist left, we find ourselves on opposite … Continue reading Indonesia: Democratic Uprising Or Western Facilitated Destabilisation?

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Africa, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Nepal

Gen Z Subversion Strikes Asia and Africa

11-10-2025: In multiple nations across Asia and Africa, Gen Z (Generation Z) has had enough, and have been taking the streets risking all to forge a better future. Spontaneously taking the initiative, Gen Z youths have either forced government reversals of policies announced, wrung serious concessions from their leaders, or have actually overthrown governments and shaken the entire state. Driven by a burning desire for … Continue reading Gen Z Subversion Strikes Asia and Africa

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Indonesia, USA

Washington Fabricates Violent Sedition Across Indonesia

06-09-2025: According to mainstream media, in the last week of August, youth in Indonesia rose up against an increasingly authoritarian and militaristic government, which demonstrated its corruption by authorising a hefty parliamentary housing allowance for members of parliament. 21-year-old Affan Kurniwan, a motorcycle taxi driver, was killed after being run over by a police vehicle at a protest site. The Commission for the Disappeared and … Continue reading Washington Fabricates Violent Sedition Across Indonesia

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BRICS, climate, Indonesia

Amidst Western Decay, the 17th BRICS Summit Convenes in Rio De Janeiro

12-07-2025: In a world beset with seemingly intractable problems, the 17th Summit of the BRICS bloc in Rio De Janeiro comes as somewhat of a welcome relief. With the traditional Western colonial powers increasingly losing the preeminent position they held for 500 years, and especially the decline of the USA (United States of America) as the unipolar hegemon, a new multipolar world is rising to … Continue reading Amidst Western Decay, the 17th BRICS Summit Convenes in Rio De Janeiro

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BRICS, Indonesia, People's Republic of China

“Dark Indonesia” and Astroturfed Subversion

21-04-2025: Since February, Indonesia has been beset by protests largely led by students, so-called civil society organisations, some labour unions and K-pop fans. Protests emerged in many cities throughout the Indonesian archipelago including Jakarta, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Bandung, Solo, Semarang, Bali, Samarinda, Banjarmasin and South Sumatra. The protestors were reportedly delivering a “red report card” on the first 100 days of President Prabowo Subianto’s administration. They … Continue reading “Dark Indonesia” and Astroturfed Subversion

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BRICS, Indonesia, Iran, Left Debates, People's Republic of China, Russia

Groundbreaking BRICS Summit Marks a New Era

21-10-2024: The BRICS Summit in the Russian Tatarstan capital of Kazan from October 22 to 24[1] is set to break new ground in the advance of the bloc, and potentially marks a new era in international history. Perhaps a new name needs to be coined for the BRICS alliance, given that its membership has expanded well past the five original members of Brazil, Russia, India, … Continue reading Groundbreaking BRICS Summit Marks a New Era

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Indonesia, West Papua

Armed Papuan Separatists Hold NZ Pilot Hostage

27-02-2023: Picture this scenario. Armed fighters threaten to kill construction workers who are building a health care centre in a remote area, accessible only by plane or helicopter. The construction workers take refuge in a priest’s house to avoid being massacred. A pilot is sent on an evacuation mission and manages to rescue them. Returning with supplies, his plane is stormed by the armed fighters, … Continue reading Armed Papuan Separatists Hold NZ Pilot Hostage

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Indonesia, West Papua

West Papua: Separatists Denounce Greater Autonomy

Above: Merauke Police respond to a protest against the creation of new provinces near Kamandu Village, on the border of Papua province and Papua New Guinea. http://www.nasional.kompas.com 12-06-2022: The government of Indonesia has in recent months announced plans to create three extra provinces in the area largely known as West Papua. The three new provinces will be 1) Central Papua Province (Meepago), 2) South Papua … Continue reading West Papua: Separatists Denounce Greater Autonomy

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Independence, Indonesia, Socialism, West Papua

West Papua: Armed Separatists Wage Terror in Puncak

Above: Residents of Ilaga flee from  West Papuan armed separatists. Image from http://www.en.tempo.co 06-06-2021: Throughout April and May, armed West Papuan separatist militia rampaged through the Puncak Regency, causing mayhem and leaving a trail of blood and destruction. Ostensibly claiming to be part of a “resistance” to the “oppression” of Papuans within Indonesia, the sheer cruelty of their behaviour could well be interpreted as having … Continue reading West Papua: Armed Separatists Wage Terror in Puncak

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Coronavirus, Indonesia, Lebanon, Myanmar, People's Republic of China, Philippines, Socialism, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, West Papua

Land Forces 2021: No to War on China!

Above: Map showing US military bases encircling the People’s Republic of China (PRC) 25-04-2021: The threat of war in the Asia-Pacific looms as large as it ever has in 2021. Or should we say, the Indo Asia Pacific. The language emanates from the highest levels of Washington’s war machine, which operates a number of “Commands” in regions across the globe to maintain the US Empire. … Continue reading Land Forces 2021: No to War on China!

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