At the time of the US escalation in Vietnam, Indonesia was the scene of one of the worst bloodbaths in modern history, committed under the auspices of Washington and London. Sixty years later, the archipelago is at the heart of youth revolts against the privileges of the oligarchy and corruption, in defence of a democracy dearly won back since 1998. A democracy that the current president Prabowo Subianto openly repudiates by making General Suharto, the perpetrator of the aforementioned (…)

There has been an outpouring of solidarity and condemnation by community organisations and political parties about the killing of 15 people in Bondi at a Chanukah by the Sea event on December 14. Some, such as Amnesty International, are warning against governments exploiting the tragedy to enact new anti-protest, anti-freedom-of-expression laws. The Jewish Council of Australia said: “We are horrified and shaken in the wake of the mass shooting at a Chanukah event in Bondi this evening … (…)

Socialist Alliance expresses its full solidarity with the victims and survivors of the horrific December 14 massacre at Bondi Beach on Gadigal Country. The mass shooting at a Hanukkah event targeted people of Jewish faith while at a religious festival. Antisemitism, like all forms of racism, is utterly repugnant. The Jewish community, like all those who face racism, should all be able to gather, and practice their culture, in safety. This is a further trauma for members of the Bondi (…)

The hope that once emerged among the people of Bangladesh around Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus was not merely confidence in an individual. Rather, it was the expression of a deeper yearning for a transformation of the state system, political morality, modes of governance, and the overall character of politics—in a word, a new political settlement. After years of party-centered authoritarianism, election-related violence, administrative corruption, predatory development, and democratic (…)

BANGKOK, Thaïlande (17 décembre 2025) – Le Forum asiatique pour les droits humains et le développement (FORUM-ASIA) exprime sa solidarité avec les communautés touchées par la série d'inondations dévastatrices qui ont frappé le Sri Lanka, l'Indonésie, la Thaïlande et les Philippines. Nous dénonçons les faillites politiques actuelles qui continuent de mettre en danger la vie, les droits et l'environnement des populations. FORUM-ASIA appelle les gouvernements asiatiques ainsi que les (…)

BANGKOK, Thailand (17 December 2025) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) expresses solidarity with communities affected by the series of devastating floods across Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. We denounce the ongoing policy failures that continue to put people's lives, rights, and environments at risk. FORUM-ASIA calls on governments across Asia as well as corporate actors to take immediate and concrete action to address the root causes (…)

A l'heure de l'escalade US au Vietnam, l'Indonésie fut le théâtre de l'un des pires bains de sang de l'histoire moderne, commis sous les auspices de Washington et Londres. Soixante ans plus tard, l'archipel est au cœur des révoltes de la jeunesse contre les privilèges de l'oligarchie et la corruption, en défense d'une démocratie chèrement reconquise depuis 1998. Une démocratie que renie sans fard l'actuel président Subianto qui fait du général Suharto, auteur desdits massacres, un héros (…)