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• Victims of 1965 massacres accuse Komnas HAM of lacking 'good faith' - Java Post. January 17, 2012
• PKI victims accuse Komnas HAM of delaying release of 1965 report - Tribune News. January 17, 2012

 

• Military commander's remarks condemned as return to New Order style repression - Gatra.com. February 3, 2012
• Social upheavals triggered by public distrust in the state - Survey - Kompas. February 6, 2012
• Papua problem is 'Indonesia's internal affair' - US Ambassador - Kompas. February 9, 2012
• 'Indonesia Without the FPI' action calls for end to violence - Detik News. February 14, 2012
• 'Indonesia Without the FPI' action avoids confrontation with FPI - Detik News. February 14, 2012

• 'The state is also complicit in the rape of women' - Seruu. March 4, 2012
• Women activists call on government to revoke discriminatory bylaws - Tribune News. March 4, 2012
• Government ignoring upsurge in sexual violence against women - Pelita Online. March 5, 2012
• Women activists launch sticker campaign against sexual violence - Tempo. March 6, 2012
• IWD action in Bandung calls for end to violence and discrimination - Detik Bandung. March 8, 2012
• Sexual violence against women in the workplace common - Republika. March 8, 2012
• Women activists in Yogyakarta reject unjust, oppressive capitalist system - Suara Merdeka. March 8, 2012
• Commemorating IWD, Palu police presented with 500 underpants - Detik News. March 8, 2012
• Activists say government polices, laws discriminate against women - Krjogya. March 8, 2012
• IWD protesters in Medan say capitalism curbs women's rights - Harian Orbit. March 8, 2012
• 'It's not the skirt that's mini, but your brain that's mini' - Antara News. March 8, 2012
• Protesters reject fuel price hikes, call for subsidy increases - Krjogya. March 17, 2012

• Proletarianisation of rural communities gathering pace - Kompas. April 14, 2012
• Intel in Papua operating under independent chain of command - Kompas. April 19, 2012
• 2 percent control 56 percent of Indonesia's national assets - Kompas. April 26, 2012
• New left alliance in Yogyakarta launches street petition campaign - Harian Jogya. April 28, 2012

• 13 arrested on May 1 as thousands of Papuans demand independence - Viva News. May 1, 2012
• Soldier assaulted as thousands of Papuans take to the streets on May Day - Detik News. May 1, 2012
• May Day action in Yogya slams outsourcing as 'modern form of slavery' - Detik News. May 1, 2012
• Workers in Aceh call for ratification of labour law, social security - Atjeh Post. May 1, 2012
• 100 thousand workers in Jakarta descend on State Palace for May Day - Republika. May 1, 2012
• Trade unions in Semarang reject minimum wage, outsourcing - Detik News. May 1, 2012
• Bandung trade unions call for reasonable wages, reject fuel price hikes - Detik News. May 1, 2012
• Protesting workers in Surabaya blockades governor's office - Media Indonesia. May 1, 2012
• Students and workers in Medan blockade Polonia Airport - Viva News. May 1, 2012
• Student injured after May Day action in Lampung ends in clash - Detik News. May 1, 2012
• Workers call on Balinese government to form supervisory committee - Antara News. May 1, 2012
• Activists call on government to solve Marsinah murder case - Liputan 6. May 7, 2012
• Statute of limitations on Marsinah murder case expires next year - Viva News. May 7, 2012
• 19 years after Marsinah's murder, activists demand justice - Indoleft New Service. May 10, 2012

• Student action in Yogyakarta calls for troops out of West Papua - Tribune News. June 11, 2012
• Solidarity action in Semarang demands investigation into Papua violence - Kompas. June 13, 2012
• Jakarta protest calls for concrete action to resolve conflict in Papua - Kompas. June 14, 2012
• 'Stop stigmatising all West Papuan as separatists': Activists - Seruu.com. June 15, 2012
• Jakarta protest urges independent investigation into Papua violence - Sinar Harapan. June 15, 2012
• Workers call for end to violence by security forces in West Papua - Berita Jatim. June 21, 2012

• Solidarity action in Jakarta slams police brutality in West Papua - Suara Papua. July 3, 2012
• Yogyakarta activists question police commitment in Irshad Manji attack - Kompas. July 4, 2012
• Government accused of hypocrisy over Palestine, West Papua - Soreang Online. July 5, 2012
• Corruptors, generals and activists prominent in new Gerindra leadership - Berita Satu. July 12, 2012
• The PRD Diaspora, 16 years on - Merdeka.com. July 24, 2012
• The clandestine PRD, from jungle meetings to religious camouflage - Merdeka.com. July 25, 2012
• 'Don't let human rights criminals run lead this country again' - Tribune News. July 27, 2012

• Strong economic growth not accompanied by rising living standards - Kompas. August 7, 2012
• Only the richest 20 percent benefiting from economic growth - Kompas.com. August 9, 2012
• Government does not need to acknowledge 1965 crimes: NU youth wing - Kompas.com. August 15, 2012
• NU, retired army officers reject apology for victims of 1965 killings - Kompas.com. August 15, 2012
• Papuan protesters call on US to end military ties with Indonesia - Kompas.com. August 15, 2012
• Independence Day commemoration celebrates sexual and cultural diversity - Our Voice. August 17, 2012
• NAPAS slams president's speech on West Papua as deceptive, indifferent - Cahayareformasi.com. August 18, 2012
• 127 anti-communist groups ready to fight if 1965 case goes to court - Inilah.com. August 22, 2012
• Pancasila Front opposes any follow up on 1965 rights commission report - Berita Satu. August 22, 2012
• NAPAS calls for Paniai police chief, military commander to be sacked - Kompas.com. August 23, 2012
• Protest action in Semarang calls for end to violence in West Papua - Republika.com. August 30, 2012

• Prabowo greeted by student protests at Semarang university - Detik News. September 11, 2012
• Public lecture by Prabowo interrupted by protest action - Detik News. September 11, 2012
• National strike to demand abolition of outsourcing, contract labour - Kompas.com. September 24, 2012

• Protesters condemn minister's statement blaming victims for being raped - Kompas.com. October 17, 2012
• Papuans in Manado rally in support of IPWP meeting, independence - Kompas.com. October 23, 2012
• Four injured, 11 arrested after police fire on protesters in Manokwari - Berita Satu October 23, 2012
• Labour coordination posts attacked by thugs, workers assaulted - Berita Satu October 29, 2012

• Victims say 'old forces' behind AGO's refusal to investigate 1965 killings - Voice of America. November 12, 2012
• UN human rights commissioner calls for Munir murder case to be reopened - Kompas. November 14, 2012

• Police arrest three in Jayapura during Papua Independence Day rally - Metro TV News. December 1, 2012
• Papuan students in Yogyakarta commemorate West Papuan Independence Day - Kompas.com. December 1, 2012
• Wealth gap widens as Indonesia's rich get richer - Koran Jakarta. December 11, 2012
• Papuans in Jakarta condemn killings and arrests of activists in Wamena - Tribune News. December 18, 2012
• Prabowo criticises workers for demanding higher wages - Detik. December 18, 2012
• Perpetrators of violence in Papua to be charged under anti-terrorism law - Kompas.com. December 19, 2012