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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · 1d

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. 🐄🥲

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · 9d

🚨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

We demand protection for the Flotillas for Gaza

app.sosha.ai

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · 22d

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. 👊

Xun-ling Au 歐迅灵 🏴 @xunlingau.bsky.social · 22d

Urgh, Indonesia's constitutional court upheld the amendments to the armed forces law that allows more military involvement in government 😖

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Protesters set up Aski Kamisan umbrellas, straw hat pirate flags & a reset Indonesia banner out side the constitutional court.

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Aug 31

Much appreciated 🙏🏽

Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Aug 30

🚨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
x.com/KontraSupdat...

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Aug 29

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?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

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

www.theguardian.com

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Aug 29

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

Anisa @ayashitetsuko.bsky.social · Aug 28

Some powerful photos posted by Comrawire

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Aug 29

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...

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

www.nytimes.com

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Aug 26

Youth anger in the streets of Jakarta: 312 people were arrested, mostly minors.

Andreas Harsono @andreasharsono.bsky.social · Aug 26

Riot police fired water cannon and teargas at stone-throwing protesters in Jakarta as anger over the lavish allowances of parliament members has fuelled public anger. Students, workers and activists demonstrated against huge monthly allowances for legislators www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Protests erupt in Indonesia over privileges for parliament members and ‘corrupt elites’

Controversy over housing allowance, which is almost 10 times minimum wage, comes amid President Prabowo Subianto’s austerity drive

www.theguardian.com

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Aug 13

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

Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @occrp.org · May 7

Our partners at @thegeckoproject.org released a YouTube video on our investigation into a major supplier to the electric vehicle battery industry: youtu.be/QGOPi2AmYBc?...

The company knew for over a decade that its nickel operations in Indonesia were polluting water with a carcinogenic chemical

Poisoned Water, Clean Cars: A Nickel Titan’s Toxic Secret

YouTube video by The Gecko Project

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Jun 23

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

Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Jun 17

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

Tempo.co @tempo-poster.bsky.social · Jun 17

Kemenhut Resmi Cabut IPPKH Tambang Nikel PT GKP di Pulau Wawonii - https://tekno.tempo.co/read/2018321/kemenhut-resmi-cabut-ippkh-tambang-nikel-pt-gkp-di-pulau-wawonii

Kemenhut Resmi Cabut IPPKH Tambang NikelPT GKP di Pulau Wawonii

Kemenhut menyambung putusan Mahkamah Agung yang mengabulkan kasasi warga Pulau Wawonii ihwal pencabutan IPPKH milik PT GKP.

www.tempo.co

Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Jun 17

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.

Mongabay Indonesia @mongabayid.bsky.social · Jun 17

Kekerasan terhadap pembela lingkungan dan tanah adat bukan lagi anomali. Ia telah menjelma menjadi pola yang berulang. Hampir setiap hari, kita dapat suguhan bentrokan antara warga dan kekuasaan, tentang negara yang tak lagi menjadi pelindung rakyat mongabay.co.id/2025/06/16/op...

Opini: Buramnya Republik di Tanah Nikel

Indonesia hari ini, kekerasan terhadap pembela lingkungan dan tanah adat bukan lagi sebuah anomali. Ia telah menjelma menjadi pola yang berulang. Hampir setiap hari, kita dapat suguhan kabar bentrokan antara warga dan kekuasaan—tentang negara yang tak lagi menjadi pelindung rakyat–, melainkan menyatu dengan kepentingan industri ekstraktif. Salah satu episode tragis terbaru datang dari Halmahera, […]

mongabay.co.id

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Jun 13

@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

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Jun 4

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

Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · May 17

#Eurovision is failing. Why does it allow countries committing genocide????

11.11.11 @11.be · May 17

If genocide is not a red line, then what is? #eurovision #gaza

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · May 14

@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!

11.11.11 @11.be · May 14

Wij trokken de rode lijn over de Wetstraat. Politici, zet julie woorden over Palestina om in daden. Met sancties, wetgeving en druk op Europa.

Er is geen moment te verliezen. Trek mee de rode lijn. Deel deze video en zet druk om straffeloosheid te stoppen.

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · May 11

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

Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Apr 7

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)

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Apr 7

The EU Human Rights Réport 2024, an inconvenient truth for the European right.

Tom Jenkins @tomoljenkins.bsky.social · Apr 7

Important @europarl.europa.eu report on human rights and democracy. Note defence of the ICC (➡️ Orban & De Wever), call for activation of blocking statute vs extra-territorial application of third country laws (➡️ Trump), human rights clauses in trade agreements www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

The EU must keep on defending universal democratic values and principles | News | European Parliament

On Wednesday, Parliament adopted its 2024 annual report on human rights and democracy in the world, warning against the deteriorating global human rights situation.

www.europarl.europa.eu

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Mar 20

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.

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Mar 15

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!

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Mar 14

@theguardian.com forgets one important group: Philippine human rights organisations have worked tirelessly to document hundreds of the killings. They handed over their reports to the ICC, as it wasn't allowed to send it's own investigators

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Mar 14

The senator, the priest, the forensic pathologist: the people who brought ex-president Duterte to justice

For years many brave Filipinos have worked tirelessly, in and out of the spotlight, to expose the horrors of the deadly campaign

www.theguardian.com

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Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Mar 13

In your face, eMusk

Kris Vanslambrouck @krisvsb.bsky.social · Mar 11

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte arrested after ICC warrant. Time to stop impunity !

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