Invite: We are organising a discussion on the protests in Indonesia and Nepal, this monday 15-17 at the University of Amsterdam. Do join!
Nice: Tempo made this video summarizing our book on how cybertroops operate in Indonesia, watch it to get a quick overview! www.instagram.com/reel/DOYLWAZ...
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Simply brilliant. Bansky depicting the absurdity of how the justice system in the UK (and elsewhere) treats those protesting against the genocide.
Great piece by Edward Aspinall discussing the ongoing protests in Indonesia (and why they are likely to keep resurfacing).
www.newmandala.org/mass-protest...
www.newmandala.org/mass-protest...
Mass protest and the two worlds of Indonesian politics - New Mandala
A subculture of street protest survives beyond Jokowi
www.newmandala.org
Wat zit er achter de protesten in Indonesië? Net terug uit Jakarta sprak ik met Edwin Mooibroek over Prabowo’s problemen voor zijn Indonesië podcast.
www.indonesienieuws.nl/podcast-5/
www.indonesienieuws.nl/podcast-5/
Podcast: Wat is de oorzaak voor de massale demonstraties in Indonesië?
De afgelopen week waren er massale anti-regeringsprotesten in Indonesische steden. Er zijn verscheidene doden gevallen, alleen al in Jakarta zijn 1200 mensen opgepakt. De aanleiding voor de protesten ...
www.indonesienieuws.nl
Reposted by: Ward Berenschot
Tijdens de allesverwoestende oorlog in Gaza werden meer dan tweehonderd journalisten gedood. Zulke aantallen wijzen op een opzettelijke moordcampagne van het Israëlische leger. Dat inzicht dringt nu ook door tot westerse media.
Het valt niet meer te ontkennen: in Gaza zijn journalisten een doelwit voor het Israëlische leger.
Tijdens de allesverwoestende oorlog in Gaza werden meer dan tweehonderd journalisten gedood. Zulke aantallen wijzen op een opzettelijke moordcampagne van het Israëlische leger. Dat inzicht dringt nu…
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With the death of an Ojek driver, discontent with Indonesia’s democracy is spreading. Prabowo will need to show he is doing something about it. But what?
www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
Protesters set fire to regional council buildings in several provinces - Archipelago - The Jakarta Post
National Police Chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo said on Saturday the president ordered authorities to take firm action against protesters who violated laws.
www.thejakartapost.com
The English version of our documentary ‘Colonial Debris’ is now on Youtube! With palm oil practitioners we wrote this blog at Oxfam to highlight the links between land conflicts, palm oil and colonialism.
views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/2025/08/you-...
views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/2025/08/you-...
You can't talk about palm oil without talking about land rights - and colonialism - Views & Voices
Indonesians fighting against exploitation of their land for palm oil must confront both powerful corporate interests and an extraordinary level of state control over land that can be traced bac...
views-voices.oxfam.org.uk
In Indonesia these right often are toothless in practice, as collusion and corruption undermine the realization of these rights. That is what we tried to show in ‘Colonial Debris’.
De politieke onrust broeit al een tijd. Grote maarschappelijke onvrede over de zelfverrijking van politici.
Wat hier onder zit is een clientelistisch systeem waarin politici steeds meer geld in hun campagnes pompen en allerlei commerciele belangen dienen.
nos.nl/l/2580357
Wat hier onder zit is een clientelistisch systeem waarin politici steeds meer geld in hun campagnes pompen en allerlei commerciele belangen dienen.
nos.nl/l/2580357
Dagenlange gewelddadige protesten in Indonesië, 'dood aan de corruptie'
Wat begon uit onvrede met een hele hoge woningtoelage voor parlementsleden, is uitgemond in protesten tegen een veelvoud van zaken.
nos.nl
Happy to see Kompas report on our book on ‘cybertroops’ in Indonesia. With this research we hoped to raise awareness about how these networks buzzers operate and why you should be wary of ‘viral’ trends.
www.kompas.id/artikel/pasu...
www.kompas.id/artikel/pasu...
Pasukan Siber, Industri Bayangan yang Menggerus Demokrasi
”Buzzers” dan ”influencers” dibayar Rp 100.000 hingga puluhan juta rupiah untuk memengaruhi opini publik.
www.kompas.id
Reposted by: Ward Berenschot
Inspiring talks at our workshop in Semarang, Indonesia (@undip) on online influence operations in South East in Asia. @wardb.bsky.social @yatunsastra.bsky.social
by Ingrid Robeyns — Reposted by: Ward Berenschot
Vraag: stel, De Telegraaf lezer en iedereen die deze krant wel eens tegen komt bij de kapper, afhaaltent, etc. gaat van nu tot de verkiezingen dit soort propaganda lezen. *Is daar iets tegen te doen?*
Zijn er wel eens wetenschappers die iets insturen naar De Telegraaf om tegengas te geven?
Zijn er wel eens wetenschappers die iets insturen naar De Telegraaf om tegengas te geven?
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“People really do have various rights. They have the right not to give up their land. They have the right to receive compensation for the loss of land. Or share in the profits of the plantation. And people have a right to protest” - @wardb.bsky.social
views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/2025/08/you-...
views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/2025/08/you-...
You can't talk about palm oil without talking about land rights - and colonialism - Views & Voices
Indonesians fighting against exploitation of their land for palm oil must confront both powerful corporate interests and an extraordinary level of state control over land that can be traced bac...
views-voices.oxfam.org.uk
Now online: the English version of our documentary Colonial Debris. Together with documentary makers Watchdoc, we made this film to convey the results of our research project on land conflicts between palm oil companies and rural Indonesians.
youtu.be/aII6__-xz8g?...
youtu.be/aII6__-xz8g?...
COLONIAL DEBRIS (full movie)
YouTube video by Watchdoc Image
youtu.be
Reposted by: Ward Berenschot, Edward Aspinall
Great new special issue out in South East Asia Research on village politics in Indonesia @edwardaspinall.bsky.social @wardb.bsky.social @kitlv.bsky.social @anubellschool.bsky.social @newmandala.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/toc/rsou20/3...
South East Asia Research
Village Politics in Indonesia: Across Time and Space. Volume 33, Issue 1 of South East Asia Research
www.tandfonline.com
A open side-event at the upcoming RSPO meet in Paris on 20 may: Oxfam and Solidaridad are organising a screening of the documentary Colonial Debris, followed and panel discussion on land rights & palm oil.
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Impressive report by @fittarelli.com from CitizenLab on Thailand's IO. Nice to see that one of the "influential black accounts" that we also identified in our recent article is now exposed as belonging to the Thai state.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Nice: Jakarta Post reported on our research on oligarchization & highlights why it matters: 'Oligarchization' blocks meaningful public participation in lawmaking www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
'Oligarchization' blocks meaningful public participation in lawmaking - Academia - The Jakarta Post
Collective action that involves all stakeholders of civil society is necessary to prevent the country's encroaching descent into an oligarchy.
www.thejakartapost.com
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Zijn Amerikaanse universiteit siddert onder het offensief van Donald Trump. Maar de zorgen van socioloog Jacob Boersema zijn breder. „In Nederland zien we daar ook tekenen van.” buff.ly/OvMYfK9
Als hij naar zijn universiteit in de VS reist, zegt deze Nederlandse racisme-onderzoeker liever niet meer wat hij precies doet
Sociologie: Zijn Amerikaanse universiteit siddert onder het offensief van Donald Trump. Maar de zorgen van socioloog Jacob Boersema zijn breder. „In Nederland zien we daar ook tekenen van.”
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Inderdaad, ik was te optimistisch! Het leek erop dat rol van leger in overheid beperkt zou blijven, maar de uiteindelijke versie is heel zorgelijk
In November 2024, Indonesia went to the polls to elect its local leaders. As i analyse in this short piece, these elections reflected an ongoing centralization of power. Jakarta aka Prabowo’s regime asserted itself on local politics.
www.insideindonesia.org/the-national...
www.insideindonesia.org/the-national...
The nationalisation of regional elections - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia
A quarterly magazine on the peoples of Indonesia - cultures, politics, economy and environment
www.insideindonesia.org
NEW: Elon Musk’s X has suspended accounts of Turkish opposition groups, suppressing footage of anti-government protests.
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
So, best we share all the footage we can here!
This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.
🇹🇷 #Turkey
Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated
Is de Indonesische president Prabowo zijn populariteit nu al kwijt? Ik was te gast bij Edwin Mooibroek’s Indonesie podcast, een overzicht van de de eerste maanden van Prabowo’s presidentsschap. www.indonesienieuws.nl/podcast-4/
Podcast: Zijn de wittebroodsweken van president Prabowo al voorbij?
De Indonesische president Prabowo is nu 5 maanden aan de macht. Om zijn belofte voor gratis lunch voor alle schoolkinderen en zwangere vrouwen te kunnen betalen moet de Indonesische overheid miljarden...
www.indonesienieuws.nl
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
by Anne Applebaum — Reposted by: Ward Berenschot, Teja Tscharntke
If you missed it - this is @chrismurphyct.bsky.social describing the transfer of wealth from ordinary people to the very wealthy, happening right now
youtu.be/MXZuHf7LMZE?...
youtu.be/MXZuHf7LMZE?...
Murphy: Trump’s Billionaire Tax Cut is a Scam to Take Money From Regular People
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy
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Reposted by: Ward Berenschot
Hillary Clinton warned everyone.
Hillary Clinton warned everyone.
Hillary Clinton warned everyone.
Hillary Clinton warned everyone.
Hillary Clinton warned everyone.