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IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE: In Pursuit of Justice: Arnon Nampa, Article 112 and Human Rights in Thailand Zoom Webinar Wednesday, 5 March 2025 7 am CST | 8 am EST | 8 pm ICT Registration: bit.ly/4gTghBq Speakers: Akarachai Chaimaneekarakate (TLHR) Akanit Tadi (Freedom Bridge ) Frank Munger (NYLS)

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In Indonesia, a song censorship raises concerns about freedom of expression. Artists and activists decry the alleged intimidation of punk rock band Sukatani for their song that criticizes corrupt police officers, threatening freedom of expression in the country www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...

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We need the Australian government to repeal the 'Jobs Ready Graduate' package. Who was it meant to benefit? It's hurting students.

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Hey Canberra folk. Charles is playing at Smith's Alternative this afternoon at 4pm (Sunday 23rd). Brilliant Solomon Islands artisthttps://charlesmaimarosia.com.au

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What should President Prabowo do on West Papua? Granting amnesty is a must but decriminalizing the use of the Morning Star must also be done if West Papua is to reduce tension with Indonesia www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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Major research project I've been involved in at Curtin University, 'Art of Peace', art in post conflict Timor-Leste, Bosnia and Rwanda, is hosting art exhibition and symposium in Perth, Western Australia. Symposium program, registration link, and more info: events.humanitix.com/art-of-peace....

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The United States is actually one of the least generous nations when it comes to accepting refugees, despite its wealth.

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A plan to clear 2 million hectares of forest in Indonesia's West Papua for sugarcane plantations would nearly double Indonesia’s total greenhouse gas emissions. It would worsen the global climate crisis and impact Indigenous communities news.mongabay.com/2024/12/indo...

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The academic journal paywall went up on this one but you can still read this article via the 50 free copies link for a short time. Or message me for a copy. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/NKEP7...

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A quarter of a century later, shades of ORBA (New Order) in the exhibition lock out at Jakarta's Galeri Nasional. www.ngopibareng.id/read/lukisan...

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The agriculture visa for Pacific Island nationals has been a dismal failure from the beginning, resulting in exploitation bordering on slavery and even fatalities. Head in the sand approach to P.A.L.M. visa continues ~ Dr Abul Rizvi independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

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The contortions and backflips these predators perform to convince us they don’t know about exploitative third party recruitment practices, and then they blame “most corrupt” Indonesia for what they failed to prevent at the outset. Good riddance! #Indonesia #labor

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Silencing the Messenger: Stories of 10 Journalist Attacks in Southeast Asia sheds light on the alarming rise in violence against journos across the region.This book documents 10 significant cases of physical, digital & legal attacks on media professionals in 7 SEA countries aji.or.id/data/silenci...

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I ust wrote a whole book about this, published 2024 and available in my email signature, which @ellehardy would have seen when she emailed me with an extremely niche question on WACL.

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The 49th anniversary of Indonesia's invasion of East Timor, 7 December. I speak to Talking Indonesia podcast on how Indonesian policies, including encirclement and annihilation, to destroy the East Timorese resistance led to the famine that killed tens of thousands. m.soundcloud.com/talking-indo...

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Charles Maimarosia, Solomon Island images for his song, "Hote Hote". Wonderful singer m.youtube.com/watch?v=uNE8...

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Another reason why humanities and social science scholars need to be embedded in discussions of matters of public and national interest. Engage in as many ways as possible. What we know matters. Our input matters.

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Here I am on the Talking Indonesia podcast discussing East Timor's Great Famine of 1977-79, efforts to address its legacy and why Indonesians need to know more about what happened in East Timor. indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/talking-indo...

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A gamble with martial law that didn't pay off for the unpopular South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol.

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The International Criminal Court would seek an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity over the alleged persecution of Muslim Rohingya people --a textbook example of ethnic cleansing youtu.be/jjNibQX39SU?...

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Refusing to forget the many unmarked graves throughout Indonesia, Timor-Leste wherever. Powerful writing by Dhianita Kusuma Pertiwi on my book Unmarked Graves/Makam Tanpa Nama and the graves of those fortunate/powerful enough to be buried in grand cemeteries. dhiandharti.medium.com/mengingat-ta...

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Happy to see "Socialism and International Law: The Cold War and Its Legacies," and my chapter "Socialism and Self-Determination: Lenin, International Law, and National Liberation" in the world. Many thanks to editors @historyned.bsky.social and Raluca Grosescu. academic.oup.com/book/58976

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Also sharing this here: Wai Weng and I looked at the Malaysia piece of a global trend where emancipatory language used by the left such as “decolonialisation” is increasingly channelled into right-wing authoritarian power projects. /1 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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@oralhistoryvic.bsky.social Studies in Oral History Issue #46 was launched last night at the Oral History conference in Naarm/Melbourne oralhistoryaustralia.org.au/journal/issu... Congratulations to all involved! #oralhistory #openaccess

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If you're in Melbourne and haven't seen the 'Tais, Culture and Resilience' exhibition yet, do go and see it at Trinity College, University of Melbourne, Gateway building. Ends 10 December. Great politics, stories and artistry from and about #Timor-Leste especially the Iliomar/Los Palos region.

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The former shock jock, ruthless powerbroker & alleged sexual predator has been pretty much 'untouchable' for decades... Alan Jones’ touching story ~ @michellepini.bsky.social

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Conference by day, grant application by night #academiclife

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Alessandro Portelli keynote this morning at the Oral History Australia conference in Melbourne. Sublime. Even if I was a long way down the back.

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The Press Freedom Monitoring in SEA (PFMSea) will conduct a panel discussion and a book launch 'Silencing the Messenger: Stories of 10 Journalist Attacks in SEA.' Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024 🕒 01- 04 pm (Jakarta Time) Live on Zoom & Youtube AJI Indonesia Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Just heard my @austhistassoc.bsky.social Australian Historical Association keynote address, revised & retitled, is available Open Access until the end of December: "Learning from the entangled histories of Australia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste". www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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