Solidaridad internacionalista con Wadas

The statement reports on a violent police operation on February 8, 2022, in Wadas village, Central Java, where 250 security forces arrested at least 63 people, including 13 children, to facilitate land measurements for an andesite mining project supporting the Bener dam. The community has opposed the project since 2018 due to threats to productive agricultural land, water sources, and landslide prevention. The document frames this as part of a broader pattern of criminalization of environmental defenders in Indonesia, citing similar police violence in Seluma and Parigi Moutong, and calls for the cancellation of the mining permits and an end to excessive force by the Indonesian National Police.

• On February 8, 2022, approximately 250 police and military agents entered Wadas village in Central Java, Indonesia, resulting in the arbitrary arrest of at least 63 individuals, including 13 children, and the intimidation of residents in their homes and mosques.
• The conflict in Wadas began in 2018 when the government designated 114 hectares for andesite mining to support the construction of the Bener dam, despite local opposition based on the land's high economic value and its role in preventing landslides and protecting 23 village springs.
• The violence in Wadas is part of a wider trend of criminalization of land defenders in Indonesia; WALHI recorded at least 182 people criminalized between 2021 and 2022, with specific violent incidents occurring in Seluma (December 27, 2021) and Parigi Moutong (February 12, 2022), where one person was shot dead.

APA

Prak, C. (2022). Solidaridad internacionalista con Wadas. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/solidaridad-internacionalista-con-wadas-indonesia/

Chicago

Prak, Caroline. Solidaridad internacionalista con Wadas. Friends of the Earth International, 2022. https://www.foei.org/es/solidaridad-internacionalista-con-wadas-indonesia/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Prak |first1=Caroline |title=Solidaridad internacionalista con Wadas |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=9 March 2022 |url=https://www.foei.org/es/solidaridad-internacionalista-con-wadas-indonesia/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{prak2022solidaridad, author = {Prak, Caroline}, title = {{Solidaridad internacionalista con Wadas}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2022}, month = mar, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/solidaridad-internacionalista-con-wadas-indonesia/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }