Solidaridad internacionalista con Wadas

A statement by Friends of the Earth International denouncing police and military violence against the community of Wadas in Indonesia, who are protesting an andesite mining project intended to support the construction of the Bener dam.

• On February 8, 2022, approximately 250 police and military personnel entered Wadas village in the Bener district of Central Java, Indonesia, to oversee land measurements by the Purworejo Land Agency (BPN Purworejo) for a mining project. The operation resulted in violence, arbitrary arrests of at least 63 people (including 13 children), and the exclusion of legal defenders from the police station.
• The community of Wadas has protested since 2018 against an andesite mining project covering 114 hectares located about 8 kilometers northeast of the village. The project is intended to provide materials for the Bener dam. Residents oppose the project due to potential environmental impacts and the loss of productive agricultural land that serves as their primary livelihood, prevents landslides, and acts as a catchment area for 23 village springs.
• The events in Wadas are described as part of a broader pattern of police violence and criminalization of resource-related conflicts in Indonesia. Between 2021 and 2022, WALHI recorded the criminalization of at least 182 residents defending their lands. Specific incidents include a police crackdown on a women-led protest in Pasar Seluma, Bengkulu, on December 27, 2021, and a violent response to a gold mine protest in Parigi Moutong, Central Sulawesi, on February 12, 2022, which resulted in 59 arrests and one death by shooting.

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} }