No más desalojos: Solidaridad con los pueblos de la isla de Rempang, Indonesia

The document denounces the violent repression of residents on Rempang Island who protested against a National Strategic Program to build an 'eco-city' without local consent. It highlights a pattern of non-inclusive development and criminalization of indigenous peoples and social movements in Indonesia, citing similar conflicts in Wadas and Kulonprogo. The organization demands the cancellation of the Rempang project, an end to police violence, and a permanent moratorium on national strategic projects in indigenous and local community territories.

• On September 7, police actions to measure land on Rempang Island led to violent clashes, resulting in hundreds of injuries, the arrest of at least 20 people, and the criminalization of 8 residents.
• The proposed 'eco-city' development on Rempang Island, led by BP Batam, involves the forced eviction of populations living in 16 traditional Old Melayu villages (kampong melayu tua) established in 1834.
• The conflict on Rempang Island is part of a broader pattern of non-inclusive development and police repression in Indonesia, with previous instances occurring in Wadas (due to a dam project in Bener, Central Java) and Kulonprogo (due to a new international airport in Yogyakarta).
• Friends of the Earth International and WALHI demand that the Indonesian government cancel the Rempang eco-city project, stop deploying police forces on the island, and implement a permanent moratorium on national strategic projects in indigenous and local community territories.

APA

Prak, C. (2023). No más desalojos: Solidaridad con los pueblos de la isla de Rempang, Indonesia. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/es/isla-de-rempang-indonesia-solidaridad/

Chicago

Prak, Caroline. No más desalojos: Solidaridad con los pueblos de la isla de Rempang, Indonesia. Friends of the Earth International, 2023. https://www.foei.org/es/isla-de-rempang-indonesia-solidaridad/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Prak |first1=Caroline |title=No más desalojos: Solidaridad con los pueblos de la isla de Rempang, Indonesia |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=18 September 2023 |url=https://www.foei.org/es/isla-de-rempang-indonesia-solidaridad/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{prak2023desalojos, author = {Prak, Caroline}, title = {{No más desalojos: Solidaridad con los pueblos de la isla de Rempang, Indonesia}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2023}, month = sep, url = {https://www.foei.org/es/isla-de-rempang-indonesia-solidaridad/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }