Stop à l’expulsion : solidarité avec les habitants de l’île de Rempang, Indonésie

Friends of the Earth International and WALHI condemn the violent police crackdown on September 7, 2023, on Rempang Island, where residents protested a government-led "eco-city" project. The statement highlights a pattern of non-inclusive development and criminalization of indigenous and local communities in Indonesia, citing similar conflicts in Wadas and Kulonprogo. The organizations demand the cancellation of the Rempang eco-city plan, an end to police violence, and a permanent moratorium on national strategic projects in indigenous and local territories.

• On September 7, 2023, police actions on Rempang Island to implement land measures led to violent clashes, resulting in hundreds of injuries, the use of tear gas that endangered schoolchildren, at least 20 arrests, and the incrimination of 8 residents.
• The planned "eco-city" development on Rempang Island, led by BP Batam, requires the displacement of residents who have lived in 16 traditional Melayu villages (kampong melayu tua) since 1834.
• The situation on Rempang Island is part of a broader trend of non-inclusive development and state repression in Indonesia, with similar conflicts 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 police deployment on the island, and establish a permanent moratorium on national strategic projects located in indigenous and local community territories.

APA

Prak, C. (2023). Stop à l’expulsion : solidarité avec les habitants de l’île de Rempang, Indonésie. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/fr/lile-de-rempang-indonesie-solidarite/

Chicago

Prak, Caroline. Stop à l’expulsion : solidarité avec les habitants de l’île de Rempang, Indonésie. Friends of the Earth International, 2023. https://www.foei.org/fr/lile-de-rempang-indonesie-solidarite/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{prak2023stop, author = {Prak, Caroline}, title = {{Stop à l’expulsion : solidarité avec les habitants de l’île de Rempang, Indonésie}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2023}, month = sep, url = {https://www.foei.org/fr/lile-de-rempang-indonesie-solidarite/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }