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The Rempang Eco City project has caused significant environmental and economic losses for local households, with annual environmental losses estimated at IDR 1.3 billion per household, far exceeding their potential income. The study highlights a discrepancy between government claims and actual household incomes, suggesting that promised economic benefits are unlikely to materialize, while noting that non-economic losses—such as cultural and social erosion—remain unquantified.

The petitioners argue that the 'ease and acceleration' of National Strategic Projects (PSN) under the Job Creation Law creates vague norms that allow for arbitrary government power, the marginalization of public participation, and the violation of constitutional rights. They claim these provisions facilitate land grabbing, the conversion of sustainable agricultural land, and the removal of legislative oversight over forest area changes, primarily benefiting private capital over public welfare. The document details specific impacts in regions such as Rempang, Merauke, and North Kalimantan, citing losses of indigenous lands, food insecurity, and environmental degradation.

The report evaluates the impact of the Rempang Eco City project, a National Strategic Project (PSN) intended for solar panel and alumina industries. Through economic valuation, the study finds that the average household income on Rempang Island is IDR 32.77 million per month, contradicting government claims of IDR 3 million. The research estimates that the project causes environmental losses of approximately Rp109 million per household per month, driven by the destruction of mangrove ecosystems, loss of livelihoods in fisheries and agriculture, and forced relocation. The document criticizes the project's Environmental Impact Assessment (AMDAL) for lacking community participation and transparency, and recommends the complete cancellation of the project to ensure socio-ecological justice.

The document reports on a series of protests in Indonesia during August 2025, where tens of thousands of workers and students demanded wage increases, labor law reforms, and an end to mass layoffs. It details severe police brutality, including the death of Affan Kurniawan, mass arrests, and torture. The statement argues that these actions reflect a systemic pattern of repression and calls for the Indonesian government to end police violence, investigate abuses, and ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances (ICPPED).

The report highlights the risks faced by human rights defenders (HRDs) in Indonesia, using the Rempang Eco-City project as a case study. It details how residents of Rempang Island, including Indigenous seafarers, have faced violence, intimidation, and judicial harassment from government and private security forces while protesting a proposed USD11.6 billion glass and solar panel factory. The document notes that despite the goals of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JET-P) to decarbonise Indonesia's economy, projects like the Rempang Eco-City—which would rely on coal power—have led to evictions and physical attacks on community members.

The report examines the Rempang Eco City project, a National Strategic Project (PSN) in Indonesia's Riau Islands, which is promoted as a green industrial zone for solar panel glass manufacturing. It argues that the project, linked to the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) framework, has resulted in forced evictions, human rights violations, and the marginalization of indigenous Malay, Orang Laut, and Orang Darat communities. The analysis reveals a lack of transparency in the PSN designation process and suggests that the project is driven by a network of global and local elites, specifically citing the involvement of Xinyi Group and the use of shell companies in the British Virgin Islands to obscure beneficial ownership. The report concludes that the transition to green energy is being used as a cover for land grabbing and corruption, calling for the recognition of customary land rights and a re-evaluation of JETP's social justice criteria.

The report examines the Rempang Eco City project, a National Strategic Project (PSN) in Indonesia's Riau Islands, which is promoted as a green industrial zone for solar panel glass production. It argues that the project contradicts the principles of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) by causing forced evictions, human rights abuses, and social conflict among indigenous Malay, Orang Laut, and Orang Darat communities. The analysis reveals that the project's primary investor, Xinyi Group, plans to use a 2 GW coal-fired power plant, undermining its 'green' label. Furthermore, the report alleges systemic corruption and a lack of transparency, identifying PT Makmur Elok Graha (PT MEG) as the concession holder and tracing its ownership through shell companies in the British Virgin Islands to hide the beneficial ownership of figures like Tomy Winata. The document concludes that the project prioritizes elite profit and foreign investment over the rights and basic needs of local residents, who continue to face electricity shortages while the region is developed for energy exports to Singapore.

The document analyzes the legal and social conflicts surrounding the Rempang Eco-City project in Batam, arguing that the Indonesian government has prioritized foreign investment and capital growth over the rights of indigenous communities. It details a complex history of land management through the BP Batam authority, the classification of ancestral lands as state forests or hunting parks to facilitate land seizure, and alleged irregularities in the project's planning and ownership, noting that the 'eco-city' designation does not appear in regional or national spatial plans.

Between 2018 and 2024, 341 land and environmental defenders were detained across 344 incidents in the Philippines, Indonesia, India, and Vietnam. The report details how legal systems are weaponised through trumped-up charges, anti-terrorism laws, and defamation statutes to protect corporate interests in agribusiness and mining. Key tactics include 'red-tagging' in the Philippines, the use of 'National Strategic Projects' in Indonesia, and the application of vague penal codes in Vietnam.

The report alleges that government officials pushing for the Rempang Eco City project—specifically the establishment of a Xinyi Glass solar panel factory—may have business affiliations with solar power plant (PLTS) projects in Batam. It argues that these two PSNs form a business ecosystem where officials' affiliated companies would be potential buyers of the panels produced in Rempang. Additionally, the report claims that PT MEG, a manager of Rempang Eco City, is likely a shell company linked to a tax haven in the British Virgin Islands. The document also notes human rights violations and community resistance, including the use of tear gas against children during protests on September 7, 2023.

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.

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.

The document expresses solidarity with the people of Rempang Island, Indonesia, following violent clashes on 7 September 2023. These clashes occurred when police attempted to take land measurements for a National Strategic Program to build an 'Eco-City' without local consent. The statement highlights a pattern of non-inclusive development and repression in Indonesia, citing previous conflicts in Wadas village and Kulonprogo. It demands that the Indonesian government cancel the Eco-City project, stop the criminalisation of local communities, and implement a moratorium on national strategic projects in Indigenous and local territories.

A civil society coalition denounces the use of tear gas by Indonesian police against residents and students in Rempang during the implementation of the Rempang Eco-City project. The statement highlights a pattern of police violence and alleges financial irregularities in the procurement of tear gas munitions, which cost Rp 2.01 trillion between 2013 and 2022. The coalition demands that President Joko Widodo order the National Police Chief to stop violent crowd control and halt further tear gas purchases pending a governance evaluation.

The report documents violence by joint security forces (Polri, TNI, Satpol PP, and BP Batam) against residents of Pulau Rempang during land marking activities for the Rempang Eco-city project. It identifies excessive use of force, including tear gas fired near schools, arbitrary arrests, and the creation of a climate of fear through military-style checkpoints. The authors argue that the project, designated as a National Strategic Project (PSN), prioritizes capital interests over the rights of indigenous Malay communities, leading to systemic human rights violations.

The report provides an economic valuation of the environmental and social losses resulting from the Rempang Eco City project on Pulau Rempang. It finds that the average monthly income of local households (Rp32.77 million) is significantly higher than government claims (Rp3 million), and that the projected environmental losses per household (Rp109 million per month) are more than three times their income. The document criticizes the project's 'green economy' narrative, highlighting the destruction of mangroves, loss of traditional livelihoods in fisheries and agriculture, and the marginalization of indigenous communities through forced relocation and criminalization.