Last week, the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) planned to hold a discussion meeting at their offices between survivors of the military perpetrated 1965-1967 massacres and human right activists. Unfortunately, their building on the night was surrounded by hundreds of far right activists who threw stones and bottles at people and the building. The meeting was eventually cancelled and participants were only able to safely leave much later in the early hours of the morning. Given the far right prominence during last year’s Jakarta elections for Governor, the growing strength of far right organisations is a sign of real danger to all working class activists in Indonesia.
Last week, the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) planned to hold a discussion meeting at their offices between survivors of the military perpetrated 1965-1967 massacres and human right activists. Unfortunately, their building on the night was surrounded by hundreds of far right activists who threw stones and bottles at people and the building. The meeting was eventually cancelled and participants were only able to safely leave much later in the early hours of the morning. Given the far right prominence during last year’s Jakarta elections for Governor, the growing strength of far right organisations is a sign of real danger to all working class activists in Indonesia.
