The concept of defending the nation in this way has existed since before Indonesia's independence in , officials say, but they now see a need to shore up protection against "influences" that deviate from the founding principles and norms of the country with the world's largest Muslim population.
Over the last few months, the movement has gained momentum, partly in a reaction to support from President Joko Widodo for an investigation into an anti-communist purge in Historians say at least , people died in the violence that followed when suspected communists killed six generals in an attempted coup against then-president Sukarno. Successive governments have refused to apologize or accept that death toll, and Widodo's move has outraged many among the military's elite.
More than 2, members of "Bela Negara" and Islamic groups marched from a mosque to the presidential palace in Jakarta on Friday to protest against what they see as a resurgence of communism, burning hammer-and-sickle flags in the streets. Many in the march said they feared a revival of the PKI, which was one of the largest communist parties in the world before it was outlawed in Like other protesters Reuters asked, year-old Ilyas from Jakarta had never met a communist.
But he had seen signs of their return: "Many features of communism have appeared, from the perspective of culture and clothing and other areas," he said. Under the authoritarian General Suharto who took over from Sukarno, the PKI was dissolved and leftist symbols were banned. Critics believe the recent whipping-up of a "red scare" - along with condemnations of gays and other "foreign influences" - is an attempt by the army to re-militarize Indonesian society following its loss of influence in civil and political affairs with Suharto's fall from power in Officials aim to have almost training centers across the country by early , with lesson materials and funding being provided by the government and trainers coming from the military or police, Asrin said.
At the training center, a typical day starts at 5 a. Officials insist the aim is to make people better citizens, not soldiers, though Reuters saw some participants learning how to assemble a gun. In a wide variety of ways, Espacio offers the opportunity for our community to connect our lives to something deeper -to open ourselves to the transforming power of God.
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Father's posting in Beijing is over. By train to Harwich, with the ferry to Hoek van Holland, and by train to The Hague where my Aunt Maggie Fekkes lived, and my mother temporarily hired a flat; by plane to Moscow. By train to Hamburg and back via Hannover, student job at a manometer factory in Hamburg first self-earned money. This was the last time I was in Indonesia up to the year Defend masters thesis :. Doctoral student aspirant at same institute, interrupted for non-scientific reasons.
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