Photo By: Watchdoc The fishermen of Muara Angke organized a sea ritual to express gratitude for their safety and successful fishing. The events highlight the traditional practice of Nadran, where the fishermen gathered commonly consumed dishes such as rice, vegetables, fruits, money, and a symbolic buffalo head wrapped in white cloth. Datim, the captain of…
Photo By: Watchdoc Theater and journalism are two different worlds. However, the two worlds unite in the theatrical staging of Kinrohosi and Hikayat Rejecting Reinforcements, which will be held at Erasmus Huis in early June 2023. This performance is part of the commemoration of world press freedom day organized by Project Multatuli. Kinrohosi workers are…
Photo By: Watchdoc Team On May 13, 2023, the 25th anniversary of the May 1998 Tragedy was held, which is located at Pondok Ranggon Public Cemetery, East Jakarta. The agenda for sowing flowers was carried out to commemorate the victims of the May 1998 tragedy. Pondok Ranggon Public Cemetery is the location where 1,217 bodies…
Photo By: Watchdoc Team Based on data from the Setara Institute and the International NGO Forum on Indonesia Development (INFID), Indonesia scored 3.3 regarding human rights performance on a scale of 1 to 7 in 2022. A score of 1 indicates that the protection and fulfillment of human rights are inferior. Meanwhile, a score of 7…
Photo by : Ucok “Maen Jaran” is a typical horse racing sport of Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara, where trained little jockeys are the main attractions. Children aged 5 to 12 years are used to being introduced to horses before they are five. The “Maen Jaran” tradition of horse racing entered Sumbawa during the Dutch colonial…
Photo by : Watchdoc Hundreds of masses from various regions in Indonesia who are members of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (SBMI) and a combination of eight organizations held an action to commemorate International Migrant Day on December 18, 2022. This action took place in front of the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation and Indonesian Ministry…
Malaysia is one of the countries with a significant need for Migrant Workers; in 2018, it was estimated that Malaysia employed 6.7 million people as migrant workers. The large number of migrant workers in Malaysia is needed to support sustainable development in Malaysia. Apart from that, there are few jobs in their country of origin,…
Photo by : Watchdoc May 1, 2023, is the celebration of Labor Day. Thousands of workers from various elements of labour unions staged demonstrations at various points in Jakarta. Labor Day commemoration is designated as a national holiday. The first celebration of International Labor Day in Indonesia was celebrated for the first time on May…
Photo By: Ucok The Tobelo tribe or o Hongana Manyawa (guard of the forest) is a tribe from North Halmahera. At first, the Tobelo tribe lived in the woods. They used to make ends meet by farming, hunting and gathering. Limited water sources make some of them leave the forest to live close to water sources. Most of the Tobelo tribe lives in Wangongira, Tobelo,…
Haris Azhar, executive director of Lokataru, and Fatia Maulidiyanti, coordinator of Kontras, underwent an initial hearing on the reading of the indictment Monday, April 3, 2023, for the charge of defamation against Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. This case started with Haris Azhar’s conversation with Fatia Maulidiyanti as a resource person in Haris Azhar’s YouTube content on…
