Andreas Harsono
@andreasharsono
Author, Indonesia, Human Rights Watch, journalism, religious freedom and belief, freedom of expression https://www.hrw.org/asia/indonesia
Thaksin and Hun Sen are seasoned politicians, bound by a friendship spanning 33 years and by their shared dynastic ambitions, with children who were elevated to power within a year of each other in Thailand and Cambodia nytimes.com/2025/07/25/wor…
Garry Kasparov talked to @AlinejadMasih whose work for women’s rights against the Islamic Republic of Iran has led to her exile. It has not ended her fight, nor has distance made her safe—she was targeted for assassination at her Brooklyn home theatlantic.com/podcasts/archi…
The laws of war is applicable to the conflict between Cambodia and Thailand. Both parties must distinguish between combatants and civilians. Warring parties are required to take all feasible precautions to minimize harm to civilians and civilian objects hrw.org/news/2025/07/2…
Thailand and Cambodia have long disputed territory on their border—a line drawn by French occupation. But this latest violence is among the worst in years. It comes at a time of political upheaval in Thailand youtube.com/watch?v=JpUTg1…
A historian at Stanford University went down an 18-year rabbit hole in search of obsolete Chinese typewriters. But there was one he thought he’d never find: the MingKwai nytimes.com/2025/07/22/nyr…
Indonesia's support for the Palestinian cause can be traced back to foreign policy under President Sukarno (1945- 1965). President Soeharto (1967-1998) adopted a policy of deliberate ambiguity regarding Israel, buying fighter jets from Tel Aviv ifri.org/en/memos/indon…
Thai-Khmer fighting continued for a second day on Friday. Thai Interior Ministry said the death toll on their side had risen to 14 and over 100,000 people from four border provinces had been moved to nearly 300 temporary shelters youtube.com/watch?v=Q4o_hU…
Live: Mengenang kiai Imam Aziz dari @nahdlatululama diadakan di Ciputat, Jakarta, mulai dari wartawan mahasiswa @PersMaARENA Yogyakarta sampai mencoba mencari kebenaran tragedi 1965, terakhir protes "sejarah resmi" youtube.com/live/xP7fm9AqF…
The Bali provincial administration plans to ban the production of small plastic packaging, or sachet, starting in 2026 as a response to suggestions from environmentalists after banning the production of under-1-liter bottled water thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2025…
Ribuan warga di Kabupaten Puncak, Papua Tengah, mengungsi sejak dilaporkan adanya penerjunan ratusan tentara sejak Februari. Kondisi memburuk di pengungsian. Pengungsi sulit mendapat makanan dan tak memiliki akses kesehatan. Beberapa warga meninggal bbc.com/indonesia/arti…
Polisi Kalimantan Timur menduga Misrantoni, petani Dayak di Muara Kate, sbg pembunuh Russel saat jaga malam, tolak truk batubara. Namun warga merasa janggal, Misrantoni sepupu Russel, sama-sama ikut jaga malam, mungkin kambing hitam eksposkaltim.com/berita-14829-j…
In Pakistan, the blasphemy landscape shifted dramatically under General Zia‑ul‑Haq’s Islamisation campaign in the 1980s. Today accusations wield blasphemy laws not as shields for faith, but as weapons for personal gain and communal predation thefridaytimes.com/19-Jul-2025/ho…
The area around Prasat Preah Vihear along the Thai-Khmer border has been where many of the most deadly clashes have occurred in past years. In 2011, at least 20 were killed and thousands displaced near the temple as troops opened fire from both sides nytimes.com/2025/07/24/wor…
Yayasan Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Indonesia, organisasi hak asasi manusia yang berdiri pada 1970, berjuang membela hak minoritas dan marjinal serta ikut mengakhiri rezim Orde Baru. Bagaimana YLBHI tumbuh dan berkembang? bit.ly/diskusiKBB-19
Dewan Jamu Indonesia meresmikan pengurus daerah di Bali. Daerah ini praktis bisa mempertahankan praktek pengobatan tradisional dan relevan dalam praktik pengobatan modern youtube.com/watch?v=j4SF83…
Indian authorities have expelled hundreds of ethnic Bengali Muslims to Bangladesh without due process, claiming they are illegal immigrants. The authorities’ claims are unconvincing given their disregard for international human rights standards hrw.org/news/2025/07/2…
China has ramped up military and dual-use infrastructure along its border with India over the past decade. Beijing’s extensive network of roads, railways and airports in Tibet and along the Himalayas are part of a risky effort to dominate the region youtube.com/watch?v=t5U5In…
Hun Sen, ketua senat Kamboja, naik pesawat pribadi dari Phnom Penh mendarat di Seoul. Tujuannya, mungkin negara lain. Hun Sen usul agar pemerintah Thailand diganti agar bisa menyelesaikan sengketa militer di perbatasan thediplomat.com/2025/07/why-di…
Wartawan @ChannelNewsAsia mengingatkan bahwa sulit buat mendapatkan gambaran nyata dari perbatasan Thailand-Kamboja. Semua informasi harus verifikasi lebih dulu
Note: It's very difficult right now to get a clear picture of everything right now. Most news lines we're getting here are mostly from the Thai army. We're carefully checking and verifying as much as we can as well as looking at Cambodian sources. Thanks for your understanding.