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EN/TH • they/them • 20 ↑ • I draw sometimes (mostly Tales of Berseria, occasionally a little bit of OCs and other media)

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koal @ thesis@koalchicine.bsky.social · 9mo ago

life update: i was done with the thesis proposal exam last week and gonna try drawing again now that my workload's somewhat lighter but a) my dog suddenly became very ill, which led to me going home and b) becoming one of the witnesses to the worst flood my hometown's ever seen in like 50 years -

Milk Tea Alliance Calendar@mtacalendar.bsky.social · 12mo ago

We along with #MilkTeaAlliance Friends of Myanmar issue this statement on the Brutality of Policing in Indonesia. The death of a protester in unacceptable, the 600 arrested should be freed & the people allowed to protest! In Love, Rage, Sorrow & Solidarity text: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#MilkTeaAlliance Statement on the Brutality of Policing in Indonesia. Call for Solidarity with Indonesians Facing Police Violence and the Suppression of Rights. Fuck the Police. A rail station tear-gassed, Affan Kurniawan killed by being run over by an armoured car protesters attacked with water cannons, batons, and the brutality of policing. Over 600 people have been arrested. That was just on the 28th of August in Jakarta, when thousands protested against excessive government pay. Yet it is not isolated, protests in Pati a few weeks earlier faced similar police violence, as did the protests against the TNI law earlier this year. This is not okay, the violence by the police and security forces has been brutal, excessive, and indiscriminate. Moreover, journalists have been attacked and media organisations threatened. To add insult to injury, some are reporting that social media sites have been blocked in response to the protests in a failed effort to stop news of the violence by police. The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission of Jakarta province appears to have issued a warning to media outlets not to cover excessive violence and “build a peaceful atmosphere." The people of Indonesia are exercising their fundamental rights of speech and expression; their grievances against the government are legitimate, and they should be listened to, not attacked nor suppressed. The government of Prabowo, since coming to power has stepped up militarisation within the country, alongside escalating the use of force against protesters. No stranger to human rights abuses himself, it appears that he has not changed since his time in the army carrying out brutal repression in East Timor and West Papua (to where, since coming to power, he has sent thousands more troops to continue the ongoing colonial repression, land grabs, and resource extraction). We cannot ignore all of this. This widespread suppression of freedoms, the democratic backsliding, the militarisation, as well as …
Milk Tea Alliance Calendar@mtacalendar.bsky.social · 12mo ago

To Indonesian Friends. We have seen what has happened today & in recent months, your corrupted gov't setting its forces on peaceful protesters, grabbing more power, abusing people. We stand with you & will do what we can to amplify your voices & struggle. Let us know how we can help. In solidarity