900 students in Indonesia face forced evictions...

Amnesty International has today (11 November) appealed to its supporters to write to the Indonesian authorities on behalf of an estimated 900 students who are facing imminent forced eviction from the temporary home in Jakarta where they have been living and studying.

The students of Setia Christian college could be forcibly evicted within days. In recent weeks electricity and water have been disconnected and at least 17 students are on hunger strike. It is feared they may be forced to sleep on the streets if no suitable accommodation is found.

Hundreds of these students were evacuated from the Setia college campus in 2008 after attacks from villagers and others linked to sections of the hardline Islamist group, the Islamic Defenders Front. Religious minority groups including Christians suffer from discrimination, intimidation and violence in Indonesia. Since these attacks many students have lived in very insecure conditions. This is the second time in a month that some of them have been notified that they must leave their home at short notice. More...

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