Refworld | Indonesia: 1. Please provide relevant information about Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), including its history and the development of the movement. What is the situation for GAM members or supporters now? 2. What is the Komite Peralihan Aceh (KPA)? 3. Please provide relevant information about Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI). 4. Please provide relevant information about Indonesian intelligence. For example, are they known to monitor or spy on Acehnese, including vocal anti-MoU Acehnese living in Malaysia? 5. Can Malaysian permanent residents become citizens of Malaysia? If, yes, what are the qualification requirements? 6. Is Malaysia a signatory to the Refugee Convention? 7. Is it plausible that the UNHCR in Malaysia has stopped providing such assistance to Acehnese separationists? The relevant time period is March 2010. 8. Is Singapore a signatory to the Refugee Convention? 9. How would a vocal anti-MoU Acehnese be treated by the Indonesian authorities in Aceh and other parts of Indonesia? 10. Is there evidence of Indonesian authorities targeting Indonesians including Acehnese Indonesians in Malaysia who are anti-MoU - and who are vocal and open about this position? 11. Is it plausible that the Malaysian security agencies including the police would refuse protection to Malaysian permanent residents who are at risk of serious harm (including getting killed, kidnapped, and/or assaulted) at the hands of Indonesians - including Indonesians of Acehnese background living in Malaysia or visiting Malaysia from Indonesia? 12. Can a person in Indonesia openly advocate for an independent Aceh without being at risk of harm from Indonesian authorities?

Title	Indonesia: 1. Please provide relevant information about Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), including its history and the development of the movement. What is the situation for GAM members or supporters now? 2. What is the Komite Peralihan Aceh (KPA)? 3. Please provide relevant information about Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI). 4. Please provide relevant information about Indonesian intelligence. For example, are they known to monitor or spy on Acehnese, including vocal anti-MoU Acehnese living in Malaysia? 5. Can Malaysian permanent residents become citizens of Malaysia? If, yes, what are the qualification requirements? 6. Is Malaysia a signatory to the Refugee Convention? 7. Is it plausible that the UNHCR in Malaysia has stopped providing such assistance to Acehnese separationists? The relevant time period is March 2010. 8. Is Singapore a signatory to the Refugee Convention? 9. How would a vocal anti-MoU Acehnese be treated by the Indonesian authorities in Aceh and other parts of Indonesia? 10. Is there evidence of Indonesian authorities targeting Indonesians including Acehnese Indonesians in Malaysia who are anti-MoU - and who are vocal and open about this position? 11. Is it plausible that the Malaysian security agencies including the police would refuse protection to Malaysian permanent residents who are at risk of serious harm (including getting killed, kidnapped, and/or assaulted) at the hands of Indonesians - including Indonesians of Acehnese background living in Malaysia or visiting Malaysia from Indonesia? 12. Can a person in Indonesia openly advocate for an independent Aceh without being at risk of harm from Indonesian authorities?
Publisher	Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal
Publication Date	4 March 2011
Country	Indonesia
Topics	Conflict situation \| Malays \| Political situation \| State protection
Citation / Document Symbol	IDN38201
Cite as	Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal, Indonesia: 1. Please provide relevant information about Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), including its history and the development of the movement. What is the situation for GAM members or supporters now? 2. What is the Komite Peralihan Aceh (KPA)? 3. Please provide relevant information about Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI). 4. Please provide relevant information about Indonesian intelligence. For example, are they known to monitor or spy on Acehnese, including vocal anti-MoU Acehnese living in Malaysia? 5. Can Malaysian permanent residents become citizens of Malaysia? If, yes, what are the qualification requirements? 6. Is Malaysia a signatory to the Refugee Convention? 7. Is it plausible that the UNHCR in Malaysia has stopped providing such assistance to Acehnese separationists? The relevant time period is March 2010. 8. Is Singapore a signatory to the Refugee Convention? 9. How would a vocal anti-MoU Acehnese be treated by the Indonesian authorities in Aceh and other parts of Indonesia? 10. Is there evidence of Indonesian authorities targeting Indonesians including Acehnese Indonesians in Malaysia who are anti-MoU - and who are vocal and open about this position? 11. Is it plausible that the Malaysian security agencies including the police would refuse protection to Malaysian permanent residents who are at risk of serious harm (including getting killed, kidnapped, and/or assaulted) at the hands of Indonesians - including Indonesians of Acehnese background living in Malaysia or visiting Malaysia from Indonesia? 12. Can a person in Indonesia openly advocate for an independent Aceh without being at risk of harm from Indonesian authorities?, 4 March 2011, IDN38201, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4e2eaa532.html [accessed 30 May 2023]
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