Local Politics
The middle of nowhere
Highland communities in Papua are demanding access to services, but there is a limit to what can be offered in the most remote settlements
A healthcare revolution in the regions
Regional governments around Indonesia are devising new and ambitious free healthcare schemes for their electorates, but to what end?
Living without a state
People in rural Papua are more interested in basic services than grand political struggles
Angels and demons
While a famous ‘reformer’ tries to undermine Indonesia’s local democratic institutions, the predators come to the rescue
Accomplices in atrocity
The mass killings of 1965-66 in Indonesia were international, not just local, events - and the US played an important role
Supporting syariah, advancing women
The life and work of an Islamic teacher in Aceh shows that the struggle for gender equality is about much more than syariah.
Resistance through memory
The victims of the Lapindo mudflow disaster continue to assert their rights to compensation
Stopping the flow
Lapindo Brantas’ involvement in the Surabaya Post has restricted the way journalists report on the mudflow
God and democracy
Corrupting politics
Corruption continues to shape the political landscape in Kutai Kartanegara, Indonesia’s richest district
Negotiating the past and looking to the future
Meaningful dialogue about the future of Papua requires that Indonesians and Papuans honestly address the past
Watching Balibo in Jakarta
Packed screenings of the controversial film about the deaths of five Australian journalists in East Timor continue, despite an official ban
'Selamat Berbuka Puasa'
Jusuf Wanandi’s memoir allows glimpses into the mindset of Suharto-era officialdom
Indonesia’s parliament is cracking down on sorcery
Recent ground-breaking publications, an internationally award-winning film and a major conference are opening up new truths about Indonesia’s past
The filmmaker explains that The Act of Killing exposes the imagination of terror
Joshua Oppenheimer’s groundbreaking new film raises disturbing questions about why perpetrators of the 1965-66 mass killings still enjoy impunity fo...
