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Weekly Articles

Legislating against the supernatural

Sorcery and black magic remain serious concerns for many Indonesians  AyAres151 at flickr.com

Indonesia’s parliament is cracking down on sorcery

Cutting trees, not traditions

Farmers meeting to discuss forest certification, Merryn Lagaida

The demand for sustainable timber is colliding with the needs of Central Java farmers

An interview with Joshua Oppenheimer

Anwar Congo (right) being made up, Final Cut for Real

The filmmaker explains that The Act of Killing exposes the imagination of terror

Article Type: Interview
Arts: FilmCinema
Society: Gangsters
Timeframe: 1965-66
Human Rights: Human Rights (other)

Reviews: Flipping the national story of 1965

A researcher comforts her informant  Memori-Memori Terlarang

Recent ground-breaking publications, an internationally award-winning film and a major conference are opening up new truths about Indonesia’s past

Article Type: Reviews
Arts: FilmCinema Literature
Timeframe: 1965-66

Review: An act of manipulation?

Credit: Final Cut for Real

Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing is a bold, disturbing and ultimately unsatisfactory exploration of the place of violence in modern Indonesia

Article Type: Reviews
Arts: FilmCinema
Society: Gangsters
Timeframe: 1965-66
Human Rights: Human Rights (other)

Review: From the dark side

Jusuf Wanandi’s memoir allows glimpses into the mindset of Suharto-era officialdom

Article Type: Reviews
Politics: Politics
Timeframe: 1965-66 New Order (1967-98)

'Truth takes a while, justice even longer'

In 2012 significant new information exposed critical truths about the 1965 massacres in Indonesia, but there remain major obstacles to recovery and reconciliation

Review: When perpetrators speak

Anwar Congo (right) being made up  Final Cut For Real

Joshua Oppenheimer’s groundbreaking new film raises disturbing questions about why perpetrators of the 1965-66 mass killings still enjoy impunity for their actions

Article Type: Reviews
Politics: Military and Police
Arts: FilmCinema
Society: Gangsters
Timeframe: 1965-66
Human Rights: Human Rights (other)

Inside Indonesia: Conception and birth

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One of the founders of Inside Indonesia reflects on the origins and earliest days of the magazine