Inside Indonesia - a quarterly magazine on Indonesia and its people, culture, politics, economy and environment

Forty-five years later, survivors are telling their stories about their suffering in detention  Annie Pohlman  &nbs...

Arief Budiman reflects on Suharto and his legacy. Rahadian Permadi     Arief at home in Salatiga    ...

Amidst great enthusiasm, Megawati Sukarnoputri was elected chairperson of the small political party PDI in December 1993. But last June she was ejecte...

On 2 September 1996, the Philippines government signed an agreement with the Moro National Liberation Front that promised to end decades of violence a...

The world has long known about the East Timorese death toll. Now retired Lt-Col SUBIYANTO speaks out about Indonesian casualties. In early 1976, re...

Australia: an alternative West in Asia? Suzan Piper        Rendra in Australia        Susan Piper ...

Workers with soul take their message to the kampung Bob Muntz and Helen Pausacker Teater Abu (Diverse Workers’ Theatre) was one of many worker...

An Indonesian NGO finds injustices in unexpected places Desti Murdijana Yayasan Pikul is an Indonesian NGO based in Kupang, West Timor. It foste...

Irfan Awwas sets out his vision for Islamic law in Indonesia Imam Subkhan Editor’s note: This interview is the first of a set of three article...

Maid Halim, a communist, wants the state to admit its crimes Dave McRae In February, several weeks before Indonesia’s recent legislative elect...

Why did Nasir join the guerrillas? M Nasir, interviewed by Nug Katjasungkana Where are you from? I was born in Bali in 1975. My parents na...

Goenawan Mohamad explains to GERRY VAN KLINKEN why the independent electoral monitoring committee KIPP inspired so many volunteers to take action. ...

IRIP NEWS SERVICE speaks with a member of Dili's Catholic Commission for Education and uncovers an assassination attempt against Nobel prize winne...