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Oct 07, 2024 Last Updated 4:30 AM, Oct 7, 2024

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The fight to outlaw sexual violence in Indonesia

'Protect us from sexual violence. Pass the Sexual Violence Bill' / ANTARA FOTO/Hafidz Mubarak A

Delays to the Sexual Violence Bill have coincided with an increase in violence against women

Book review: Black Water

Book review: The journey of Australia’s first Asian language

Why so serious?

Netizens’ responses to the banning of a popular slang word raise questions about the moral character of public communication

Review Essay: Banishment and belonging

Japanese and Malay Pearl Divers / State Library of Western Australia

Essay: Seeking solace in the midst of COVID-19

Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak the book club has hosted weekly virtual meetings/ Baca Rasa Dengar

Book clubs and creative communities have headed online where they provide Jakartans with vital connections and solace during the pandemic

A 150-year old obstacle to land rights

Protestors calling for land reform, Jakarta, September 2019 / Dhemas Reviyanto / ANTARA FOTO

The Dutch colonialists adopted the concept of domein verklaring (domain declaration) to claim control over a large part of Indonesia’s land. This act lives on in modern-day Indonesia, causing conflict and poverty.

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