A generation of resistance

East Timor’s student movement and the struggle against oppression

West Papua and Black Lives Matter

A movement seeking justice, healing, and freedom for Black people has become a powerful rallying call for Indigenous West Papuans

Artists seek assistance

Javanese traditional musicians are among the many artists and performers struggling to survive, or qualify for government payments under COVID restrictions

A house of cards?

The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the exploitation of non-formal early childhood educators 

(A history of) containment on Galang Island

Rapid construction of a COVID-19 hospital is a rare good news story for the government but the motives behind it remain unclear

Ramadan in the time of COVID-19

Muhammadiyah’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic combines Salafi legal reasoning with medical pragmatism

Java’s waste banks

Support and integrity from government and big business could protect informal waste workers

Counterfeit fashion is hot property

Indonesian youth are buying more fake fashion despite some awareness of its harmful impacts

Buried under the weight of a recycling crisis

When paper waste imports started began 20 years ago most Bangun residents sold their farms to work as waste collectors for paper mills. Now many are dependent on waste sorting

A whistleblowing culture

The assumption of the importance of financial reward has held back work to eradicate corruption in Indonesia

Natural farming in Yogyakarta

A new movement connects with nature and tradition to foster independent, environmentally aware farmers

Small island life

Remote island communities are fighting for greater autonomy and more suitable, fair development

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