Jun 09, 2023 Last Updated 2:32 AM, May 31, 2023

Aceh

With Aceh's guerrillas

A rare visit with the Free Aceh Movement shows them confident and well organised

Aceh negotiation ups and downs

Mar 1998 - Acehnese students join anti-Suharto protests by highlighting military abuses in Aceh

Between war and peace

An insider speaks about peace negotiations on Aceh

Combat zone

Aceh is the military's stepping stone back to power

Security Disorders

Sending Troops is not Going to Solve Regional Conflicts

How to make peace

Civilians demand a part in Aceh's peace process

The life and death of Aceh's peace process

The collapse of the peace process has seen Aceh return to a cycle of violence

What is the TNI's Aceh agenda?

The TNI wants more than just the defeat of GAM

Anti-insurgency logic in Aceh

Military policy of separating civilians from guerillas generates more resistance

War of words

Journalists covering the conflict in Aceh were embedded in a fierce propaganda war

Women and syariah in Aceh

Aceh’s women find themselves between an armed conflict and Islamic law

Another East Timor?

The long-running struggle for self-determination continues in Aceh

Unwelcome guests?

Acehnese living in Indonesia face fear and misunderstanding

An Acehnese in New York

My journey: from the village to exile

In Indonesian eyes

Military-inspired nationalism hurts those who defend the Acehnese

Where did we go wrong?

A voice from Aceh’s civil society movement says it’s time for self-criticism

Building solidarity

Why is solidarity for Aceh so much weaker than for Timor?

Elusive truth

Nothing should be taken at face value in Aceh

Not a romantic movement

Those who support the Acehnese should not support GAM

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