1965 - 1966

'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
Time bomb in Bali
A culture that suppresses conflict disguises decades-long tensions in Balinese communities
Gus Dur’s 100 days
Abdurrahman Wahid’s life deserves serious and critical reflection
Censorship makes a comeback
Recent book bannings mark a return to the repressive practices of the New Order
Driving under the New Order
The tumultuous events of 1965 thwarted Liong Tjie Tjong’s writing aspirations
The killings of 1965-66
Even now, Indonesians find it difficult to face the traumatic events of the past
Terror in Tandes
Two villagers from the rural fringe of Surabaya recall the most frightening night of their lives
Killing for God
When Nahdlatul Ulama members killed communists, they believed they were doing it for God
Hunted communists
Many of those accused of being communists fled to South Blitar after the Surabaya crackdown, only to become the target of the Trisula Operation in 1968
Sensitive truths
The exhumation of mass graves from 1965-66 is a fraught and dangerous business
Dictionary of a disaster
This mini-encyclopedia explains some of the key terms pertaining to the events of 1965-66
Accomplices in atrocity
The mass killings of 1965-66 in Indonesia were international, not just local, events - and the US played an important role
I'm still here
Forty-five years later, survivors are telling their stories about their suffering in detention 
Survival through slavery
Suspected communists who survived the killings of 1965-66 in South Sulawesi spent the next 20 years working for the military in an isolated jungle camp
The Papua dilemma
Personal reflections on an ongoing challenge