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Reckinger Lemaire

Lives endangered

Three stories of people with HIV/AIDS in the central highlands of Papua show that both the government and community have a long way to go in confronting this major epidemic
More than a fatal attraction

More than a fatal attraction

Outsiders see arak consumption as a highly dangerous activity, but arak plays an important role in Balinese society
Big prison, little prison

Big prison, little prison

Stories from Papua’s political prisoners show life at the edge of freedom
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Overcrowding crisis

A disintegrating justice system is causing rampant prison overcrowding
Poets against silence

Poets against silence

Two young Solo poets believe poetry should serve the people
Candidates from left to right: Tenri Olle Yasin Limpo: Older sister of Syahrul Yasin Limpo; Akbar Danu Indarta: Nephew of Syahrul Yasin Limpo, Son of Tenri Yasin Limpo; Irman Yasin Limpo: Younger brother of Syahrul Yasin Limpo; Andi Ishak: Brother-in-law of Syahrul Yasin Limpo, Husband of Tenri Olle Limpo; Haris Yasin Limpo: Younger brother of Syahrul Yasin Limpo; Susilo MT Harahap: Brother-in-law of Syahrul Yasin Limpo, Brother of Ayunsri 'Uli' Harahap, Syahrul Yasin Limpo's wife / Michael Buehler

Married with children

The second round of direct elections for governors and district heads shows that democratisation is allowing powerful families to entrench themselves in local politics
Freeing shovelnosed ray, Bobby Anderson

No-take zones

In West Papua province’s Raja Ampat islands, a local fisheries conservation initiative is setting a global standard
Lawang Sewu, an imperial temple in modern Indonesia, Michael G. Vann

Haunted house, haunted history

Visitors to Semarang’s Lawang Sewu find competing narratives of history, memory and popular culture
Bauzi women in a health class for new and expectant mothers Bobby Anderson

Land of ghosts

Papua’s rural lowlands are being transformed by an encroaching global economy, but what happens to the people there is an open question
Everything is allowed

Everything is allowed

The generation of artists rising after Reformasi is failing to create meaning outside the art market
Herstory in art

Herstory in art

Titarubi’s art challenges masculinity in Indonesian visual arts and beyond
Coins for the KPK

Coins for the KPK

A public donation campaign shames the national legislature into supporting Indonesia’s premier anti-corruption agency
Joke of the month?

Joke of the month?

What do you get when you cross Sarah Palin and an Islamic polygamist? Meet Rhoma Irama – Indonesia’s king of dangdut
The middle of nowhere

The middle of nowhere

Highland communities in Papua are demanding access to services, but there is a limit to what can be offered in the most remote settlements

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