Regions

Detained asylum seekers face massive hurdles in accessing rights and protection

A disintegrating justice system is causing rampant prison overcrowding

Two young Solo poets believe poetry should serve the people

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

In West Papua province’s Raja Ampat islands, a local fisheries conservation initiative is setting a global standard

Visitors to Semarang’s Lawang Sewu find competing narratives of history, memory and popular culture

Forest conversion in Kalimantan is a local, national and global concern

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

Indonesia’s parliament is cracking down on sorcery

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

Titarubi’s art challenges masculinity in Indonesian visual arts and beyond

Art critics welcome exhibition of edgy works on Islamic themes

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

Eben Kiksey invites the world to wake up to a crucial struggle unfolding in the Pacific

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

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

There are signs that Indonesia may move towards abolition of the death penalty

As infectious diseases spread, strategic governance becomes ever more important

Rebuilding trust in doctors will be an important part of Aceh’s post-conflict recovery