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On the struggle for press freedom

On the struggle for press freedom
Former political prisoner Eko Maryadi speaks to Nikki Edwards about his incarceration during the New Order

Life and death in immigration detention

Life and death in immigration detention
Detained asylum seekers face massive hurdles in accessing rights and protection

Poets against silence

Poets against silence
Two young Solo poets believe poetry should serve the people

Review: Power, change, and gender relations in rural Java

Review: Power, change, and gender relations in rural Java
Tickamyer and Kusujiarti’s new book is essential reading

Legislating against the supernatural

Sorcery and black magic remain serious concerns for many Indonesians AyAres151 at flickr.com
Indonesia’s parliament is cracking down on sorcery

Review: When perpetrators speak

Anwar Congo (right) being made up Final Cut For Real
Joshua Oppenheimer’s groundbreaking new film raises disturbing questions about why perpetrators of the 1965-66 mass killings still enjoy impunity for their actions

An interview with Joshua Oppenheimer

Anwar Congo (right) being made up, Final Cut for Real
The filmmaker explains that The Act of Killing exposes the imagination of terror

Review: An act of manipulation?

Credit: Final Cut for Real
Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing is a bold, disturbing and ultimately unsatisfactory exploration of the place of violence in modern Indonesia

'Truth takes a while, justice even longer'

'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

Review: The making of an Indonesian human rights lawyer

Review: The making of an Indonesian human rights lawyer
Dan Lev explains how an outsider became a national hero

What gives rise to moral outrage?

What gives rise to moral outrage?
Rather than being merely the result of religious extremism, recent cases of moral outrage point to a wide range of current political and social problems

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

Staying the executioners' guns?

Staying the executioners' guns?
There are signs that Indonesia may move towards abolition of the death penalty

Review: At the scene of the crime

Review: At the scene of the crime
Essays, reflections and poetry on East Timor, 1999-2010

A new tactical toolkit

A new tactical toolkit
The labour movement successfully adopted new tactics in their campaign for social security reform

Living without a state

Living without a state
People in rural Papua are more interested in basic services than grand political struggles

Staying stuck

Staying stuck
Asylum seekers from the Middle East and troubled parts of Asia can languish for years in difficult circumstances in Indonesia

Back on the streets

Back on the streets
A national strike shows that workers are once again a significant force  

The era of convergent media

The era of convergent media
The integration of mainstream and social media creates a more responsive news cycle

Online networking and minority rights

Online networking and minority rights
LGBT communities use social media to organise despite threats of violence

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