Sep 20, 2020 Last Updated 7:31 AM, Sep 18, 2020

Inside Indonesia

Law

Hot debates

Hot debates

A law on pornography still divides the community

No positive news

No positive news

People living with HIV face corruption and incompetence in the health system

Staying clean

Staying clean

Drug rehabilitation in Indonesia

Beyond the Museum

Beyond the Museum

Asmat bisj-poles gain new meaning in a Papuan refugee protest in Melbourne

Arnold Ap and Theys Eluay

Arnold Ap and Theys Eluay

Political assassinations targeted West Papua’s culture and political identity

Torture in Papua

Torture in Papua

Human rights groups report on abuses

Freedom of expression

Freedom of expression

Whether Papuans support autonomy or independence, they should be allowed to speak freely

Papua road map

Papua road map

Conflict resolution should move from a security to a justice approach

West Papua: Inside Indonesia?

West Papua: Inside Indonesia?

This edition of Inside Indonesia marks an important anniversary, and explores the multiple faces of Indonesian Papua today

The end of fasting

The end of fasting

Evolving performances at Hari Raya celebrations are a window into deeper cultural change

Writing for God

Writing for God

Piety and consumption in popular Islam

Blaming the messenger

Blaming the messenger

Indonesia’s tangled public information laws are keeping the press in check

Back to the drawing board

NGOs are having to come to terms with the demands of the governance agenda

Crime and criminality

Crime and criminality

This edition of Inside Indonesia explores the complex politics of illegality

The rise and fall of a gangster

The rise and fall of a gangster

Ethics and politics don’t mix in the world of Jakarta’s preman

Marginal and tattooed

Marginal and tattooed

A group of Jakarta punks challenges the criminal stigma attached to tattoos

Prison cum hostel?

Prison cum hostel?

A political economy of drugs thrives inside one of Indonesia’s most notorious prisons

Inside Yudhoyono's anti-corruption machine

Inside Yudhoyono's anti-corruption machine

Despite attempts to re-engineer Indonesia’s governance mechanisms, corruption remains a chronic problem

A sibling rivalry

A sibling rivalry

Since their institutional separation, the relationship between the police and the military has been troubled

Brutal lessons

Brutal lessons

A culture of violence in schools makes life tough for kids

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