Law

Shared images of Syariah punishment are a key strategy of social control in Aceh

Constructions of political, sexual and religious others in contemporary Indonesia

Lapindo mudflow victims are drawing on ritual to battle their politically untouchable oppressor

Drug use in Indonesia has a long history

Not all users of sabu-sabu are dependant on it, but their experiences are ignored by the law

Indonesia’s ill-informed war on drugs endangers and ends lives rather than saving them

People who use drugs occupy an ambiguous position in Indonesian government rhetoric

Indonesia’s legal system is too flawed to sentence people to death

The growing support for cannabis decriminalisation in Indonesia could both help and hinder broader drug reform

Elite politics and Freeport Indonesia’s non-compliance continue to deny Timotius Kambu his owed wages

One man’s humdrum pathway into terrorism demonstrates the need for extra care in prisons and de-radicalisation programs

Indonesia’s children wrongly imprisoned in Australia still haven’t been compensated

Bootleg medicine sales are part of Indonesia’s healthcare infrastructure

For Jakarta’s most vulnerable, vertical social housing creates more problems than it solves

Indonesia’s first 'new city' may not be addressing the urban problems it was supposed to 

Mining law changes in decentralising Indonesia raises new challenges and opportunities for local communities

The Jokowi government’s policy shift contributes to pervasive regulatory ambiguity in Indonesia’s mining sector

The 2009 mining law and the community benefit in Sulawesi

Foreign investment in large-scale mining has encountered serious obstacles