Politics

Two villagers from the rural fringe of Surabaya recall the most frightening night of their lives

Suspected communists who survived the killings of 1965-66 in South Sulawesi spent the next 20 years working for the military in an isolated jungle camp

Forty-five years later, survivors are telling their stories about their suffering in detention 

The mass killings of 1965-66 in Indonesia were international, not just local, events - and the US played an important role

This mini-encyclopedia explains some of the key terms pertaining to the events of 1965-66

The exhumation of mass graves from 1965-66 is a fraught and dangerous business

Many of those accused of being communists fled to South Blitar after the Surabaya crackdown, only to become the target of the Trisula Operation in 1968

When Nahdlatul Ulama members killed communists, they believed they were doing it for God

Even now, Indonesians find it difficult to face the traumatic events of the past

Personal reflections on an ongoing challenge

Meaningful dialogue about the future of Papua requires that Indonesians and Papuans honestly address the past

Reflecting on the Act of Free Choice and the integration of West Papua into Indonesia

Indonesia’s claim to sovereignty over West Papua rests upon an unsound legal basis

Packed screenings of the controversial film about the deaths of five Australian journalists in East Timor continue, despite an official ban

Indonesian labour activists are mourning the passing of a great man

Prabowo’s party has deep roots in Indonesian political mythology

The media portrays women who marry terrorists as victims, but the reality is far more complex

From the Archive

David Bourchier (ii53: Jan-Mar 1998) looks at the new generation of military leaders, after a big shakeup between July and October 1997

In South Kalimantan local politicians target TV screens with strategically-placed messages for Ramadan

Communities struggle for access while reforms run aground