Politics

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

Activists split with Indonesia’s government over whether land registration helps the rural poor

Jakarta needs more green space, but not at the expense of the poor

Century-old conflicts persist in the vast tracts of Indonesia that are designated as state forest

Central Java farmers refuse to get stuck in cement

Direct local elections have led to new developments in the struggle for land rights in East Kalimantan

Regional autonomy and spatial planning in Bandung benefits the elite

Architect Antonio Ismael Risianto promotes planning for the urban poor

Indonesian activists keep fighting to have abortion decriminalised

A response to Jim Elmslie and Stuart Upton

The elections were tense in Aceh but in the end helped to consolidate the peace process

This edition of Inside Indonesia examines the role of money, religion and much else in this year’s elections