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New social media as a tool for activism

New social media as a tool for activism
Indonesia is Facebooking, Twittering and blogging, but what effect is this having on campaigns for social justice? Indonesia is online. The number of Indonesians using the internet increased from two million in 2000 to over 55 million in 2012, the fourth largest number of internet users in Asia (after China, India and Japan).

Tweeting about politics

Tweeting about politics
Indonesian politicians want to raise their public profile but don’t want the criticism

Rock music and social activism on the internet

Rock music and social activism on the internet
Bali rockers Navicula find a platform for social change in online social media

Online networking and minority rights

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

Clicktivism and the real world

Clicktivism and the real world
Social media tools are only effective if they can engage people off-line

Facebooking for reform?

Facebooking for reform?
Social media campaigns highlight the need for criminal law reform in Indonesia

Time bomb in Bali

Time bomb in Bali
A culture that suppresses conflict disguises decades-long tensions in Balinese communities

For the good of the people?

For the good of the people?
The challenges of governing ‘societal organisations’ pose difficult questions for Indonesian democracy

Convenient thugs

Convenient thugs
FPI thrives when mainstream Muslim groups remain silent

High stakes

High stakes
ASRIANA KEBON speaks to Indonesian underage minors who were returned to Indonesia following age determination hearings in Darwin

‘You’re crazy. Don’t make up things!’

‘You’re crazy. Don’t make up things!’
Celebrity gossip shows denigrate homosexuality, but at least they talk about it

They are just Papuans

They are just Papuans
Recent violence shows the authorities share a disturbing mindset about the residents of Papua

A house for all Muslims?

A house for all Muslims?
The United Development Party is determined to survive as a political force

Angels and demons

Angels and demons
While a famous ‘reformer’ tries to undermine Indonesia’s local democratic institutions, the predators come to the rescue

Public works and ethnic conflict

Public works and ethnic conflict
Tarakan’s riots illustrate the risks of collusive public contracting and the continued weakness of local security responses

Some people call me Robin Hood

Some people call me Robin Hood
ELISABETH KRAMER speaks to independent anti-corruption activist Arifin Wardiyanto about his ‘extremist’ approach to fighting corruption

Stars and stereotypes

Stars and stereotypes
The big business of Indo celebrities creates illusory expectations but things may be changing

Who owns the carbon?

Who owns the carbon?
Indonesia’s carbon stores spark international attention

Front stage with the PKS

Front stage with the PKS
At its upmarket congress, Indonesia’s biggest Islamic party tried but failed to convince it has become an open and inclusive party

On death row

On death row
Dozens of Acehnese drug offenders face the death penalty in Malaysia

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