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East Timor ten years after the referendum

East Timor ten years after the referendum
A decade on, East Timor is still linked to Indonesia

Democracy yes, accountability no?

PDIP 2009 - Indonesia's voters go to the polls on April 9
Voters have done everything they can for democracy. The same cannot be said for elites

Struggling to be young

Struggling to be young
Brotherhood among the poor urban youth of Jakarta

Obama's Indonesia question

Obama's Indonesia question
Will the US president continue unrestricted aid to Indonesia’s military?

Ahmadiyah dispute intensifies

Ahmadiyah dispute intensifies
Violence at the National Monument in Jakarta almost caused a conflict between Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah in Lamongan

Aceh on a knife's edge

Aceh on a knife's edge
There are big dangers in declaring success too soon

Beyond terrorism and martyrdom

Beyond terrorism and martyrdom
People in West Java hold diverse memories of the Darul Islam rebellion and its leader Kartosuwiryo

Keeping Bali strong?

Keeping Bali strong?
Hindu-Muslim tensions have mounted, but not to boiling point

Hubs and wires

Hubs and wires
Internet use in Indonesian NGOs is strengthening civil society

Chinese, Muslim and proud of it

Chinese, Muslim and proud of it
The Chinese Muslim community in Surabaya even has its own mosque

The tragedy of May 1998

The tragedy of May 1998
Glodok: A photo essay

In memory of martyrs

In memory of martyrs
A Chinese community constructs and preserves the memory of their loved ones, the victims of racial and political violence in Banyuwangi

Game of chance

Game of chance
Chinese Indonesians play asylum roulette in the United States

A new political animal?

A new political animal?
Chinese Indonesians search for a political role in the new Indonesia

Learning from Malaysia's mistakes

Learning from Malaysia's mistakes
Chinese Indonesians must re-enter politics in order to fully exercise their citizenship

Never Indonesian enough

Never Indonesian enough
State discrimination against the Chinese is a form of cultural violence

A common destiny

A common destiny
Challenges remain for Chinese Indonesians 10 years after reformasi

Chinese Indonesians ten years after reformasi

Chinese Indonesians ten years after reformasi
Chinese Indonesians reflect on their place in the new Indonesia

The one that got away?

The one that got away?
Muchdi’s murder trial starts falling apart

Demonstrating diversity

Demonstrating diversity
Photo-essay: Yogya’s community protests against the Pornography Bill

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