Are #DildoforIndonesia a pair of sexist pricks? Satirical candidates that once seemed refreshing have slipped into tired obscenity Read more
Remembering the gang rapes of May 1998 The stories of Seno Gumira Ajidarma have helped to counter the denial of a national trauma Read more
Review: Four perspectives on Hanung Bramantyo’s Kartini Reviewing the history behind and themes in Hanung Bramantyo's Kartini Read more
A dispensable threat LGBT rights and recognition have been under attack in the Indonesian media, for various reasons Read more
‘No more money for our needles’ HIV prevention programs lack financial support, with serious consequences Read more
Review: Women, Sexual Violence and the Indonesian Killings of 1965-66 Pohlman’s study provides sensitive and powerful testimony of the impact of this violence on women and girls Read more
The Sultan of development? Succession within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta decides who will own vast tracts of land Read more
Enduring impunity The reality for women survivors of conflict-related violence in Indonesia does not match the rhetoric Read more
Review: The Crocodile Hole Saskia Wieringa’s latest novel brings to life a dark period in Indonesia’s past Read more
Review: Power, change, and gender relations in rural Java Tickamyer and Kusujiarti’s new book is essential reading Read more
Online networking and minority rights LGBT communities use social media to organise despite threats of violence Read more
‘You’re crazy. Don’t make up things!’ Celebrity gossip shows denigrate homosexuality, but at least they talk about it Read more
Repairing the damage Safe havens and abuser counselling helping to reduce domestic violence cases in East Nusa Tenggara Read more
The winds of change Men in Pekanbaru and Makassar are slowly changing their minds about domestic violence Read more
Combating domestic violence Government and the NGO sector are working to change attitudes towards violence against women Read more
A terrible legacy Indonesian doctors have been persecuted for providing safe abortions for almost a century Read more
Not just a piece of paper The state’s requirements for marriage registration disadvantage poor rural women Read more
Modelling syariah in Aceh A conference in Banda Aceh reveals divergent opinions about what model of Islamic law Aceh should adopt Read more