Feb 23, 2019 Last Updated 4:13 AM, Feb 20, 2019

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Reclaiming Indonesian citizenship

Diega Garcia Rodriguez/ The pengibar bendera (flag raisers) group after hoisting the flag

A ‘waria’ version of the traditional flag ceremony celebrates both nationhood and diversity

Online dating apps blocked

Screenshot: A young man looks over the Grindr app interface. (Brondongmanis Channel via Youtube)

A government crackdown on dating apps is depriving LGBT Indonesians of a crucial resource

Falling through the cracks

The strict requirements of the Family Card registration system make it hard for many Indonesians to access JKN. (Credit: Clara Siagian)

The JKN or the National Health Insurance is failing Indonesia’s most vulnerable

Review: Queer Indonesians’ constant search for home and belonging

Indonesian literature is increasingly open to LGBT stories but the struggle to be heard remains

A dispensable threat

Information and Communication Ministry ordered instant messaging applications including LINE, to remove emoticons depicting same-sex intimacy

LGBT rights and recognition have been under attack in the Indonesian media, for various reasons

The Earth Dance

Matt Borden Flickr CC

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Beyond categorisation

Trans* FTM individuals can identify with many different labels - FAMM Indonesia

An Indonesian transsexual movement faces challenges from within, as well as from without

After ’98: Censorship, compromises and resistance

Official "Tolak Reklamasi" poster - http://www.forbali.org/id/

Cancellations at UWRF 2015 were just the latest example of censorship in democratic Indonesia

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An inadvertent terrorist

Feb 19, 2019 - CAMERON SUMPTER & YUSLIKHA K WARDHANI

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One man’s humdrum pathway into terrorism demonstrates the need for extra care in prisons and de-radicalisation programs

A kinder, more gentle FPI?

Feb 06, 2019 - MARK WOODWARD

Lubis described Yogya as a city beset by sin: alcohol, narcotics, free sex, prostitution, pornography and LGBT / Mark Woodward

The historically hardline defenders of Islam plan to enter the political mainstream by softening their rhetoric and abandoning hate speech

Review: Ricklefs on Islamisation

Feb 01, 2019 - RON WITTON

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Reclaiming Indonesian citizenship

Jan 30, 2019 - DIEGO GARCIA RODRIGUEZ

Diega Garcia Rodriguez/ The pengibar bendera (flag raisers) group after hoisting the flag

A ‘waria’ version of the traditional flag ceremony celebrates both nationhood and diversity

Photo essay: A protest for fair land reform

Jan 20, 2019 - FRANS ARI PRASETYO

Source/ Frans Ari Prasetyo

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