Human Rights

Arnold Ap and Theys Eluay
Political assassinations targeted West Papua’s culture and political identity
Torture in Papua
Human rights groups report on abuses
Rulers in their own country?
Special autonomy and Papuan aspirations have been thwarted by Jakarta and hampered by the administrative fragmentation sponsored by local politicians
Papua road map
Conflict resolution should move from a security to a justice approach
West Papua: Inside Indonesia?
This edition of Inside Indonesia marks an important anniversary, and explores the multiple faces of Indonesian Papua today
Freedom of expression
Whether Papuans support autonomy or independence, they should be allowed to speak freely
Tangguh goes onstream
BP’s massive LNG project is due to begin operations in late 2008, despite social and environmental costs
A new artistic order?
The arts scene has changed radically since 1998, but some of the old uncertainties remain
Blaming the messenger
Indonesia’s tangled public information laws are keeping the press in check
Jungle Schools
Volunteers bring alternative education to marginalised communities
The peace dividend
With no internal wars to fight, Yudhoyono can afford to reform the military
Angel sparks controversy
Journalists strike after West Java’s most famous newspaper ‘withdraws’ poem.
Radio Pikonane
Connecting Papua’s Central Highlands
Modelling syariah in Aceh
A conference in Banda Aceh reveals divergent opinions about what model of Islamic law Aceh should adopt
Politics of symbolism
Unionists express their disgust at local government’s failure to look after the interests of workers
Eight years after 1999
Displaced East Timorese children go hungry in Indonesian West Timor
Aa Gym
The rise, fall, and re-branding of a celebrity preacher