Law

Ignorance that kills
Many Indonesian women face great difficulties in accessing safe terminations of unwanted pregnancies
The biggest cock
In Jakarta’s crowded neighbourhoods, beliefs in supernatural power and invulnerability still surround the figure of the jago tough man
Review: Power politics
Jeffrey Winters’ Oligarchy is an epic work of comparative political insight but has little that is new to add to the study of Indonesia’s politics
Facebooking for reform?
Social media campaigns highlight the need for criminal law reform in Indonesia
Time bomb in Bali
A culture that suppresses conflict disguises decades-long tensions in Balinese communities
For the good of the people?
The challenges of governing ‘societal organisations’ pose difficult questions for Indonesian democracy
Art for the people
Taring Padi takes stock of a more than a decade fighting the political establishment – with art as its weapon
Some people call me Robin Hood
ELISABETH KRAMER speaks to independent anti-corruption activist Arifin Wardiyanto about his ‘extremist’ approach to fighting corruption
Cannibis plants - Michael Wolf
Inside Indonesia revisits a series of articles from its archive on the theme of the death penalty. We asked the authors of these articles to write an update to accompany their pieces  
On death row
Dozens of Acehnese drug offenders face the death penalty in Malaysia
Supporting syariah, advancing women
The life and work of an Islamic teacher in Aceh shows that the struggle for gender equality is about much more than syariah.
Resistance through memory
The victims of the Lapindo mudflow disaster continue to assert their rights to compensation
A terrible legacy
Indonesian doctors have been persecuted for providing safe abortions for almost a century
Prosperity denied
Mining is booming in East Nusa Tenggara, but where is the wealth going?
Religious Bandung
Bandung’s government opts for a religious program that matches the city’s character
God and democracy
A Christian church is asserting its democratic rights by suing the mayor of Depok
A storm in a bank vault
The much publicised ‘Bank Century’ case is unlikely to do any lasting damage to SBY