Law

Muchdi’s murder trial starts falling apart

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

A law on pornography still divides the community

People living with HIV face corruption and incompetence in the health system

Drug rehabilitation in Indonesia

Asmat bisj-poles gain new meaning in a Papuan refugee protest in Melbourne

Conflict resolution should move from a security to a justice approach

Whether Papuans support autonomy or independence, they should be allowed to speak freely

Political assassinations targeted West Papua’s culture and political identity

Human rights groups report on abuses

Evolving performances at Hari Raya celebrations are a window into deeper cultural change

Piety and consumption in popular Islam

Indonesia’s tangled public information laws are keeping the press in check

NGOs are having to come to terms with the demands of the governance agenda

Despite attempts to re-engineer Indonesia’s governance mechanisms, corruption remains a chronic problem

Since their institutional separation, the relationship between the police and the military has been troubled

This edition of Inside Indonesia explores the complex politics of illegality

A group of Jakarta punks challenges the criminal stigma attached to tattoos

Ethics and politics don’t mix in the world of Jakarta’s preman