Politics

Indonesia’s struggle to create a culture of reading

How UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage program transformed the batik neighbourhood of Laweyan

When visitors take pictures of Indonesia, they tend to photograph Indonesia’s cultural heritage. They also often exclude people or represent them as bound by history and relics of a past era.

The end of the boom has not meant an end to the perilous impact of coal mining in East Kalimantan

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

Bandung’s civic improvement program continues after its patron is imprisoned 

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

An environmental movement is generating new forms of resistance by fusing traditional and contemporary Balinese art with social media

Aceh Singkil’s recent church burning may reflect common ways Indonesians have linked religion and region

Pohlman’s study provides sensitive and powerful testimony of the impact of this violence on women and girls

Reverend Mery Kolimon, researcher and advocate working on the 1965 killings in Eastern Indonesia, has a personal connection to this piece of history

A memoir by a former army officer offers insights into Suharto’s moves in October 1965

Australia’s role in the 1965 massacres

Kasus Rohingya mengungkap bagaimana sulitnya melawan kejahatan transnasional dalam migrasi paksa

Yogyakarta’s notorious Brajamusti elects a president

The Kasepuhan community are at the cutting edge of a movement to restore customary forest rights

Conspiracy as foreign policy

Disability rights activists have called on Jokowi to account for his pre-election promises

Labour rights have suffered under the Jokowi administration