Politics

Rengat, 1949 (Bagian 1)

Rengat, 1949 (Bagian 1)

Pasukan payung Belanda membunuhratusan, bahkan mungkin ribuan orang di Rengat, sebuah kota Sumatra, pada masa Revolusi Nasional Indonesia, tapi kelihatannya orang-orang di luar Rengat tidak tahu itu. 
Monumen Bambu Runcing (Bamboo Spear Monument), Surabaya Credit: Lidya Mewengkang

The forgotten killings

The slaughter of Indonesians by young nationalists has been hidden by romantic narratives of the independence struggle
The yufid.com search engine provides potential followers with a search filter limited to approved Salafi sources

Islamic cyber-activism

Yogyakartan Salafi youth are turning to social media to promote their faith 
Justice denied?

Justice denied?

The Indonesian way of confronting the past underestimates the importance of truth and justice
The pattern of a batik revival

The pattern of a batik revival

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

A dispensable threat

LGBT rights and recognition have been under attack in the Indonesian media, for various reasons
Trans* FTM individuals can identify with many different labels - FAMM Indonesia

Beyond categorisation

An Indonesian transsexual movement faces challenges from within, as well as from without
Tolak reklamasi posters set up in Bali’s villages and neighborhoods - Birgit Bräuchler

Punkrock and global protest culture

An environmental movement is generating new forms of resistance by fusing traditional and contemporary Balinese art with social media
A mosque in Sidikalang, a town in North Sumatra just across the border from Aceh Singkil - Daniel Andrew Birchok

Imagining a nation divided

Aceh Singkil’s recent church burning may reflect common ways Indonesians have linked religion and region
Rev. Mery Kolimon: ‘The Indonesian Churches did not protect the victims of 1965’ - Willem van Gent

Murdering army, silent church

Reverend Mery Kolimon, researcher and advocate working on the 1965 killings in Eastern Indonesia, has a personal connection to this piece of history
President Sukarno with PKI Secretary General DN Aidit at an anniversary celebration for the PKI, 23 May 1965 - Howard Sochurek

Testimony of a messenger

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

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