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Review: When perpetrators speak

Joshua Oppenheimer’s groundbreaking new film raises disturbing questions about why perpetrators of the 1965-66 mass killings still enjoy impunity for their actions
'Truth takes a while, justice even longer'

'Truth takes a while, justice even longer'

In 2012 significant new information exposed critical truths about the 1965 massacres in Indonesia, but there remain major obstacles to recovery and reconciliation
Art and the city

Art and the city

Indonesian artists are using new media to rethink urban space
What gives rise to moral outrage?

What gives rise to moral outrage?

Rather than being merely the result of religious extremism, recent cases of moral outrage point to a wide range of current political and social problems
Joke of the month?

Joke of the month?

What do you get when you cross Sarah Palin and an Islamic polygamist? Meet Rhoma Irama – Indonesia’s king of dangdut
The middle of nowhere

The middle of nowhere

Highland communities in Papua are demanding access to services, but there is a limit to what can be offered in the most remote settlements
Traveling for a cure

Traveling for a cure

Rebuilding trust in doctors will be an important part of Aceh’s post-conflict recovery
A healthcare revolution in the regions

A healthcare revolution in the regions

Regional governments around Indonesia are devising new and ambitious free healthcare schemes for their electorates, but to what end?
Medicine for a sick system

Medicine for a sick system

Healthcare in Indonesia suffers from many chronic problems that only healthier politics can cure
A new tactical toolkit

A new tactical toolkit

The labour movement successfully adopted new tactics in their campaign for social security reform
Born-again cosmopolitan

Born-again cosmopolitan

Pentecostalism and its expressive religiosity resonates with a new generation of Christians  
Living without a state

Living without a state

People in rural Papua are more interested in basic services than grand political struggles
Staying stuck

Staying stuck

Asylum seekers from the Middle East and troubled parts of Asia can languish for years in difficult circumstances in Indonesia
Back on the streets

Back on the streets

A national strike shows that workers are once again a significant force  
Selling nationalism

Selling nationalism

Indonesian television advertisements are constructing images of Indonesia by appropriating well-known nationalist themes

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