Politics

Hot debates
A law on pornography still divides the community
Demonstrating diversity
Photo-essay: Yogya’s community protests against the Pornography Bill
Giving up partisan politics?
Indonesia's biggest Muslim organizations are having second thoughts about partisan politics
Promoting pluralism
Pesantren progressives defend constitutional religious freedoms
Rulers in their own country?
Special autonomy and Papuan aspirations have been thwarted by Jakarta and hampered by the administrative fragmentation sponsored by local politicians
Papuan romance
New norms about love and marriage alter the rules for the young
Beyond the Museum
Asmat bisj-poles gain new meaning in a Papuan refugee protest in Melbourne
Tangguh goes onstream
BP’s massive LNG project is due to begin operations in late 2008, despite social and environmental costs
Arnold Ap and Theys Eluay
Political assassinations targeted West Papua’s culture and political identity
Torture in Papua
Human rights groups report on abuses
Freedom of expression
Whether Papuans support autonomy or independence, they should be allowed to speak freely
Papua road map
Conflict resolution should move from a security to a justice approach
West Papua: Inside Indonesia?
This edition of Inside Indonesia marks an important anniversary, and explores the multiple faces of Indonesian Papua today
Brothers in arms
Papuan footballers score goals against HIV.
The name game
Or, the years of living with no one to blame
Inventing Papua
Migrants from South Sulawesi have played an important role in manufacturing a Papuan identity
Writing for God
Piety and consumption in popular Islam
A new artistic order?
The arts scene has changed radically since 1998, but some of the old uncertainties remain