Politics

Structures of oppression
Indonesia needs to acknowledge that it too has a problem with racism
Women rising
Women in East Kalimantan join male-dominated ‘ormas’ to empower themselves and their community
Small island life
Remote island communities are fighting for greater autonomy and more suitable, fair development
Untreated trauma in Nduga
The plight of Papua’s internally displaced persons is not being recognised by the Indonesian government
Electoral (in)equity
More female candidates won’t mean more women in parliament
Another fork in the road for democracy?
The gap between Jokowi and Prabowo has narrowed, but the election outcome will still matter for the prospects of Indonesian democracy
Gaining the grassroots vote
The urban poor and workers unions are looking to local government to improve their lot
An inadvertent terrorist
One man’s humdrum pathway into terrorism demonstrates the need for extra care in prisons and de-radicalisation programs
A kinder, more gentle FPI?
The historically hardline defenders of Islam plan to enter the political mainstream by softening their rhetoric and abandoning hate speech
Blasphemy on the rise
As blasphemy convictions increase in this democratic era, election campaigning indicates little will change