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A city without social justice

A city without social justice
Jakarta needs more green space, but not at the expense of the poor

Land, ethnicity and politics

Land, ethnicity and politics
Direct local elections have led to new developments in the struggle for land rights in East Kalimantan

Social justice by design

Social justice by design
Architect Antonio Ismael Risianto promotes planning for the urban poor

The trouble with oil palm

The trouble with oil palm
Conflicts between villagers and plantation companies in Sumatra are still unresolved

Too precious to mine

Too precious to mine
Central Java farmers refuse to get stuck in cement

Fighting over the land and forest

Fighting over the land and forest
Century-old conflicts persist in the vast tracts of Indonesia that are designated as state forest

Land titles do not equal agrarian reform

Land titles do not equal agrarian reform
Activists split with Indonesia’s government over whether land registration helps the rural poor

The right to choose

The right to choose
Indonesian activists keep fighting to have abortion decriminalised

Genocide and demographic transformation in Papua

Genocide and demographic transformation in Papua
A response to Jim Elmslie and Stuart Upton

A disaster, but not genocide

A disaster, but not genocide
Migration has caused many problems in Papua, but it is not part of a genocidal master plan

Not just another disaster

Not just another disaster
Papuan claims of genocide deserve to be taken seriously

Not just a piece of paper

Not just a piece of paper
The state’s requirements for marriage registration disadvantage poor rural women

Equal access?

Equal access?
Indonesia’s premier university needs to take action to improve facilities for disabled students

Ponari and the sorcerer's stone

Ponari and the sorcerer's stone
A little boy’s miracle-working throws light on the workings of the Indonesian state and the hunger for salvation amongst ordinary people

Seeking representation

Seeking representation
Activists in Palu remain confined to the political margins

Feeling cheated, acting apathetic

Feeling cheated, acting apathetic
Many Indonesian students face obstacles voting, but they aren’t much interested anyway

A man on a mission

A man on a mission
From the highlands of Papua to exile in England, Benny Wenda is a leader of his people

Winning a battle, losing the war

Winning a battle, losing the war
Drug users in Indonesia are made vulnerable by current drug laws

Getting an education

Getting an education
Links to Indonesian schools and universities remain strong in East Timor

Trapped in the legacy of the past

Trapped in the legacy of the past
Conflict between Timorese youth gangs and martial arts groups hark back to the Indonesian occupation

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