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Indonesia

Pramoedya’s Message to the Youth of Indonesia

Indonesia's most important writer tells the youth to take control of the nation's future.

Technology and transformed governance in Indonesia

Opening government through open communication channels.

To kill Papuan youth

Unsolved murders and the role of security forces in Indonesia's troubled region.

The dangerous ideology behind Bela Negara

Indonesia's military marches the country down a perilous path.

Two sides of the same coin

Public service in a patron-client government.

A matter of principles

Pancagila’s ‘five crazy principles’ and a rising challenge for Indonesia’s ideology.

Living in limbo

The forgotten refugees of Indonesia.

A new leaf for land rights?

Seeing the forest for the trees when it comes to indigenous rights in Indonesia.

Indonesia and ‘transparent sex’

How the fight against LGBT has become a fight against feminism.

Justice by numbers

The rising spectre of vigilantism in Indonesia.

Tough year for human rights in Southeast Asia

2016 was not a good year for the region's civil liberties, writes Bridget Welsh.

Treasure Island meets Lord of the Flies: rediscovering the Batavia shipwreck

Visiting the site of Australia's most famous shipwreck

The criminalisation of LGBT people in Indonesia

How sensationalism is driving the campaign against LGBT rights.

Bolstering injustice

Wiranto worsens West Papua’s prospects.

Sulphur and sacrifice: Indonesia’s Yadnya Kasada Festival

Mount Bromo shows its darker side at this haunting Hindu festival.

Defending Islam and reclaiming diversity

On the ground insights from the anti-Ahok rallies

Explaining the mass anti-Ahok rally turnouts

How recent protests attracted hundreds of thousands.

Jokowi’s calculated soft approach to Jakarta’s radicals

Why the Jokowi administration’s handling of the Ahok case deserves credit.

Marvelling at Indonesian democracy in Myanmar

Why bold reforms are critical for success.

Has Jokowi handed a strategic victory to radicals?

How political Islam is growing steadily on Indonesia's national stage.

Jokowi wakes up the leviathan

How the Indonesian president is using SOEs to drive economic development -- and why the private sector isn't happy.

Keep calm, carry on, and drink tea

The bitter taste behind Jokowi's tea drinking politics.

Drones put land rights back on the map

How West Kalimantan villagers are combining novel mapping techniques and technology with Indonesia's village law to reclaim territory.

The Art of Dating in Javanese History

How the Javanese turn chronology into a beautiful artform.