Jan - March 2010

The killings of 1965-66

The killings of 1965-66
Even now, Indonesians find it difficult to face the traumatic events of the past - Robert Cribb and Michele Ford

Accomplices in atrocity
The mass killings of 1965-1966 in Indonesia were international, not just local, events - and the US played an important role - Brad Simpson

Killing for God
When Nahdlatul Ulama members killed communists, they believed they were doing it for God - Greg Fealy

Terror in Tandes
Two villagers from the rural fringe of Surabaya recall the most frightening night of their lives - Dahlia Gratia Setiyawan

Hunted communists
Many of those accused of being communists fled to South Blitar after the Surabaya crackdown, only to become the target of the Trisula Operation in 1968 - Vanessa Hearman

Survival through slavery
Suspected communists who survived the killings of 1965-66 in South Sulawesi spent the next 20 years working for the military in an isolated jungle camp - Taufik Ahmad

I'm still here
Forty-five years later, survivors are telling their stories about their suffering in detention - Annie Pohlman

Sensitive truths
The exhumation of mass graves from 1965-66 is a fraught and dangerous business - Kate McGregor

Dictionary of a disaster
This mini-encyclopedia explains some of the key terms pertaining to the events of 1965-66 - John Roosa

Weekly Articles

BitterSweet
Review: Stuart Pearson’s new book offers a rare glimpse into the life of a Chinese Indonesian family - Jemma Purdey

Corrupting politics
Corruption continues to shape the political landscape in Kutai Kartanegara, Indonesia’s richest district - Rosa Evaquarta

Inside the Laskar Jihad
From the Archives (ii65: Jan-Mar 2001) GREG FEALY interviews the leader of a new, radical and militant sect

Celebrating community
A temple procession brings Chinese culture to life in Jakarta’s streets - Margaret Chan

Marketing the Chinese face of Islam
Chinese Muslim preachers are popular, but they don’t always promote greater pluralism - Hew Wai-Weng

Driving under the New Order
The tumultuous events of 1965 thwarted Liong Tjie Tjong’s writing aspirations- Lewis Mayo and Julian Millie