1965 - 1966

Recent attempts to address the Indonesian genocide after 1 October 1966

Recent attempts to address the Indonesian genocide after 1 October 1966

1965 collaborators and victims living side by side silently negotiate between past and present

In the first of a series of articles we present recent work by demographers and genocide scholars at Michigan State University's Asian Studies Centre on the 1965-1966 killings. Their analysis takes the form of a collection of infographics tracing population numbers across East Java at this time.

More than 50 years on, mis-truths about the 1965-66 killings and what motivated them prevail in Indonesia. Geoffrey Robinson's and other books and films on the issue, based on archival research and analysis, continue to be of utmost importance to counter this movement against the truth.

A recently uncovered report reveals how anti-communist paranoia stoked abductions of pro-democracy activists in the last days of the New Order

Honouring Indonesian activist Putu Oka Sukanta for humanity

OzAsia festival illuminates the world of Indonesian performance and its social concerns 

Standing up in the name of truth and justice

The Indonesian way of confronting the past underestimates the importance of truth and justice

Esai foto-foto Pulau Buru

Pohlman’s study provides sensitive and powerful testimony of the impact of this violence on women and girls

Reverend Mery Kolimon, researcher and advocate working on the 1965 killings in Eastern Indonesia, has a personal connection to this piece of history

A memoir by a former army officer offers insights into Suharto’s moves in October 1965

Australia’s role in the 1965 massacres

Like Toer’s tetralogy before it, Semua Untuk Hindia turns Indonesia’s national history narrative on its head

Dealing with human rights abuses has been business as usual under the Jokowi administration