Aceh

Internet use in Indonesian NGOs is strengthening civil society

Hasan di Tiro returns to an Aceh in transition

Volunteers bring alternative education to marginalised communities

How Indonesia’s democratic transition transformed Aceh

With no internal wars to fight, Yudhoyono can afford to reform the military

A conference in Banda Aceh reveals divergent opinions about what model of Islamic law Aceh should adopt

Australian volunteer LEON JONES was living in Aceh in the lead-up to the violence that eventualy left up to 2000 dead.

KERRY BROGAN talks with two women whose husbands 'disappeared'.

It may be true that Java rules Indonesia. But Javanese labourers in Sumatra, writes BUDI AGUSTONO, have been at the bottom of the heap for generations.

Acehnese have no word for nightmare, but the trauma of the conflict years is nightly visited upon many survivors through their dreams.

Last December, candidates affiliated to the Free Aceh Movement (GAM ) swept to power in local government elections in Aceh. They now face great challenges in meeting the high expectations of their supporters and dealing with incipient corruption in their own ranks.

 In welcoming you to our new version of Inside Indonesia, it’s fitting that we focus on one of the greatest achievements of Indonesia’s democratisation: peace in Aceh.

Victims of human rights abuses in Aceh have not yet seen the legal processes they’ve been promised.

There are dozens of stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things for human rights in Aceh. Here is a personal account of one such person.

In the wake of peace, Acehnese living in Malaysia are thinking about return. But it can be tough leaving a new life to start afresh back home

Jafar Siddiq Hamzah died defending dialogue and human rights

Living with tigers in South Aceh

A new generation of victims speaks out. Will Indonesia now negotiate?

Overseas friends stand by persecuted Acehnese human rights workers