Freedom of Expression

Recent book bannings mark a return to the repressive practices of the New Order

The tumultuous events of 1965 thwarted Liong Tjie Tjong’s writing aspirations

The authorities and the media promote vigilantism in Aceh

Photo-essay: Yogya’s community protests against the Pornography Bill

A law on pornography still divides the community

Whether Papuans support autonomy or independence, they should be allowed to speak freely

The arts scene has changed radically since 1998, but some of the old uncertainties remain

Indonesia’s tangled public information laws are keeping the press in check

Journalists strike after West Java’s most famous newspaper ‘withdraws’ poem.

Remember the election last May? MAS SUJOKO was there and listened in to the people's vote, recorded on walls all over Yogyakarta.

'I write the truth and if I have to die for it, well so be it' wrote Udin shortly before he died. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL investigates.

Are recent fatwa evidence that moderate Islam is a myth?

Labour on the net

Transforming rubbish into political art

Pramoedya's reputation is still dogged by the cultural polemics of the Sukarno era

An activist reflects on Pramoedya’s significance for young Indonesians.

A younger writer remembers Pramoedya’s influence on his own life and work.

Pramoedya the writer was also an historian who loved his country.