Media

Recent attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender meetings reveal the growing influence of Islamist groups and highlight unequal protection of citizenship rights

The much publicised ‘Bank Century’ case is unlikely to do any lasting damage to SBY

The media portrays women who marry terrorists as victims, but the reality is far more complex

Indonesian pop music and television still have a significant influence in East Timor

Grassroots organisations in Indonesia are building communication media from the most basic of utensils

Internet use in Indonesian NGOs is strengthening civil society

Owners exert their sway in Indonesian newsrooms, but journalists soldier on

A law on pornography still divides the community

Web-based resources related to Indonesian Papua and West Papua

Young Indonesians are using an alternative film festival to promote awareness of sexual diversity

Piety and consumption in popular Islam

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

Sundanese have a habit of putting each other in their places

Foreign news coverage needs to focus on Indonesia’s people, not just its leaders

Local writers help combat illiteracy in rural Banten

The legacy of the Suharto era lingers in school history books

What you see is what you get

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