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Widodo Presidency

Photo essay: A protest for fair land reform

Mining – who benefits?

Two carts rest on a mining site path. The photo is taken at an angle where the path appears to be going down from left to right.

Mining law changes in decentralising Indonesia raises new challenges and opportunities for local communities

The life and death of Indonesia’s mineral export ban

President Joko Widodo speaks at a podium, with a red banner as a backdrop.

The Jokowi government’s policy shift contributes to pervasive regulatory ambiguity in Indonesia’s mining sector

Islam and citizenship

Speakers address Wahdah Islamiyah's members at the third 'muktamar' (congress) in Jakarta, July 2016. (Imam S/Kiblat.Net)

Organisations like Wahdah Islamiyah envision an ‘Islamic’ citizenship for Indonesia

No durable solutions

Exercising inside the immigration detention centre in Tanjung Pinang. (Credit: Dave Lumenta)

A new presidential decree delivers little for asylum seekers and refugees in Indonesia

In the name of food security

The army’s over-immersion in civilian affairs is being encouraged by its role in food security projects

Politics of the Indonesian city

York University professor Abidin Kusno shares reflections on Ahok's leadership

A parliamentary free-for-all

Indonesia’s political parties have lost control over the national budgeting process, as members of parliament prioritise their constituencies – and themselves.

Esai: Mencari identitas, memetik I.N.D.O.N.E.S.I.A

Essay: Redefining Indonesia

Almost twenty years after reformasi, journalist and novelist Leila S. Chudori ponders on the successes and failures of this historic period for Indonesia

Interview with an activist: Soe Tjen Marching

Standing up in the name of truth and justice

‘No more money for our needles’

Preparing the injection - Sari Damar Ratri

HIV prevention programs lack financial support, with serious consequences

Battle of the bands

Julia Perez in Democrat Party campaign - http://www.jpnn.com

The influence of music videos in the 2014 electoral campaign

A more efficient approach to social welfare?

Jokowi’s fresh approach to social welfare and development will not be without its challenges

An ongoing environmental challenge

More action is needed if Indonesia is to slow its current world record rate of forest loss

From the archive: Staying the executioners' guns?

Indonesia's National Narcotics Board advocates the death penalty for narcotics crimes, Dave McRae

Inside Indonesiaa revisits a series of articles from its archive on the theme of the death penalty. We asked the authors of these articles to write an update to accompany their pieces

An agrarian reform agenda for Jokowi

Community members in Central Kalimantan attempt to prevent the planting of palm oil on land they claim as their own - Save Our Borneo

Jokowi must accommodate customary rights lest his development agenda spur land conflicts

Pemilu Lampung yang berlapis gula

Sugar Group membiayai pemilu gubernur baru Lampung supaya dapat menjaminkan perpanjangan sewa tanah

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