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Land, ethnicity and politics

Land, ethnicity and politics
Direct local elections have led to new developments in the struggle for land rights in East Kalimantan

When money rules over voice

When money rules over voice
Regional autonomy and spatial planning in Bandung benefits the elite

Too precious to mine

Too precious to mine
Central Java farmers refuse to get stuck in cement

Fighting over the land and forest

Fighting over the land and forest
Century-old conflicts persist in the vast tracts of Indonesia that are designated as state forest

The trouble with oil palm

The trouble with oil palm
Conflicts between villagers and plantation companies in Sumatra are still unresolved

The right to choose

The right to choose
Indonesian activists keep fighting to have abortion decriminalised

Genocide and demographic transformation in Papua

Genocide and demographic transformation in Papua
A response to Jim Elmslie and Stuart Upton

A disaster, but not genocide

A disaster, but not genocide
Migration has caused many problems in Papua, but it is not part of a genocidal master plan

Not just another disaster

Not just another disaster
Papuan claims of genocide deserve to be taken seriously

Not just a piece of paper

Not just a piece of paper
The state’s requirements for marriage registration disadvantage poor rural women

A man on a mission

A man on a mission
From the highlands of Papua to exile in England, Benny Wenda is a leader of his people

Winning a battle, losing the war

Winning a battle, losing the war
Drug users in Indonesia are made vulnerable by current drug laws

Patrolling sexuality

Patrolling sexuality
The authorities and the media promote vigilantism in Aceh

Children of the enemy

Children of the enemy
A child abducted during the Indonesian occupation returns to her former home

A problematic division

A problematic division
Managing the border between West and East Timor has been an ongoing challenge

Obama's Indonesia question

Obama's Indonesia question
Will the US president continue unrestricted aid to Indonesia’s military?

Ahmadiyah dispute intensifies

Ahmadiyah dispute intensifies
Violence at the National Monument in Jakarta almost caused a conflict between Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah in Lamongan

Aceh on a knife's edge

Aceh on a knife's edge
There are big dangers in declaring success too soon

Second-class citizens?

Poverty and mobility mark the neglected east

Learning from Malaysia's mistakes

Learning from Malaysia's mistakes
Chinese Indonesians must re-enter politics in order to fully exercise their citizenship

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