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Workplace risks loom over Indonesia’s Chinese-funded nickel and steel smelters

Written by Zhaoyin Feng, Hasya Nindita

16 April 2025

How China’s investment in Indonesia's nickel industry is impacting local communities

Written by Hasya Nindita, Zhaoyin Feng

7 April 2025

Indonesia’s Tempo News says delivery of dead animals to its office was an act of terror

Written by Mong Palatino

31 March 2025

Haris Pardede: Trailblazing football reporting in Indonesia

Written by Arpan Rachman

23 March 2025

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How China’s model of internet censorship is getting traction in Asia: Interview with ARTICLE 19 researchers

Cybersecurity is reframed as regime security under the banner of sovereignty

Written by Filip Noubel

12 April 2025

Q&A: Meet Rafiki and Rafif, Betawi language activists

An interview with active contributors to the Betawi Wikimedia projects

Written by Ramzy Muliawan

1 March 2025

Indonesia's former president included in 2024 global ‘Most Corrupt’ list

The former leader described the nomination as a "slanderous accusation"

Written by Juke Carolina

11 February 2025

The political economy of fact-checking in Indonesia

Lessons from fact-checking the 2024 election and the way forward

Written by EngageMedia

9 February 2025

Indonesian court acquits worker over defamation charges filed by prominent entrepreneur

Private actor litigation against workers’ rights advocacy looms large in Indonesia

Written by Ramzy Muliawan

28 January 2025

Indonesia’s new government pushes transmigration plan, stirring protests in Papua

The policy displaces and disenfranchises Indigenous Papuans

Written by Mong Palatino

27 November 2024

Reflections on youth-led movements against state repression in Bangladesh and Indonesia

"The internet shutdown was meant to stifle us, but it had the opposite effect"

Written by EngageMedia

21 November 2024

Papuan news outlet Jubi attacked with Molotov bomb

The editor said a bomb was also placed near his house in 2023

Written by Mong Palatino

23 October 2024

Indonesia lifts sea sand export ban, angering activists and coastal communities

After a 20-year ban, companies can resume dredging the seafloor

Written by Sydney Allen

10 October 2024

Lessons from Indonesia's 2024 election: Social media, censorship, and youth vote

Young activists shared how the spread of disinformation and the use of AI influenced election results

Written by EngageMedia, Rezwan

17 September 2024

‘Peringatan Darurat’: Youth-led protest against corruption and nepotism in Indonesia

Legislators tried to reverse court rulings related to election rules

Written by Mong Palatino

10 September 2024

Decolonization, the climate crisis, and improving media education in the Pacific

David Robie has been writing about the Pacific for over five decades

Written by Mong Palatino

25 June 2024

Indonesia’s Broadcasting Bill could restrict investigative journalism and LGBTQ+ content

Protests forced legislators to suspend deliberations on the bill

Written by Mong Palatino

6 June 2024

Taiwan International Documentary Festival honors Myanmar filmmakers

This year’s theme is ‘Re-encountering reality’

Written by Filip Noubel

21 May 2024

Four decades of strife and resistance: A deep dive into what's happening in West Papua

Indonesian military forces were recorded torturing a West Papuan man

Written by New Bloom

19 April 2024

Indonesia announces election winners amid protests and fraud allegations

Human rights groups said it was the 'worst election' since 1998

Written by Mong Palatino

22 March 2024

A decade of digital repression and resistance in Southeast Asia

How pro-democracy movements pushed back against tyranny

Written by Mong Palatino

14 March 2024

Indonesian presidential winner charms youth vote with dances, TikTok, and cats

He used social media to gloss over previous human rights abuses

Written by Sydney Allen

21 February 2024

Young voters share demands ahead of Indonesian elections

Indonesians under 40 comprise around 52 percent of the voting population

Written by Mong Palatino

12 February 2024

Can Indonesia's President Jokowi remain neutral while his son runs for vice president?

The president said he is permitted to endorse candidates

Written by Mong Palatino

27 January 2024

Indonesian candidates urged to address human rights concerns

President Jokowi's legacy is under scrutiny

Written by Mong Palatino

19 January 2024

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