The activists of the Red Cross Movement in Papua are not only defending their own lands and forests. They are protecting the world’s remaining tropical forests and the immense biodiversity within them ...

In times of crisis, civil disobedience becomes not only legitimate but necessary. As Arendt understood, it is not a threat to democracy but one of the essential conditions for its renewal. Ultimately, ...

Afterall, how can community sexual and reproductive health outcomes be improved if it only focuses on one half of the ...

Asia is often described by big numbers related to economic growth, trade, population or strategic importance. In his new book, Melawat ke Asia (Travels to Asia), Priyambudi Sulistiyanto offers a very ...

Ketika kami berdiri di atas tanah, kami berdiri di atas sejarah yang hidup. Tanah bukan sekadar ruang untuk menanam dan membangun. Tanah, air, dan seluruh kekayaan adalah tubuh para leluhur. Tempat ...

What comes first, social justice or conservation? This article is the second in of a two-part series examining the rights of settlers in national parks. Local peoples have resisted the establishment ...

Indonesia's crisis was caused by global 'market forces', transforming nation-states into commodities. MARK BEESON explains. The major lesson to be drawn from the region's economic trauma lies not in ...

It was around midnight when I arrived at an Islamic secondary school after a sweaty nine-hour bus drive from Yogyakarta to Tegal. A big event was taking place to celebrate the school’s thirty-second ...

CAROL WARREN reports on developments at Padanggalak, where outside money and graft encounter strong opposition. Largely hidden from the eyes of the overseas visitor, Bali's beaches have become a ...

Much as their parents did, villagers in Kebumen base their farming practices on subsistence cropping and financial need. Upon becoming engaged in forest certification, however, they learn that their ...

Early each morning in a small town on an island in Indonesia, anywhere from two to eight police officers gather in front of a small convenience store. They are kitted-out in thick uniforms, but they ...