A plantation project in Papua has destroyed thousands of hectares of rainforest and decimated the traditional food sources of indigenous peoples, an investigation by The
Workers in nickel industrial park in Morowali and North Morowali grapple with the grim realities of death, suicides, accidents, asphyxiation, contract violations, and wage reductions.
It was still early in the morning but Dian Mardiana had been ready to take her 11 month old daughter, Yasmin, to community health center
The perpetrators, according to the victims’ testimonies, were seven adult males. Warning: This article contains explicit descriptions of sexual violence that some readers may find
In Kanekes village, almost smack in the middle of Lebak regency, Banten, none of the residents wears masks. Not because they have some political or
Seizure of customary land, forced conversion, social exclusion, impoverishment, and famine: these are the types of bleak stories we often hear about indigenous peoples. For
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The youth in Nepal toppled its government in a span of 48 hours in what can be called one of the world’s fastest regime falls. But there are lessons in rebuilding a nation from youth-led revolutions across Asia. In early…
Harita Group’s Indonesian nickel mines feed the supply chains of some of the world’s biggest electric vehicle makers. But the conglomerate’s own internal monitoring showed the operation was polluting local waters for years with the toxic “Erin Brockovich” chemical, chromium-6.…
In a chaotic world of collectors, deforestation and climate change, the silent threat of butterfly extinction gives a quite literal meaning to the term “butterfly effect”. The reporting for this story was made possible by a Pulitzer Center Rainforest Reporting…
Merauke is once again in the crosshairs of Indonesia’s food ambitions. A program that failed spectacularly more than a decade ago has been revived. This time, the government has enlisted the military and palm oil companies to clear vast forests,…
Seizure of customary land, forced conversion, social exclusion, impoverishment, and famine: these are the types of bleak stories we often hear about indigenous peoples. For centuries, those in power have systematically marginalized these groups in what is now Indonesia, often…
When Amanda Wamblolo was young, she never had any difficulties finding food. Living in Yoka, on the eastern shore of Sentani Lake in Jayapura, Papua, between an expanse of hills and dozens of rivers flowing down the Cyclops Mountains, she…
Warning: This reportage features descriptions of violence. The names of several sources have been changed to preserve their safety. In August 2022, the US District Court for the District of Columbia released the testimony of 11 victims of alleged human…
Omansyah, a 42-year-old fisherman living on Komodo Island, is deeply concerned about the extent of tourism development in the Komodo National Park. The latest policy is seeking to compel him and other villagers to move out of their ancestral island…
The stigma attached to the Tobelo Dalam tribe in Halmahera in North Maluku, Indonesia, has made them a moving target, with the government branding them as criminals. They are struggling as nickel mines encroach on their traditional land and sources…
Lina, 39, and her family have waited six years to own a home since they were evicted from their former residence in Bukit Duri, Jakarta, in 2016. Soon, her family and 70 others will have new homes, some 15 kilometers…
