Defending Their Homes: Indigenous Women Fight State Greed

A group of women from an indigenous village on Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, opposed the location of a dam, one of the National Strategic Projects of then-President Joko “Jokowi”…

Ian Bala22 Nov 2024

Will Indonesia’s biodiesel push put its climate goals at risk?

Environmentalists warn the plan to increase palm oil content in biodiesel will mean more deforestation, despite its association with renewables Indonesia is aiming to increase its use of biodiesel blends as a renewable and alternative fuel, but critics say it…

Nickel Mining’s Toll on Indonesia’s Small Islands: Stories of Resistance and Survival

Nickel companies are destroying the environment on Indonesia’s small islands and threatening local livelihoods. As ecosystems are compromised, communities struggle to survive. Indonesia is home to the world’s largest nickel reserves, and with this resource, the government aims to position…

Families Share Horror Stories of Indonesians Trapped in Pig Butchering Scheme on Myanmar’s Borders 

Three victims’ families are still waiting for their relatives to be repatriated from Myanmar, where they are enslaved in the online scam industry. This transnational crime is linked to Chinese criminal networks. Although Indonesian authorities have arrested some local scam…

From Misty Hills to Contaminated Fields: A Geothermal Struggle in Indonesia

In Dieng, the push for geothermal energy as a green solution for Indonesia is clashing with the livelihoods of local farmers like Haryati. As state-owned Geo Dipa Energi expands its operations, residents report contaminated water sources, destabilized soil, and declining…

Ronna Nirmala4 Oct 2024

Project Multatuli and Indigenous Peoples: Stories of the Last Stewards of the Earth

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…

In Defense of Local Food: A Story from the Plates of Papua’s Yoka People

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…

Mass Graves in ExxonMobil’s Gas Fields: Acehnese Recall Decades of Torture

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…

Firdaus Yusuf9 Dec 2022

Native People of Komodo Fight Back against Tourism Expansion

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…

‘They Have Nothing Now’: North Maluku Forest Dwellers Cornered by Expanding Nickel Mines

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…

Rabul Sawal21 Oct 2022

Ciliwung Merdeka: An Urban Kampung’s Fight to Regain Its Rights

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…

Permata Adinda18 Oct 2022
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