Sixty-seven residents of Wadas Village were arrested after opposing an andesite quarry for the Bener Dam in Central Java. A total of 518 families were evicted to make way for…
Permata Adinda24 Jun 2026
Four soldiers have been convicted over the acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus. But Project Multatuli’s investigation found signs of a wider intelligence operation, with more suspects, stolen civilian identities, and a military trial that left key…
For the Indonesian media, there’s one key difference between the Jokowi and Prabowo administrations: the former monitored newsrooms from the outside, whereas the latter has people watching from within. THERE was a period in April 2025 when Cica had…
Indonesia’s plastic crisis no longer ends at the landfill or the market. Recent studies have detected microplastics in rainwater, urban air, and human biological samples. This raises a harder question: what happens when pollution becomes something people breathe and carry…
Trigger warning: The story contains descriptions of digital sexual abuse and violence. AI tools are making it easier to create sexualized images without consent while victims face real-world consequences and live in fear. Big tech platforms, from Meta to X,…
The persistent problem of lack of protection for Indonesian domestic workers in Malaysia has led to a policy to turn undocumented workers to documented ones through a “calibration program”. Latest updates showed the popularity of this policy, attracting 410.000 workers.…
In pursuit of improved economy and labor welfare, a significant number of Indonesians seek employment in Malaysia as domestic workers. But loopholes in regulations have made them vulnerable to exploitation and illegal procedures, oftentimes from unscrupulous employment agencies. Yet, former…
The path to politics is far from smooth for Indonesian women. Even before starting their campaigns, they must balance work and family life while facing strict cultural expectations and political obstacles. And the struggle may soon become even harder, as…
In Indonesian public discourse, young people, in particular Generation Z, are described as well-educated, cultured, and tech-savvy, a generation producing the next wave of young, exciting start-up CEOs. Project Multatuli has looked into another Gen Z, one that is rarely…
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 Gecko Project found. The project ground to a halt in 2014 because it wasn’t financially…
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. The workers’ protests and grievances are met with imprisonment as the current Indonesian government continues…
