Johanes Hutabarat is an Indonesian journalist based in Jakarta.
Abu Bakar Bashir was imprisoned for his alleged role in the 2002 Bali bombing and his release on health grounds has raised security concerns in Indonesia.
While the government claims the new law will favour both the environment and business, experts voice concerns that it will speed up the destruction of its rainforests.
The trend has landed on the wrong side of the law as it has drawn police crackdowns for attracting on-spot betting.
How local fishermen obeyed an ancient custom, defying government orders by doing so.
A Twitter thread by a former prisoner caused a public uproar against the Indonesian government, exposing the dark underbelly of the country's prison system.
A parish church tried to hide a series of sexual assaults, but as more victims come forward, investigators begin to view the case as a Pandora’s box.
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