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Imlek 2025: Glodok residents move on from May 1998 riots
Society 1 year ago

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Imlek 2025: Glodok residents move on from May 1998 riots

Residents of Jakarta's Chinatown, now a melting pot of diversity, still recall the mob violence that ripped through the community almost three decades ago and the discriminatory undertones that linger.
Not our fate: Researcher unearths roots of racism against Chinese-Indonesians
Books 4 years ago

Not our fate: Researcher unearths roots of racism against Chinese-Indonesians

Writer and researcher Widjajanti W. Dharmowijono looks into her country's history to understand racial tensions.
Racially charged online debate raises concerns on national unity in digital age
Politics 5 years ago

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Racially charged online debate raises concerns on national unity in digital age

Accusations that public figures such as Natalius Pigay and Ambroncius Nababan have used racial slurs or defamatory statements on social media are challenged.
After a year of Papuan antiracism rallies, discrimination remains an everyday occurrence
Politics 5 years ago

After a year of Papuan antiracism rallies, discrimination remains an everyday occurrence

"Papuan history and culture were eliminated to reinforce the idea that native Papuans were a primitive society."
Decoupling global movement for equality with a call for separatism in Papua
Opinion 5 years ago

Decoupling global movement for equality with a call for separatism in Papua

The continuous provocation by individuals, including those overseas, to incite discord among our people is unacceptable, and hijacking the BLM movement with a clear endgame to separate West Papua and Papua provinces from Indonesia is indeed offensive.
Equality of opportunity matters
Opinion 5 years ago

Equality of opportunity matters

There are around 14 million Indonesians of Melanesian ethnicity living across the 6,000 inhabited islands of the Indonesian archipelago. 
‘Stop denying and listen to us’: Papuans hopeful for talk, action to end everyday racism
National 5 years ago

‘Stop denying and listen to us’: Papuans hopeful for talk, action to end everyday racism

For years, media coverage on Papua has straddled narratives on politics, natural resources, development, security and human rights, but the issue of everyday racism in Papua still goes largely unnoticed.
At UN forum, Indonesia calls for greater action against racism as issues persist at home
World 5 years ago

At UN forum, Indonesia calls for greater action against racism as issues persist at home

Indonesia’s call comes amid concerns of racial discrimination at home. 
Voice of solidarity rises from Depok campus: Better late than never
Opinion 5 years ago

Voice of solidarity rises from Depok campus: Better late than never

The lecturers’ defense of the student board was especially surprising, given that Indonesian academics rarely contribute to unresolved issues regarding Papua.
Papuan Lives Matter: What now? An open letter
Opinion 5 years ago

Papuan Lives Matter: What now? An open letter

We have never said that your lives don’t matter. What we are saying is our lives matter just like yours.
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