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Australia Is About to Get Even More Bleak for Asylum Seekers
Tensions with Indonesia will likely see more asylum seekers trapped in detention camps.
Werner Herzog and Errol Morris Talk About 'The Act of Killing'
We spoke with executive producers Werner Herzog and Errol Morris about why The Act of Killing is so haunting.
Blood Sacrifice in Sumba
During the Pasola, rival clans hurl spears at each other on horseback in order to “fertilise” the soil with spilled human blood.
Tobaccoland
The tobacco industry in Indonesia is virtually unregulated. The result? Over two-thirds of all men are smokers, and it is commonplace for children as young as six to take up the habit. Tobacco is a $100 billion industry here, with TV and print ads...
Joshua Oppenheimer and Indonesia's Massacre Playboys
The director's film The Act of Killing is about men who exploited government chaos to run amok slaughtering people.
Could Proper Legal Aid Help the Drug Smuggling Grandmother?
Lindsay Sandiford has been sentenced to death in Bali, all because her multiple lawyers were terrible.
Indonesian Women Have Been Banned from Straddling Motorbikes
The government there thinks it's better to risk your life than be "provocative", apparently.
The Bloody Terraces of West Papuan Football
Where child prostitutes sniff glue and they all hate the government.
The Real-Life Fashion Police
Have been cracking down on Indonesian punks, racists, aggrieved British women and more racists.