Ogan Komering Ulu Forges Tripartite Alliance to Expedite Waqf Land Certification, Bolstering Legal Certainty for Community Assets

Baturaja, South Sumatra – The Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU) Regency Government has embarked on a significant collaborative initiative, partnering with the local Prosecutor’s Office (Kejaksaan Negeri or Kejari) and the…

Pesta Babi: Examining the Legacy of State-Led Colonialism and the Erasure of Indigenous Land Rights in Papua

The documentary film Pesta Babi: Kolonialisme di Zaman Kita (Pig Feast: Colonialism in Our Time) has recently emerged as a focal point of intense public discourse, even as it navigates…

The Remarkable Transformation of Depok: From Private Land to an Independent Nation and Finally a Modern Municipality

Depok, a city in West Java, Indonesia, boasts a history far richer and more complex than its current status as a municipality might suggest. Established as a city on April…

The Surprising History of Depok: From Private Land to Independent Republic

Depok, a municipality in West Java, Indonesia, boasts a history far richer and more complex than its current administrative status might suggest. While officially established as a city on April…

Land Rights Crisis in Jambi PT Wirakarya Sakti Blockades Village Roads as Decades-Long Conflict with Sinarmas Group Intensifies

Turani stood at the edge of a deep excavation, her slight frame dwarfed by the massive arm of an excavator. A local street food vendor who makes her living selling…

Mangrove Destruction and Land Swap Controversies Shadow the Development of Kura-Kura Bali Special Economic Zone

The development of the Kura-Kura Bali Special Economic Zone (SEZ), situated on Serangan Island, has come under intense scrutiny as provincial legislators and environmental advocates raise alarms over the destruction…

The Little-Known History of Depok: From Private Land to Independent State, Then to Indonesian Municipality

Depok, a municipality in West Java, Indonesia, boasts a rich and often overlooked history that predates its formal establishment as an administrative region on April 27, 1999. Before it was…

Tanimbar Police Successfully Quell Inter-Village Clashes Sparked by Land Dispute and Property Destruction

The Kepulauan Tanimbar Resort Police (Polres) and its subordinate sector police (Polsek) units have successfully de-escalated and mediated a volatile inter-village confrontation between residents of Meyano Das and Kilmasa villages…

Surabaya Waterfront Land Reclamation Stalemate Deepens Amid Environmental Risks and Community Resistance

The controversial Surabaya Waterfront Land (SWL) reclamation project in East Java remains in a state of precarious ambiguity, leaving thousands of coastal residents and local fishermen in a protracted struggle…

The Bitter Harvest of Coal Mining Land Grabbing and the Crisis of Property Rights in Kotabaru South Kalimantan

The administrative landscape of land management in Kotabaru Regency, South Kalimantan, has descended into a state of chronic disorder, as a series of land-grabbing allegations against coal mining operations expose…

The Sinking Coast of Demak Land Speculation and the Disappearing Rights of Climate Refugees in Central Java

The landscape of the northern coast of Java is undergoing a violent transformation that is as much economic as it is environmental. In the Sayung District of Demak, Central Java,…