For 418 inmates at Merauke Penitentiary, Indonesia’s 81st Independence Day carried a meaning that extended beyond the flag ceremonies and national celebrations taking place across the country. This year, Papua…
As Indonesia marked its 81st Independence Day on 17 August, 2,006 prisoners in Papua received sentence reductions, with 36 inmates immediately released after their remaining prison terms were fully reduced.…
On the morning of Eid al-Fitr inside a prison, things begin almost the same as any other day. Doors open at their usual hour. Guards move through the corridors. The…
In the days leading up to Eid al-Fitr, the mood inside prisons in Papua begins to shift in a way that is difficult to describe unless you have seen it…
On the morning of August 17, 2025, as red-and-white flags fluttered across the skies of Papua and the sound of marching bands filled the air, the spirit of Indonesia’s 80th…