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Deadly floods devastate Indonesia, leaving families displaced and homeless

More than 1,170 lives have been lost as floods hit North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Aceh, leaving communities in crisis.

Across Aceh Tamiang, those with houses still standing are trying desperately to clear mud and debris from their properties. But many people have been left with nothing.
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Q&A: Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto ‘confident’ of election victory

Frontrunner tells Al Jazeera in exclusive interview that he will work for ‘the good of Indonesia’.

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Indonesian rights abuse compensation plan fans fears of impunity

Concerns compensation programme for victims of abuses from 1965 mass killings to Aceh conflict will hinder justice.

Maria Catarina Sumarsih holds a picture of her son who was shot dead in 1998 during the student protests. The Presidential Palace is behind her with the Indonesian flag flying. There are police standing behind plastic barricades

‘135 lives. And now, it’s like nothing happened at all’

Families of Indonesians who died in October football tragedy feel the lives of their loved ones have been disrespected.

Wiyanto, his daughter and Septian’s friends pray together by his grave, which is near their family home. They are kneeling down. Wiyanto is on the left of the grave. There are gnarled trees around the cemetery.

‘Like we don’t exist’: Indigenous fear Indonesia new capital plan

As Indonesia scales up construction of its new capital city, Indigenous people say they fear being displaced.

A young girl looks from the window of a wooden house. She is wearing a pink t-shirt and has her arms around her chest. She looks quite serious.