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News channel or source: https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/22/inside-indonesias-slave-island-i-want-my-children-to-be-free
Published on: Tuesday 21 July 2026
Slavery has been illegal in what is now Indonesia for more than 160 years, but it survives in Sumba's rigid caste system, particularly in the island's east.
News Indonesia » East Nusa Tenggara » Politics: Deadly clash between two East Nusa Tenggara villages leaves three dead
News channel or source: https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/21/deadly-clash-between-two-east-nusa-tenggara-villages-leaves-three-dead
Published on: Sunday 19 July 2026
The latest clash was not the first violent incident between the two villages linked to the long-running land dispute. A similar confrontation erupted in March, while another conflict broke out in May, ...
News Indonesia » East Nusa Tenggara » Politics: Unraveling poverty's deadly grip in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara
News channel or source: https://www.ucanews.com/news/unraveling-povertys-deadly-grip-in-indonesias-east-nusa-tenggara/111976
Published on: Sunday 22 February 2026
In a mountainous village in Jerebuu subdistrict, Ngada regency, East Nusa Tenggara, a plea worth less than 75 cents spiraled into tragedy A fourth-grade Catholic student at a local elementary school ...
News Indonesia » East Nusa Tenggara » Politics: Child's death exposes protection gaps in eastern Indonesia
News channel or source: https://www.ucanews.com/news/childs-death-exposes-protection-gaps-in-eastern-indonesia/114201
Published on: Thursday 09 July 2026
A family tragedy has prompted an Indonesian regency to strengthen protections for women and children facing violence ...