Eduard Lazarus
Biography
Publications
Eduard Lazarus is a Jakarta-based writer and editor covering politics, human rights, and social movements in Indonesia
![Reality-checking the democracy agenda](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-01/Voting comp.jpg?itok=97SRfQ7Z)
Reality-checking the democracy agenda
Indonesia presents valuable lessons in Australia’s support for democracy in the Asia-Pacific.
![Making sense of Indonesia’s fuel riots](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2022-09/Indo fuel station compressed.jpg?itok=iAr0N0kN)
Making sense of Indonesia’s fuel riots
Cutting subsidies is a step in the right direction, but a more robust social safety net is ultimately a better fix.
![Indonesia’s criminal code a step backwards, not forwards](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2022-08/GettyImages-1241596959.jpg?itok=yp2cipMZ)
Indonesia’s criminal code a step backwards, not forwards
Ratifying this deeply unpopular legislation would see the Jokowi administration attempting to placate political Islam.
![What is at stake with new provinces in West Papua?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1343535322.jpg?itok=ULsYf7g7)
What is at stake with new provinces in West Papua?
Jakarta’s plan to break West Papua into five provinces from the existing two leaves an even larger military footprint.
![Indonesia cannot afford to put its economy before people](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1232669342.jpg?itok=hk6uylZw)
Indonesia cannot afford to put its economy before people
A religious festival has become a super-spreading event. The government knew the risk but didn’t do enough to stop it.
![The authoritarian threat of Indonesia’s latest internet bill](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1231174967 copy.jpg?itok=nJrD2WjU)
The authoritarian threat of Indonesia’s latest internet bill
Pending legislation would require online service providers to remove or block content by government demand.