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 | Disappointing pace of peace in Aceh - 26 May 2008 Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen examines Aceh's new life as an autonomous region as its people try to return to a normal and peaceful life. |
 | Indonesian film 'a hit' for Muslims - 16 Apr 08 An Indonesian movie has become the biggest box office hit in the country. "The verses of love" is a romantic saga involving a man and four women, tackling the controversial subject of polygamy. The film appeals to the growing market of devout Muslim moviegoers, traditionally ignored in Indonesia. Step Vaessen reports. |
 | New evidence of torture in West Papua A shocking new video which shows Tunaliwor Kiwo, a West Papuan farmer being tortured, allegedly by government forces, suggests that Indonesia's dark past continues to live on in some parts of the country. This report from Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen contains some disturbing images. |
 | Indonesia's flourishing black magic Black magic has been big business for years in Indonesia. People seek help of witch doctors to fulfil their goals and dreams and remedy their problems - be it personal, financial or political. But now there is growing fear that sorcery has gone out of control and some believe the government should regulate it. Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen reports from Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, where she met Ki Joko Bodo, the most successful witch doctor in the country. [June 13, 2010] |
 | Sectarian killings in Indonesia Footage has emerged of a gang of Muslim men beating to death three members of the Ahmadiyah sect in Indonesia. The attack has been condemned by rights groups and the government, but some say a 3-year-old law banning Ahmadis from spreading their faith incited the violence. Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen in Jakarta has more. [This report contains images which some viewers may find distressing.] |
 | China's Uighurs face fasting restrictions -- 10 Sept 2008 Officials in China's western Xinjiang province have stepped up pressure on the region's ethnic Uighur population during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen reports. |
 | Thai separatists vow to pursue independence - 26 Feb 09 The armed conflict in Thailand's Muslim south has claimed thousands of lives, but little is known about the groups fighting the government. Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen gained access to leaders of a key separatist group for a rare glimpse into the secretive movement. |
 | Indonesian joy for Obama win - 5 Nov 2008 When the results from the US elections came through, Americans weren't the only one's celebrating Obama's victory. Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen reports from Indonesia in Obama's former elementary school where he spent four years of his childhood. |
 | Papua: Indonesia's silent war - 29 May 2008 Indonesia's eastern-most province of Papua is rich in natural resources, but its people remain the poorest in the country. For decades Papua was the scene of a low-level independence struggle, but years after the fighting ended, tens of thousands of Indonesian soldiers remain deployed in the province. Al Jazeera correspondent Step Vaessen reports from a region where many residents still live in a state of fear. |
 | 'Human error' triggered mud volcano A new study has concluded that a volcanic eruption of mud in Indonesia's east Java was caused by human error. An international team of scientists says there is no doubt that drilling at a nearby gas well weakened rock formations, triggering the crisis. The company responsible for the drilling, Lapindo Brantas, claims the problem was caused by an earthquake. Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen reports from East Java |
