Andreas Harsono
@andreasharsono.bsky.social
Author, Indonesia, Human Rights Watch, journalism, religious freedom and belief, freedom of expression, West Papua https://www.andreasharsono.net/
A special counsel asked a Seoul court to sentence South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, to death, on the charge of leading an insurrection when he briefly imposed martial law on his country in late 2024 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/w...
January 16, 2026 at 2:42 AM
A special counsel asked a Seoul court to sentence South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, to death, on the charge of leading an insurrection when he briefly imposed martial law on his country in late 2024 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/w...
Canadian PM Mark Carney, under pressure by a recalcitrant President Trump who has threatened Canada’s sovereignty, is spending a significant chunk of his time overseas seeking new customers for Canadian goods. China is at the top of his list www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
January 16, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Canadian PM Mark Carney, under pressure by a recalcitrant President Trump who has threatened Canada’s sovereignty, is spending a significant chunk of his time overseas seeking new customers for Canadian goods. China is at the top of his list www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
In the game of spy vs. spy, Israel keeps getting the better of Iran. Repressing dissent, putting innocent people in prison, flubbing operations abroad—Iran just can’t seem to get out of its own way www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
January 15, 2026 at 8:20 AM
In the game of spy vs. spy, Israel keeps getting the better of Iran. Repressing dissent, putting innocent people in prison, flubbing operations abroad—Iran just can’t seem to get out of its own way www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
From his internet platform, David Webb became a tenacious watchdog fighting financial regulators for minority shareholders and exposing shady business dealings in Hong Kong www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/w...
January 14, 2026 at 4:20 AM
From his internet platform, David Webb became a tenacious watchdog fighting financial regulators for minority shareholders and exposing shady business dealings in Hong Kong www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/w...
In a 3.5-hour interview with Donald Trump, photographer Doug Mills snapped about 3,700 frames. He filed 41 of those for editors to choose from www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/i...
January 10, 2026 at 11:07 PM
In a 3.5-hour interview with Donald Trump, photographer Doug Mills snapped about 3,700 frames. He filed 41 of those for editors to choose from www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/i...
Amanda Mustard: People ask when I found out that my grandfather was a pedophile and a convicted sex offender. The truth is, I always knew. I was simply raised in a family culture that normalized it www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
January 10, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Amanda Mustard: People ask when I found out that my grandfather was a pedophile and a convicted sex offender. The truth is, I always knew. I was simply raised in a family culture that normalized it www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
The Chinese government once focused on political dissidents and exiled activists. Now, U.S. federal officials say, it is targeting artists in the United States whose creative protests test its tolerance www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/w...
December 30, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The Chinese government once focused on political dissidents and exiled activists. Now, U.S. federal officials say, it is targeting artists in the United States whose creative protests test its tolerance www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/w...
In 1965, a plutonium-packed generator disappeared on Camp Four, near the top of the Himalayas, in a hush-hush mission the U.S. still won’t talk about www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
December 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
In 1965, a plutonium-packed generator disappeared on Camp Four, near the top of the Himalayas, in a hush-hush mission the U.S. still won’t talk about www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
New South Wales police say at least 12 people have been killed in a shooting near a Jewish gathering at Sydney's Bondi Beach. One shooter was killed, while another is in custody www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
December 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New South Wales police say at least 12 people have been killed in a shooting near a Jewish gathering at Sydney's Bondi Beach. One shooter was killed, while another is in custody www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Lebak regent Iti Octavia Jayabaya backed an innovative solution with the Ciputra real estate developer to build a joint Protestant church in Maja. The new building has six rooms downstairs and seven rooms upstairs. It’s enough to accommodate 20 denominations www.andreasharsono.net/2025/12/new-...
December 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Lebak regent Iti Octavia Jayabaya backed an innovative solution with the Ciputra real estate developer to build a joint Protestant church in Maja. The new building has six rooms downstairs and seven rooms upstairs. It’s enough to accommodate 20 denominations www.andreasharsono.net/2025/12/new-...
New churches in Maja, near Jakarta, show path to religious tolerance. But the Indonesian government should amend or revoke regulations that discriminate religious minorities www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
December 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
New churches in Maja, near Jakarta, show path to religious tolerance. But the Indonesian government should amend or revoke regulations that discriminate religious minorities www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio waded into the surprisingly fraught politics of typefaces with an order halting the State Department’s official use of Calibri, reversing a 2023 Biden-era directive that Rubio called a “wasteful” sop to diversity www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio waded into the surprisingly fraught politics of typefaces with an order halting the State Department’s official use of Calibri, reversing a 2023 Biden-era directive that Rubio called a “wasteful” sop to diversity www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
In Bangkok, Suthichai Yoon wrote about his small but pivotal monk role in "The White Lotus." In five decades, he has covered coups, conflicts, and constitutional crises, challenging generals and prime ministers, and seen democracy both falter and flourish niemanreports.org/monk-white-l...
December 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
In Bangkok, Suthichai Yoon wrote about his small but pivotal monk role in "The White Lotus." In five decades, he has covered coups, conflicts, and constitutional crises, challenging generals and prime ministers, and seen democracy both falter and flourish niemanreports.org/monk-white-l...
The divide between Lynsey Addario’s demanding career as a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and her family life is at the heart of “Love+War,” a new documentary from National Geographic Documentary Films niemanreports.org/lynsey-addar...
December 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The divide between Lynsey Addario’s demanding career as a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and her family life is at the heart of “Love+War,” a new documentary from National Geographic Documentary Films niemanreports.org/lynsey-addar...
Persistent air pollution in Jakarta has triggered nearly 2 million cases of respiratory illness throughout this year, raising concerns over the long-term well-being of the 42 million residents of the greater Jakarta area www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
December 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Persistent air pollution in Jakarta has triggered nearly 2 million cases of respiratory illness throughout this year, raising concerns over the long-term well-being of the 42 million residents of the greater Jakarta area www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
In Jakarta, the Ford Foundation called on the government to expand its engagement with Indigenous communities as Indonesia moves forward with its pledge to recognize 1.4 million hectares of customary forests by 2029 www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
December 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
In Jakarta, the Ford Foundation called on the government to expand its engagement with Indigenous communities as Indonesia moves forward with its pledge to recognize 1.4 million hectares of customary forests by 2029 www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
Indonesian police named Lin Jingzhang, director of PT Peter Metal Technology, a suspect in the case of radioactive contamination at the Cikande industrial area. He has allegedly imported scrap metals through illegal means for raw materials www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
December 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Indonesian police named Lin Jingzhang, director of PT Peter Metal Technology, a suspect in the case of radioactive contamination at the Cikande industrial area. He has allegedly imported scrap metals through illegal means for raw materials www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
Bao Nguyen produced controversial documentary "The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo" that challenges the authorship of one of the most famous images ever taken of the Vietnam War deadline.com/2025/09/the-...
December 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Bao Nguyen produced controversial documentary "The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo" that challenges the authorship of one of the most famous images ever taken of the Vietnam War deadline.com/2025/09/the-...
Eugene Hasenfus, a gunrunner who emerged out of obscurity when his cargo plane was shot down while illegally ferrying arms to Nicaraguan rebels in 1986, set off a scandal that tarnished the Reagan and Bush White Houses www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
December 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Eugene Hasenfus, a gunrunner who emerged out of obscurity when his cargo plane was shot down while illegally ferrying arms to Nicaraguan rebels in 1986, set off a scandal that tarnished the Reagan and Bush White Houses www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
The death toll in Sumatra surged 442 on Sunday, up from 303 on Saturday, a government website showed, as officials compiled reports of casualties and damage pouring in the three provinces devastated by landslides and floods after the rains www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
December 1, 2025 at 6:16 AM
The death toll in Sumatra surged 442 on Sunday, up from 303 on Saturday, a government website showed, as officials compiled reports of casualties and damage pouring in the three provinces devastated by landslides and floods after the rains www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
On Sumatra Island, flood and landslides had killed 72 people in three provinces: Aceh (6 dead, 11 missing); North Sumatra (57 dead, 41 missing); West Sumatra (9 dead) 🇮🇩 www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/202...
November 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
On Sumatra Island, flood and landslides had killed 72 people in three provinces: Aceh (6 dead, 11 missing); North Sumatra (57 dead, 41 missing); West Sumatra (9 dead) 🇮🇩 www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/202...
The death toll from Hong Kong’s fire decades rose to 128 on Friday, as authorities struggled to identify victims and firefighters extinguished the last embers at the still smoldering high-rise apartment complex www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
November 29, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The death toll from Hong Kong’s fire decades rose to 128 on Friday, as authorities struggled to identify victims and firefighters extinguished the last embers at the still smoldering high-rise apartment complex www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Climate change's effects are falling on a system already weakened by decades of Iran's unsustainable water policy. A major driver of water depletion is the long-standing emphasis on irrigated agriculture, which consumes nearly 90 percent of Iran’s water cri.org/iran-climate...
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Climate change's effects are falling on a system already weakened by decades of Iran's unsustainable water policy. A major driver of water depletion is the long-standing emphasis on irrigated agriculture, which consumes nearly 90 percent of Iran’s water cri.org/iran-climate...
Thai authorities should drop criminal defamation charges against the Australian journalist Murray Hunter, who is being prosecuted in Bangkok for reporting on Malaysia’s media regulating agency www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Thai authorities should drop criminal defamation charges against the Australian journalist Murray Hunter, who is being prosecuted in Bangkok for reporting on Malaysia’s media regulating agency www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
In 2010, only 33 per cent of Indonesians were "prepared to pay higher prices to address global climate change." In China, 88 per cent were. Even in the U.S. the figure was higher: 41 per cent www.insideindonesia.org/archive/arti...
November 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM
In 2010, only 33 per cent of Indonesians were "prepared to pay higher prices to address global climate change." In China, 88 per cent were. Even in the U.S. the figure was higher: 41 per cent www.insideindonesia.org/archive/arti...