Jakarta – Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, chief patron of the fractured National Awakening Party (PKB), said his camp had fired both…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – A traditional tribal community in Waigeo, Raja Ampat regency, in Papua, has questioned the government's decision to…

Stephen de Tarczynski, Melbourne – East Timor's most prominent independence leaders – currently holders of the young nation's two highest…

Bramantyo Prijosusilo, Jakarta – Opinus Tabuni, 35, was shot dead during a peaceful rally in the city of Wamena in the picturesque Baliem valley…

Tom Hyland – New evidence has emerged linking the Indonesian military to the 2002 murder of two American teachers and an Indonesian colleague in a…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – A vegetable vendor was busy tending to customers at a makeshift stall at the central market of Banda Aceh on…

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono re-affirmed Friday his commitment to rooting out corruption, saying nobody is above…

Police rejected a request by six Papuan Tribal Council executives to allow UN staff to accompany them during an investigation into the…

Jakarta – Around 100 students from several state universities staged a rally outside the House of Representatives, where President…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Strong exports, primarily those of commodities, helped fuel Indonesia's economic growth by an unexpected 6.4 percent…

Fadli, Batam – Some 1,000 workers employed by foreign companies in Batam staged a rally on Thursday demanding an end to the practice of…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has insisted the police should thoroughly investigate a fatal…

Andreas D. Arditya, Jakarta – Senior prosecutor Urip Tri Gunawan expressed "deep regret" during his bribery trial here Thursday for accepting…

East Timor's main opposition party, Fretilin, is calling for an independent international investigation into the assassination attempt…

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – The Surabaya Military Court on Thursday sentenced 13 marines to prison terms of 18 months to three-and-a-half years…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The freedom of association that Indonesian workers have enjoyed since the start of the reform movement in 1998 is now set…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Men's resistance to condom use will transform moderate-risk Indonesia into a country with the highest HIV/AIDS rate in…

As the battle against corruption intensifies in the legal arena, pressures mount for this acute societal disease to be simultaneously fought in a…

Jakarta – An Indonesian mayor has ordered security officers in parts of the capital to go door-to-door on Independence Day to make…

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – In the past three years child trafficking has increased in West Nusa Tenggara, according to the provincial chapter of LBH…

Sofian, Jakarta – Around 10 protest actions will enliven the atmosphere of Jakarta today, Thursday August 14.

Based on information from the…

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – East Nusa Tenggara provincial administration has accused the central government of neglecting a help plea to address…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – More than half of all the preliminary lists of eligible voters (DPS) released by villages and subdistricts throughout the…

Statement by ELSHAM-Papua, Yahamak (Institute of Basic Human Rights and Anti-Violence) and AMPTPI (Alliance of Students of the Central…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Former Bank Indonesia deputy governor Iwan R. Prawiranata withdrew on Wednesday his claim that a state prosecutor…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Residents in Samarang district, Garut regency in West Java blockaded the entrance Tuesday to a geothermal power plant…

Paul Toohey – Questions have been raised as to whether rebel leader Alfredo Reinado was lured down from the mountains of East Timor to be executed…

Stephanie March, Dili – Six months ago Victor Alvez's voice rang out through radios and televisions, appealing for peace and calm from the people…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A series of defeats in regional elections and threats of disunity have led Golkar Party leadership to scrap its control of…

Jon Afrizal and Agus Maryono, Jambi, Purwokerto – The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in Jambi and Central Java provinces, especially in…

Former State Intelligence Agency (BIN) deputy chief Muchdi Purwopranjono has requested a city arrest, as the Attorney General's Office (AGO)…

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Prisoners convicted last year of corruption, illegal logging, terrorism and drug abuse will not be eligible for annual…

Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will not respond to a letter from 40 members of US Congress demanding the immediate…

Evan A. Laksmana, Singapore – In the past few weeks, a debate surrounding the 2009 general elections has revolved around the role of the…

Andreas D. Arditya, Jakarta – A witness testified Monday that former Bank Indonesia deputy governor Aulia Pohan played a bigger role than…

TAPOL wishes to express its deep concern about the death of a Papuan who was participating in the celebration of World Indigenous Day in Wamena on…

The Indonesia Human Rights Committee has written to each of the Heads of Government of the Pacific Island Forum Nations (see letter below) ahead…

Mark Forbes, Jakarta – Several of the 43 Papuans who sparked a diplomatic crisis by seeking asylum in Australia want to return home, according to…

Ed Davies and Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Indonesia does not face any organised resistance to its rule in Papua and there should be a degree of…

The Australia West Papua Association in Sydney has written to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders who will meet in Niue on the 19 August for…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – On a talk show recently, soap opera actor Adrian Maulana looked momentarily baffled when confronted with the question, "…

Prodita Sabarini, Jakarta – Former homophobe Anton (not his real name) says he has transformed into a more tolerant person, acknowledging that gay…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – A man was reportedly killed in Wamena, Jayawijaya regency, during an event Saturday celebrating the International…

Jakarta – A man was killed in Indonesia's Papua province after police fired warning shots when a group raised a separatist flag at a ceremony, an…

Nethy Darma Somba – The World Indigenous Day celebration in Papua province turned into a riot on Saturday after several members of local…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' special committee tasked with investigating the government's fuel price rise policy has…

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono and TNI chief Gen. Djoko Santoso were divided Friday in their responses to a request…

Jakarta – A hardline Muslim group staged a rally outside the US embassy in Jakarta on Saturday to protest over a call by Washington…

Muh Syaifullah, Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta District Attorney General's Office has seized 213 books titled "The Annihilation of Ethnic Melanesians…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The Indonesian public considers the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) the law enforcement institute with the highest…