Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says that the government is currently studying the banning of several social organisations which are not…

Antara, Timika – Mimika Police in Papua have arrested a coordinator of a petition declaration and communal prayer held at the West Papua National…

Indonesian officials say no bibles were burnt in an incident last week which preceded unrest in the Papua provincial capital Jayapura.

On…

Jakarta – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi on Tuesday inaugurated the operation of bus services named the "Jabodetabek Airport Connexion…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The central government and the House of Representatives agreed during a deliberation of the Election Bill on…

Jakarta – National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) chairman Nur Kholis has said the Indonesian Military (TNI) can be involved in the fight…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have officially put the name of Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader and firebrand cleric Rizieq Shihab on their wanted…

Jakarta – The grand imam of Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque, a progressive Muslim thinker named Nasaruddin Umar, is urging the leader of the Islam…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (AJI), Indonesia, in strongly criticizing the…

Nico Lang – As two men were flogged in the Indonesian province of Aceh, the crowd chanted for more.

Around 1,000 people gathered at the…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives will add 19 seats in the 2019 legislative election, bringing a total of 579…

Jakarta – A day after the Jakarta Police declared Islam Defenders Front (FPI) firebrand leader Rizieq Shihab a suspect in a pornography case, they…

Kendall Hutt, Auckland – Political support in New Zealand for an independent West Papua is growing after a "historic declaration" was signed…

Yuddy Cahya – With their heads covered with Islamic headscarves, the three members of the Indonesian band VoB ("Voice of Baceprot" or "Noisy Voice…

Jakarta – The head of the Jaguar team of the Depok Police in West Java, First Insp. Winam Agus, said that he never expected his team's effort to…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have named Alfian Tanjung, lecturer at Jakarta's Prof. Dr. Hamka Muhammadiyah University (UHAMKA), a hate speech…

Jakarta – The Islam Defenders Front (FPI) has claimed the Internet sweeping conducted by several FPI members to hunt down social media users…

Shannon Power – Indonesia's LGBTI community has been in the headlines over the past month for all the wrong reasons.

First two young men…

Jakarta – Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on May 31, the National Commission on Tobacco Control (Komnas PT), a coalition of organizations that has…

Jakarta – The Army chief of staff Gen. Mulyono welcomed President Joko "Widodo" Widodo's call to involve the Indonesian Military (TNI) in the…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Human rights watchdog Imparsial has lambasted the proposal to grant the Indonesian…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Responding to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's suggestion to involve the Indonesian Military (TNI) in fighting…

Jakarta – National Police arrested Ahmad Rifai, 37, for allegedly spreading fake news through a Facebook post in which he said the suicide bomb…

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – The Australian government says it will not be represented before a Jakarta court hearing a $103 million class action on…

Suherdjoko, Blora, Central Java – Blora District Court in Central Java sentenced on Monday the author of the book Jokowi Undercover, Bambang Tri…

Jakarta – More than a month has passed since Corruption Eradication Commission investigator Novel Baswedan fell victim to an acid attack on April…

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Surakarta – The Klaten administration issued a new regulation that could result in jail time of up to six months and a fine of…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The Religious Affairs and Home Ministries have received an unqualified opinion – meaning the ministries fully comply…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police named Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader and firebrand cleric Rizieq Shihab a suspect in a pornography case on Monday…

Production has been hit at the massive Grasberg mine in Indonesia's Papua province as more than 9,000 workers stage an extended strike.

The…

Jakarta – Human rights watchdog Setara Institute has reiterated its call to give the nation's leading counterterrorism role to the police instead…

Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has lambasted all forms of intimidation, violence and attempts to restrict freedom of…

Jakarta – The country's largest Islamic organization, Nahdatul Ulama (NU), has asked all mass organizations, including religion-based ones, to…

Jakarta – The National Police has condemned parties who hunt down social media users accused of insulting Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chairman Budi Gunawan said on Sunday that Indonesia would need to put in place…

Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo said on Friday the purchase of a VVIP helicopter from Italian-British…

Krithika Varagur, Banda Aceh – It was the young who came first to Indonesia's public caning of gay men. They arrived on motorbikes and on foot,…

Ahmad Rafiq, Surakarta – A People's Ceremonial Stage to remember the May riots in the Central Java city of Solo was unable to show the documentary…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Former first lady and women's rights activist Shinta Nuriyah Abdurrahman Wahid has said that protecting Indonesia…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Indonesian leaders from different religious communities have called on all people in Indonesia, but especially the…

Helen Davidson, Dili – "If the court wants to send me to jail, I won't be happy but I have to be brave. I will accept the final decision. I'm…

This statement has been written by West Papuan Independence Leader Benny Wenda after Indonesian police officers brutally tortured Nareki Kogoya…

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the suicide bombing and explosion in Kampung Melayu, Jakarta, Indonesia, which killed five…

Ben Collins – In a Darwin court last week, six Indonesian fisherman pleaded guilty to attempting to steal trochus shell near Browse Island, off…

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – A new study has found forest cover losses in Indonesia remained high during a six-year moratorium on forest conversion…

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Indonesian lawmakers should expedite the passage of revised anti-terrorism laws that give the police more power, President…

Jakarta – Police arrested three people on Friday (26/05) suspected of being linked to suicide bombings in Jakarta, as the Islamic State group…

Jakarta – Banks and other financial institutions have started rolling out initiatives in anticipation of a surge in consumer spending during the…

Jakarta – A group of people broke into and damaged parts of the Monas Barat police post in Gambir, Central Jakarta, on Thursday night. The post is…

Helen Davidson in Oecusse and Dili – In Timor-Leste's Oecusse province, a band of children wash in the river beneath a multimillion-dollar bridge…