David Robie, Jakarta – Indonesian hospitality was given a rave notice last week for hosting World Press Freedom Day 2017, but it was also given a…

Zely Ariane, Jakarta, Jubi – Space for freedom of expression, especially for those who want to campaign for the right to self-determination or…

Jakarta – Indonesia expressed its commitment to address challenges that hamper its efforts to improve and protect human rights at home, during the…

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – The Research and Technology and Higher Education Ministry is preparing a regulation to control the spread of…

Jakarta – The government is backing a proposal to maintain a provision on the presidential threshold in the election bill being deliberated at the…

A coalition of Pacific Island nations has delivered an emphatic call to the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states to back West Papuan…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Three globally acknowledged human rights activists are on the list of candidates selected to enter the next…

Jakarta – The majority of indigenous people in Papua reject separation from Indonesia, while less than one-fifth Papuans support the idea of…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The country's biggest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has said religion in the archipelago should…

Richard C. Paddockmay, Jakarta, Indonesia – The popular governor was the clear front-runner. Despite his religion, a Christian in Muslim-majority…

East Timor's former president Jose Ramos-Horta has issued a blunt warning to Australia that the gas dispute between the two countries risks…

Paulina Quintao – MPs continue to arrive late for parliamentary sessions, according to observations made by the Judicial System of Monitoring…

Jakarta – The national antigraft agency organized a forum on the perils of the double role assumed by civil servants employed by state-owned…

The Pacific Island nations of Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Nauru, Palau and the Marshall Islands delivered a hard-hitting joint…

Jakarta – Indonesian and Australian officials met in Canberra on Thursday (04/05) at the joint Inaugural Cyber Policy Dialogue to increase…

Shannon Power – A police raid of a party in Indonesia last week that resulted in the detention of 14 allegedly gay men, eight of which were…

Shannon Power – Indonesia faced up to intense scrutiny from its fellow United Nations member states.

This week Indonesia underwent its 3rd…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto has called on universities to tackle the…

Jakarta – The high number of flower arrangements received by Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) has officially announced that Anies Baswedan and…

Jakarta – An organizer of a rally on Friday against Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has asked protesters to respect whatever verdict the court…

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – Thousands of conservative Muslims took to the streets of the Indonesian capital on Friday to call for the…

Jakarta – The Supreme Court has made assurances that the verdict in the trial of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama on blasphemy…

Jakarta – Former National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Amien Rais said he expects Jakarta's presumptive governor-elect, Anies Baswedan, to stay in…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Participants of the 2017 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) meeting have unanimously adopted the Jakarta Declaration,…

SAFEnet Voice has recorded that since 2015, 73 percent of violations against freedom of expression have been committed on the grounds of spreading…

Jakarta – Indonesia's economic growth edged up in the first quarter as improving momentum in its major trading partners and rising prices for some…

New York – An Indonesian police raid targeting gay men in Surabaya, Indonesia, on April 30, 2017, threatens the rights of the country's already…

Jakarta – Many may find the results of a recent research study conducted by the Culture and Education Ministry about intolerance among students…

Syarif Syechbubakr – In late 2016 and early 2017, Indonesians were shocked by series of mass demonstrations against Jakarta's Chinese and…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The government's effort to lure textile manufacturers away from China to the archipelago is facing a rising threat…

Jakarta – Tourism Minister Arief Yahya aims to put Indonesia in the leading position on the Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) by 2019 from the…

Jakarta – As Jakartans are still reeling from the most divisive gubernatorial election the city has ever seen, which exacerbated sectarianism and…

Max Walden – Executions for drug crimes, rising religious intolerance, and the repression of activists and journalists in Papua were some major…

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has launched a $US2 billion ($2.6 billion) lawsuit against the company responsible for the…

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women, or Komnas Perempuan, urged the government to adopt international recommendations on…

Benny Mawel, Jayapura – A Catholic bishop in Indonesia's Papua province has criticized a plan by local authorities in Jayapura to build "the world…

Dili – Coffee trees loom over a village in the hills above Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste. Though their fruit has provided income for decades,…

The following letter has been emailed to the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gerry Brownlee today, World Press Freedom Day.

It is…

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – A recent consumer survey carried out by the Trade Ministry showed that 37 percent of respondents had…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Islamic-based Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has sent a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Setya…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have confiscated a cell phone belonging to firebrand Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab.

The…

Jakarta – A group of Indonesian alumni of Harvard University and its fellowship programs has started an online petition, urging the judges of…

Jakarta – Rejection of the House of Representatives' move to initiate an inquiry into the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has continued to…

Jakarta – More than three weeks after the acid attack on Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan, the Jakarta Police…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – It has been 18 years to the day, but the government is yet to resolve an alleged gross human rights violation in…

Reporters Without Borders has condemned what it calls Indonesia's "double-dealing" as the nation hosts World Press Freedom Day while it continues…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Indonesia is currently enjoying the privilege of hosting this year's World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) celebration…

Two West Papuans were stabbed by military personnel in Paniai regency of Indonesia's Papua province. Police in Papua confirmed that the incident…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Lt. Col. Yusman Mandayun, the chief of staff of the Praja Wirabraja Military command in Biak, Papua, has…