Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Dozens of Manggarai residents in South Jakarta filed a report with the National Commission on Human Rights on Friday,…

Jakarta – Indonesia says nearly 19,000 square meters (204,000 square feet) of coral reef was damaged by a foreign cruise ship that ran aground in…

Jakarta – Peace activists from Semarang, Central Java, held on Thursday a joint prayer and a candlelight vigil to remember Patmi, 48, a farmer…

Jakarta – Gunarti, a farmer from Kendeng in Rembang, Central Java, who had participated in a rally since March 13 to protest the construction of a…

Viriya P Singgih, Jakarta – Gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) employees have urged the government once again to immediately…

Jakarta – Prominent journalist Ahmad Taufik died of lung cancer on Thursday at 7:15 pm after being hospitalized in Jakarta. His body was taken to…

Jakarta – House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fahri Hamzah has likened the national antigraft agency to a tyrant after one of its prosecutors…

Jane Lee – A man is refusing to pay a $500 fine for trespassing at an Indonesian consulate to protest against its presence in West Papua, saying…

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Health Dainius Puras is visiting Indonesia for the first time between March 22 and April 3 to assess the…

New Zealand's parliament has been presented with a public petition urging government action on the human rights situation in West Papua.

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Indra Budiari, Jakarta – After having its candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono eliminated in the first round of the Jakarta gubernatorial election,…

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Three weeks away from election day, Jakarta gubernatorial candidates Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and Anies Baswedan are…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has two court hearings left to prove he is not…

Jakarta – Following Tuesday's death of a farmer demonstrator, about 100 NGO activists joined the Central Java farmers' protest across from the…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The death of Patmi, 48, a Kendeng farmer who fought against the construction of a cement factory belonging to…

Jakarta – Ahmad Ishomuddin, a renowned cleric from Nadhlatul Ulama – Indonesia's largest Islamic organization – has criticized in court an edict…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The Papua administration has requested a 10 percent share of divested shares of copper and gold miner PT Freeport…

Jakarta – As the government has a limited budget to fund infrastructure development, it continues to work on necessary regulations to lure…

Jakarta – National anti-graft agency KPK said on Tuesday (21/03) it will further investigate a tax evasion case to which the names of two deputy…

Haeril Halim and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The tobacco bill is not dead yet, despite the government's earlier claim that it would kill the…

Jakarta – An expert has warned that the deliberation of the tobacco bill is not worth being continued because it contradicts several prevailing…

Damien Kingsbury – East Timor's presidential election looks to have produced a strong victory for Fretilin's serial candidate, Francisco Guterres…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The latest Human Development Index (HDI) report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) says…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Greater participation of women in Indonesian politics, in terms of their presence on legislative bodies, is key…

Michael Leach – The count so far in Timor-Leste's presidential election appears to have delivered a decisive victory for FRETILIN's Francisco 'Lu…

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – East Timorese leader Jose Ramos Horta has lashed out at what he calls "outrageous" claims before an Australian…

Jakarta – Southeast Asia's biggest economy this month is winding up one of world's most successful tax amnesties, with at least 745,000 taxpayers…

Flavio Simoes – The big day has finally arrived for voters all across Timor-Leste and, for the first time since the restoration of independence in…

Jakarta – One of the about 100 farmers who have staged a daily rally over the last week in front of the State Palace to demand the cancellation of…

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – A veteran guerrilla commander is heading for a decisive victory in East Timor's presidential elections and is expected to…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Arif Budi Sulistyo, the brother-in-law of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, appeared in court on Monday to testify in the…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have warned people not to take part in the so-called Al-Maidah Tour, which is being facilitated through an Android…

Taylor McDonald – The unstable Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua are experiencing interesting times.

While human rights, media…

Jakarta – Pictures of a banner conveying a peaceful message at the Al-Iman mosque in Ciracas, East Jakarta, have gone viral in social media amid…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – A language expert has said that Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's speech during his working…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The North Jakarta District Court said on Tuesday that it expected to speed up Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok"…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Hundreds of people grouped under the United Students Front for Freeport Closure staged a rally in front of…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta District Court on Tuesday began the trial of Obby Kogoya, 22, a Papuan student suspected of…

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – They rode ponies, steered boats and walked for kilometres along cloud-shrouded mountain paths to vote in East Timor's…

Amanda Hodge – East Timorese voters go to the polls today to elect their fourth president since Independence, in a contest shaping up as a…

Felicity James – The people of Timor-Leste head to the polls today to elect a new president, with former guerrilla fighter Francisco "Lu'Olo"…

Helen Davidson and Ben Doherty – A former revolutionary hero is expected to become Timor-Leste's next president as voters head to the polls in the…

Phelim Kine – French journalists Jean Frank Pierre and Basille Marie Longhamp learned firsthand last week the Indonesian authorities' contempt for…

Jakarta – Dozens of students grouped under the Papuan Students Alliance (AMP) in Bali protested on Monday in front of the United States Consulate…

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health will visit Papua as part of a two-week trip to Indonesia.

Dainius Puras is to…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Papuans have praised National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian for appointing a native to the country's eastern-…

Sara Schonhardt – Freeport-McMoRan's standoff with Indonesia over the giant Grasberg copper and gold mine is entering a new phase, as the company…

Ainur Rohmah, Tuban, Indonesia – Papuans across Indonesia held demonstrations Monday against an American mining giant involved in a contract…

Jakarta – Five F-16 jet fighters granted from the United States government will arrive at the Iswahjudi Air Force Base in Magetan, East Java, on…

Jakarta – During its working visit to Germany, the special committee tasked with deliberating the election bill found that the country was no…