Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, the country's largest Islamic organizations, have long been deemed as…

Moses Ompusunggu, Callistasia Anggun Wijaya and Corry Elyda, Jakarta –The race to City Hall has become more challenging for incumbent candidate…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-145-2016

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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has information provided by the…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The National Police stated on Wednesday that video footage used as evidence to name incumbent Jakarta…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi Widodo has called on the public to respect an ongoing police investigation into Jakarta Governor…

Kate Lamb – The Christian governor of Jakarta, the capital of the world's largest Muslim-majority nation, has been named a suspect in a case of…

Jakarta – The Press Council has expressed concern about the safety of journalists when covering demonstrations in the country in the aftermath of…

Jakarta – Investigators from the National Police's criminal investigation unit should disqualify the testimony of Rizieq Syihab, leader of the…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Religious conflicts and nationwide violence continue to taint the state of tolerance in the world's most…

This case would set a deeply worrying precedent, making it hard for the authorities to argue that they respect all faiths – Rafendi Djamin,…

Russell Dunne – The lack of love between Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, or 'Ahok', and fundamentalist Islam is not news.

During…

Jakarta – Police have urged hardline Muslim groups to call off another protest rally against Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, as…

Church groups around the region are calling for justice on long-standing issues undermining the rights of the region's people.

At a recent…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The State Palace has played down speculation that the government is facing an imminent coup attempt, saying President Joko…

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – The National Police have brushed off speculation that they bowed to pressure from conservative Muslims in deciding to…

Ben Bilua – The Leader of Free West Papua Movement in Solomon Islands has called on political parties to leave West Papua issue alone.

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – More than a week after the massive Nov. 4 rally, political parties in the ruling coalition, led by the Indonesian…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Tuesday (15/11) his recent visits to the headquarters of the military and police's elite squads…

Concerned Brisbane Catholics have vowed to maintain pressure on the Australian government to negotiate a fair maritime boundary with our smallest…

Tim Mann – Donald Trump will be the 45th president of the United States of America. This is not the outcome Indonesians wanted. Trump's call for a…

Tama Salim, Jakarta – The UN High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) has urged Indonesia to reconsider signing the 1951 Convention Relating to the…

Haeril Halim and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The effectiveness of the country's deradicalization program has been put under scrutiny in the…

Haeril Halim and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Medan – When his 2-year-old daughter Intan Olivia asked to be allowed to join her cousin playing on the…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – "Where is Pak Ahok? Please come again with Pak Ahok," said residents of Cakung in East Jakarta to the surprise of…

Lies Marcoes – On 4 November, Jakarta saw one of the largest protests in Indonesian history, as an estimated 100,000 Muslims took to the streets…

Australians favour international law to determine Timor maritime boundary between Timor-Leste and Australia, even if that delivers Timor-Leste a…

Ina Parlina and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – After visiting the headquarters of the armed forces, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has continued…

Jakarta – Indonesia was hit with 1,985 natural disasters from Jan. 1 to Nov. 11, the highest in 10 years. Disaster numbers are expected to…

Fadli, Batam – Dozens of people under the banner of the People's Information Center (Lira) gathered on Sunday at Aspirasi Park in Batam, where…

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – The contenders of the Jakarta gubernatorial race finally got what they wanted: a higher campaign finance ceiling, which…

Jakarta – For 22-year-old female student Ricke, safe and comfortable public transportation means separation from male passengers, as she has had…

Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) President Said Iqbal says that hundreds of thousands if not a million workers affiliated with the…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-144-2016

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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The taskforce on human rights in Papua has made slow progress in resolving alleged abuses in Papua and West Papua…

David Webster – Digging into the archival records isn't purely academic. It can tell us why governments make the decisions they did – and suggest…

Jakarta – Four people were injured when a Molotov cocktail exploded in front of a church in Samarinda district, East Kalimantan, on Sunday morning…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Groups of people causing disruptions at several campaign stops of inactive Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja…

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – Panic hit domestic financial markets on Friday as investors showed concern over the anticipated policies of US president…

Lies Marcoes, Jakarta – Between 2014 and 2016, Rumah Kita Bersama (Rumah KitaB) conducted research on child marriage in Banten, West Java (Cirebon…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The administration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has been trying to reach out to as many Islamic…

Corry Elyda and Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The political campaign of incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has…

Ina Parlina, Depok, West Java – The headquarters of the National Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) and the Navy's Marine Corps are the latest stops…

More than half those surveyed in a new poll favour setting Australia's maritime boundary with East Timor to give the new nation a greater share of…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Inactive Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama would still be eligible to run for reelection even if he was…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says he expects to see no more rallies over inactive Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's…

Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre on November 12, 1991. Journalists Allan Nairn and Amy Goodman were there when…

Jakarta – Incumbent Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has expressed his disappointment at the objections his campaign visits to several…

Grace D. Amianti, Prima Wirayani, Stefani Ribka and Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – Indonesia will continue to face a challenging economic outlook…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The police have been suggested to use criminal charges only as a last resort in dealing with any reports of religious…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Indonesia may face hurdles in its efforts to set up an independent defense industry by 2024 as the government is…