Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The religious defamation issue will not affect Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's electability…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The State Secretary must ask government officials for assistance in finding a "lost" investigation report…

Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – In order to achieve its grand infrastructure dreams, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration must eradicate deeply…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The possible disclosure of a document detailing the facts surrounding the 2004 murder of human…

Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge – Indonesia's stance on Papua at the UN General Assembly in New York last month recalled its firm denials of…

Jakarta – Several residents of Tegaldowo and Timbrangan villages in Rembang, Central Java went to the governor's office in Semarang on Tuesday to…

Jack Kerr for Earshot – If someone was to make an Australian version of Forrest Gump, they might look to Brian Manning's life story for…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's role in pushing for both judicial and non-judicial processes to resolve…

UA: 230/16 Index: ASA 57/4957/2016 Timor-Leste

Two Timorese journalists, Raimundos Oki and Lourenco Vicente Martins,…

Jakarta – The police have arrested a Muslim cleric, identified as Ahmad "Aman" Suryadi, 29, for allegedly sexually assaulting several students in…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government will focus its first phase of the national legal reform package on five key points, which include…

Viriya P. Singgih, Jakarta – Among the cars passing along the Prof. Dr. Ir. Sedyatmo toll road linking Jakarta and Soekarno-Hatta International…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – "It is in a girl's nature to wash dishes and so on. Her place is in the kitchen. That's how it's meant to be," said…

Margareth S. Aritonang – Family members and lawyers of convicts recall the confusion ahead of the executions in July amid current uncertainty and…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The national legal reform package, which the government will soon introduce to revitalize Indonesia's justice…

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – When monthly bills arrive at Nursahid's home, so does a headache.

Having worked as a factory worker in East Jakarta…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The National Police's institutional reform, which is set to be introduced in October by the government should…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Central Information Commission (KIP) ended the state's 12-year silence on the murder of prominent human…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – As the government completes preliminary studies and prepares human resources to build and operate the country's first…

Lily Yulianti Farid – A recent report placed Indonesia 60th out of 61 countries in terms of interest in reading. The Central Connecticut State…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – As the Jakarta election draws near, pollsters are releasing their survey results to help candidates understand public…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-119-2016

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

Jakarta – Amid stiff competition to retain popularity and readers, some media outlets continue to promote the objectification of women in the hunt…

Kuningan, West Java/Jakarta – In the past, having a decent house was merely a dream for Dersinah, 51. Working as a farmer with an uncertain…

Elisabeth Buchan – On 19 September, Timor-Leste won a minor victory in its ongoing dispute with Australia over rights to resources in the Timor…

Workers have ended a strike at a huge Indonesian gold and copper mine owned by US firm Freeport-McMoRan after an 11-day walkout that hit…

Jayapura, Jubi – The family of the victim of the shooting incident in Sugapa rejected a one-year jail sentence for an officer and 21 days for…

Singapore – Singapore and Indonesia agreed to enhance cooperation on transnational security issues, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement on…

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Taxation director general Ken Dwijugeasteadi has said he is not satisfied with the results of the first round of the tax…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The first part of Indonesia's legal reform package, the government is set to introduce in October, will include…

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The gubernatorial race is particularly challenging for young voters in Jakarta, with the religion card being played by…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama has offered his apology to Muslims who were offended by his…

Jakarta – Indonesia, one of only 25 countries in the world that still impose capital punishment, has seen 35 people sentenced to death by the…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Ministry is focusing its attention on making it easier for drug convicts to get remission after…

Jakarta – An organization calling itself the Community of Young Advocates for Ahok-Djarot, or Kotak Adja, has filed a police report against Buni…

Panca Nugraha, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – Ownership claims by local residents to 135 hectares of land inside the Mandalika special economic…

Lita Aruperes, Manado – Reports of sexual violence cases in North Sulawesi has increased from 199 for the whole of 2015 to 261 cases from only…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Solidarity Party, or PSI, was the only new political party to pass a verification process by the Ministry of Justice and…

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – There is only a slim chance that domestic workers in the country will be free from various kinds of mistreatment if…

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The Jakarta gubernatorial race has become dangerously sectarian after Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, a…

Haeril Halim and Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will now include potential environmental losses in its…

Jayapura – Rights activists in Papua are angered over the punishment administered by the Papua Police office for five policemen allegedly involved…

Len Garae – Whether Papua New Guinea and Fiji attend the next Melanesian Spearhead Group Leaders' Summit in Port Vila or not, come the second or…

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Religious minorities are continuing to struggle to find appropriate places to worship in Jakarta even though the capital…

Jakarta – A legal think tank, the Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR), has called on the government to include a moratorium on the death…

Thomas Ora, Dili – The Timor-Leste government has appreciated a Catholic plan to prioritize peace education in schools which is needed to heal…

Jakarta – Granting voting rights for Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel would not be possible because of existing laws, State Secretary Pratikno…

Prima Wirayani, Djemi Amnifu and Wahyoe Boediwardana, Jakarta/Kupang/Surabaya – With more than 500 regencies and cities in 34 provinces across the…

Fedina S. Sundaryani and Arya Dipa, Bandung – Natural gas buyers seem to be torn between ecstatic and pessimistic over the government's ability to…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – While it is everyone's right to apply for the government's tax amnesty, the participation of state officials in a…