More than 1,000 workers have gone on strike at an Indonesian gold and copper mine owned by US firm Freeport-McMoRan in a row over bonus payments,…

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang – Two policemen from Rote Ndao regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), were reported to the provincial police headquarters for…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Air Force has denied claims that it sent personnel to intimidate residents of Sari Rejo in Medan, North Sumatra, so…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Residents of Sari Rejo in Medan, North Sumatra, claim that a number of Air Force personnel have started to come into…

Dio Herdiawan Tobing – In the past few days, Indonesia's first Right of Reply in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has attracted nation-…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – In what is seen as a pro-family policy, the Aceh administration recently issued a regulation that grants career…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – Gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) employees, who have been on a six-day strike since Sept.…

A former prime minister of Vanuatu says the Melanesian Spearhead Group is becoming ineffective because of games being played by Fiji and Papua New…

Jakarta – Sony Misdananto, a journalist at television broadcaster NET TV, was allegedly assaulted and intimidated by soldiers while reporting on…

Nick Brown – Key stakeholders throughout the Timor-Leste have come together to form the first professional coffee trade organization in the origin…

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – The government's decision to raise cigarette duties will not deter tobacco consumption in the country, public health…

Jakarta – The South Jakarta municipality has closed down the Batak Karo Protestant Church (GBKP) in Tanjung Barat, Pasar Minggu, as a result of…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Golkar Party may fall into another crisis if supporters of chairman Setya Novanto press ahead with their plan…

Jakarta – Police seized copies of the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels at a book fair held at the Jakarta Convention Center…

Jakarta – Police have questioned at least 10 people in an investigation of displayed pornographic material on a videotron, or outdoor video…

Indonesia has been urged to open up access to West Papua, following a surge of concern about rights abuses in Papua at the United Nations.

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Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Tribal communities in Papua will finally have representatives at the regional legislative council, known as DPR…

Jakarta, Jubi – The Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) condemned the statement by Pacific countries' leaders for what it called…

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The country may have more legislators in 2019 as the government plans to increase the number of seats at the…

The Foreign Ministry on Thursday brushed off concerns that Indonesia had insulted no fewer than six Pacific Island heads of state, following a…

Jakarta – A researcher has proposed that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo establishes an independent committee tasked with finding facts about the…

Hanni Sofia Soepardi, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has set up a joint team to settle alleged cases of human rights connected with the G30S/…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Sukmawati Soekarnoputri, the daughter of former president Soekarno, urges the government to push for…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo led a ceremony to commemorate Pancasila Sanctity Day in Lubang Buaya, East Jakarta, on Saturday (01/10…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Since its establishment in 2005, the Judicial Commission has had most of its recommendations ignored by the Supreme Court,…

Fedina S. Sundaryani and Grace D. Amianti, Jakarta – State-owned oil and gas giant Pertamina has reported that the consumption of its Premium…

Roshni Kapur – After years of pushing for membership, Timor-Leste is now ready to become the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian…

Prima Wirayani and Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – The government concluded the first phase of its roller coaster tax amnesty ride with flying colors…

[Amnesty International, Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR), East-Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN), La'o Hamutuk, TAPOL, Watch Indonesia!…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Setya Novanto may regain the House of Representatives' speaker…

Jayapura, Jubi – Students at Cenderawasih University hosted a screening of a documentary about the human rights defender Munir Salid Talib, known…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Muslim students of junior high schools across Indonesia learn from their Islamic text books that Jews are "sly and…

Jakarta – In connection with World Contraception Day on Sept. 26, DKT International, a "social marketing pioneer" that sells the Sutra brand of…

Venidora Oliveira – The General Director for National Directorate for Land and Property (NDLP), Romao Guterres, has called on communities living…

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned about six Pacific countries raising the subject of human rights violations in Papua in the…

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua legislator Laurenzus Kadepa reminded both current and future regional heads in Papua to urge the Central Government to…

Paulina Quintao – Research conducted by the World Food Programme (WFP) in partnership with the Alola Foundation in 2015 showed that 1,904 children…

Taufiq Hanafi, Leiden, The Netherlands – In the preface to the textbook Sejarah Nasional Indonesia (Indonesian National History, 1990), historian…

Isabel Ermelita – Timor-Leste's government has welcomed the conciliation commission's decision to proceed with the case involving a dispute with…

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – It might have been a once-in-a-lifetime sight: hundreds, nearly a thousand, people flocking to the Taxation Directorate…

Godwin Ligo – The Vanuatu West Papua Association is hosting a "Wantok Summit" for Free West Papua Civil Society Organization support group in the…

Hao Duy Phan – On April 11, 2016, Timor-Leste initiated compulsory non-binding conciliation proceedings against Australia under Annex V of the…

Paulina Quintao – The Mother's Support Group (GSI) program implemented by the Alola Foundation has been recognized by the Health Ministry for its…

Paulina Quintao – The Mobile mother's project has made significant progress in terms of the number of pregnant women accessing health facilities…

Paulina Quintao – Women's activist and survivor Maria Domingas "Micato" Alves has encouraged other survivors of past crimes to be active and…

Budi Hernawan, Jakarta – In an unprecedented move, seven UN member states from the Pacific raised their concerted voices on Papua during the…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has demanded the elimination of its ad hoc status so that it becomes…

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Most corruption cases in Indonesia originate in the private sector through bribes and gratuities in the procurement and…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government is expected to have a hard time defending its human rights record in front of the UN Human Rights…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives' ethics council has revoked a verdict which found former speaker Setya Novanto – now Golkar chairman –…