Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Activists from 70 civil organizations nationwide grouped under Gema Demokrasi (Democratic Resonance)…

Corry Elyda and Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Ranto Poltak Tambunan, a 48-year-old resident of Bukit Duri, South Jakarta, looked dazed as an excavator…

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The South Jakarta Immigration Office arrested Fulbright researcher Frank Sedlar during the eviction in Bukit Duri, Tebet,…

Jakarta – Six pairs of Aceh governor and deputy governor hopefuls took a Quran recitation test on Wednesday as one of the local requirements to…

Karanganyar – Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo and all three chiefs of staff visited the grave of former president…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government is set to introduce legal reform packages that are expected to improve law enforcement and the…

Fedina S. Sundaryani and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Indonesia's inefficient labor market and poor information and communications technology (ICT)…

Amnesty International has urged the Indonesian and local authorities in Papua to implement immediate and effective measures to ensure security of…

Jayapura, Jubi – Talk of settling cases of human rights violations in Papua is only aimed at pacifying the criticism of the international…

The Papua New Guinea Government has reiterated its stance on the West Papua issue, saying that the Papua Province remains an integral part of…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – As urban job creation stagnates in 2016, many employment opportunities are shifting to rural areas supported by dana…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The slow economy has forced many university graduates to take lower-skilled jobs, government data shows.

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Jakarta – About 10,000 workers are set to hold a rally on Thursday along the main roads in Jakarta.

Confederation of Indonesian Workers…

Jakarta – Police have started an investigation into an incident in South Jakarta on Friday afternoon (30/09) that saw pornographic material being…

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Recent evictions carried out by the city administration have been met with resistance by various parties, including human…

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) has slammed the city administration for the upcoming evictions…

Hans Nicholas Jong and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Which is worse: traveling to Indonesia without proper travel documents or funding…

Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has downgraded its forecast for Indonesia's economic growth for this year and 2017, taking into account…

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank has warned about the displacement effect of the tax amnesty program, arguing that the tax…

Rachel Gold – In the 1990s, Brown's campus was a hotbed of activism on behalf of Timor-Leste, the Southeast Asian island then occupied by – and…

Nyshka Chandran – A 14-year old border conflict between Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, and Australia was revived by The Hague's Permanent…

UA: 218/16 Index: ASA 21/4893/2016 Indonesia Date: 27 September 2016

On 24 September, men in plain clothes attempted to abduct Papuan…

Panca Nugraha and Ruslan Sangaji, Jakarta/Mataram/Palu – Floods have been hitting a number of regions across the country, displacing people,…

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The government's proposed incentives for oil and gas businesses may not be the game-changer policy the weak…

Prima Wirayani and Grace D. Amianti, Jakarta – As the clock ticks toward the end of the tax amnesty's first phase, conglomerate owners have…

Jakarta – Jakarta Police deputy chief Brig. Gen. Suntana said Jakarta's labor unions will stage a massive protest rally on Thursday (29/09) in…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – While constantly under fire for poor and unfair decisions, judges at lower courts are also shouldering the heaviest task in…

Jakarta – Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo said on Monday that his ministry would revoke a large number of bylaws deemed to be hampering regional…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government has yet to maximize efforts to comply with UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) recommendations,…

Jakarta – People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) member Ahmad Basarah has warned teachers on the dangers of liberalism, saying that it has drugged…

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – After a slow start, Indonesia has seen soaring redemption funds paid under the tax amnesty over recent days, a success…

Daniel Flitton – Australia has lost in its claim that an international commission has no jurisdiction to hear a complaint by East Timor in the…

Timor-Leste will have its case against Australia over a disputed maritime boundary heard by the permanent court of arbitration in the Hague after…

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – The political force aiming to outlaw the production, distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages has collapsed against a…

Indonesia has accused a number of Pacific Islands countries of interfering in its domestic matters regarding West Papua at the United Nations.…

Jakarta – The National Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) will handle cases of extortion and ethical violations allegedly…

"We do not agree with the statement of Julie Bishop, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, that "the Compulsory Conciliation Commission does…

Jakarta – The government has argued that it must build coal-fired power plants (PLTUs) across the country to meet soaring electricity demand. The…

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Padang – A legislator from West Sumatra apparently cannot understand why local authorities are opposing his business…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Behind the glitz and glamour of the Indonesian film industry, there are a few passionate individuals who do their…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – While the government and the House of Representative have failed to comply with the public's call to revoke the…

Jakarta – Indonesia's women's movement has gone through ups and downs since the nation's first women's congress was held in 1928.

In its…

Jakarta – Women's rights activist Gadis Arivia, who is also the founder of feminist publication Jurnal Perempuan, says censorship holds back and…

Phelim Kine – The Indonesian government has launched a long-overdue campaign to eradicate the cruel practice of female genital mutilation (FGM).…

A representative of Indonesia attacked leaders of Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Tonga for what she claims was '…

Hamish McDonald, Gleno, East Timor – As we drive along a potholed road leading out of this little town into the cool highlands of East Timor,…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Minister of Social Affairs Khofifah Indar Parawansa handed over the compensation amount to 24 families of former of East…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Less than month after promoting former members of the Army's "Tim Mawar" (Rose Team), Indonesian Military (TNI)…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Recent dialogue between a number of prominent human rights campaigners and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has given a…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The youth wing of Indonesia's second-largest Islamic organization Muhammadiyah has called on the government to…