Jonas Cullwick – The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP)'s Ambassador to the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat, Amatus…

Rosalia Sciortino, Bangkok – The judicial review of the proposed change to the marriageable age stated in Article 7(1) of the 1974 Marriage Law,…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has rejected a plan by the House of Representatives to amend the 2002 Corruption Eradication…

No matter how we slice and dice the issue of West Papuan independence, it always comes down to this: Do the indigenous peoples of a distinct and…

Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – The country's president constitutionally has the prerogative and the liberty to nominate and appoint candidates for top…

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court (MK) on Tuesday rejected a judicial review of two articles in the Marriage Law, maintaining its current…

Kennial Laia, Basten Gokkon & Erwin Sihombing, Jakarta – Human rights activists have lambasted the Constitutional Court for rejecting a…

Tama Salim and Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – Faced with the prospect of its authority being stripped by the House of Representatives, the Corruption…

Tama Salim and Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is divided over the so-called constituency funds as the ruling Indonesian…

Jakarta – A bill submitted to parliament and aimed at defanging the national antigraft commission has served to highlight the growing rift between…

A Solomon Islands MP has questioned the government's announcement about exploring greater representation of Indonesia in the Melanesian Spearhead…

About 200 people gathered at a rally in the Solomon Islands capital, Honiara, this afternoon calling on the government to support full membership…

Gaad Piranid Tabuni grew up in a village in the Papuan highlands of Indonesia too remote for any government – colonial Dutch or Indonesian – to…

A Dutch journalist who has been travelling in Indonesia's Papua region says the depth of local support for a West Papuan application to join the…

Jayapura, Jubi – Exports from Papua nearly doubled in May, compared to the previous month, the head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of…

The Solomon Islands Government says it will not back the United Liberation Movement for West Papua as a full member of the Melanesian Spearhead…

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Washington, D.C.: Today, six members of the US House of…

Leong Tsu Quin, Bangkok – From June 4 to 5, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) held a workshop with Indonesian lawyers that we would…

Jakarta – A group that advocates for the rights of mixed-nationality couples is filing a judicial review on the Marriage Law and the Agriculture…

Erwin Sihombing, Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected a petition for a judicial review of Indonesia's law on marriages…

Haeril Halim and Tama Salim, Jakarta – Efforts to weaken the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continued apace with the House of…

Usmin, Bengkulu – Concerned about the spread of HIV and AIDS, lawmakers in Bengkulu are working on a directive to limit the sale of condoms and…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) says the current regulation on building houses of worship contributes to…

Astrid Zweynert, Hong Kong – Indonesia's proposed ban on sending domestic workers to the Middle East will force women seeking an escape from…

Hans Nicholas Jong and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – With faith-based opposition to vaccination drives having contributed to outbreaks of diphtheria in…

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa – The asylum seeker boat captain has spoken publicly for the first time, confirming he received a cash payment…

George Roberts, Indonesia – Indonesian police have provided new details about how Australian authorities allegedly intercepted an asylum seeker…

Ruslan Sangadji and Apriadi Gunawan, Palu/Medan – The nationwide simultaneous regional elections scheduled for December this year are unlikely to…

Bengkulu, Jubi – Two Papuan indigenous languages, Saponi and Mapia, are among 14 Indonesian tongues that have gone extinct.

"There are 14…

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its estimate on Indonesia's economic growth to 4.7 percent for 2015…

Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fadli Zon said that revising the 2002 Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Law…

Michael Bachelard – Thanks to a brutal history, an Indonesian Government that restricts journalistic access, and a group of committed activists in…

Robert Isidorus, Jayapura – A military court in Papua on Wednesday discharged two soldiers and ordered them imprisoned after they were found to…

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says Fiji will stand with Indonesia on the West Papua issue. "My stance on West Papua has never changed," he…

Samoa says it will be looking into supporting a West Papua request for membership in the Pacific Islands Forum.

The Samoa Observer reports…

Jakarta – Indonesia's most notorious hard-line Islamic group says its members will give a strong reprimand to streetside food vendors who remain…

Dr. Tarcisius Kabutaulaka – West Papua will be the highest-profile issue at the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) leaders' summit in Honiara,…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The National Intelligence Agency (BIN) will have difficulty maintaining its independence while carrying out…

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Kupang, Indonesia – Photographs of thousands of US dollars handed to six people smugglers, which Indonesian…

Grace D. Amianti, Jakarta – Exports continue to drop in May with little sign of improvement in the future as the Central Statistics Agency (BPS)…

Jakarta – A bid by Indonesian politicians to channel Rp 20 billion ($1.5 million) in pork-barrel funds to every national legislator has met its…

Jakarta – The Australian government has paid thousands of dollars to turn back boats of asylum seekers for at least four years, a document reveals…

Iwan Dzulvan Amir, Jakarta – Once again, Aceh has become a national laughingstock and an international embarrassment. After various controversial…

As if to show their defense of people's interests, House of Representatives members have proposed a whopping budget of Rp 11.2 trillion (US$842…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-070-2015

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

Bengkulu/Makassar – As many as 5,500 bottles of liquor seized in Bengkulu were destroyed on Tuesday under the watchful eye of local administrators…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Around 100 volunteers and social workers have been deployed to distribute free condoms in 180 known areas for sex…

Roberth Isidorus, Jayapura – An evangelical church in Yambi, in Papua's Puncak Jaya district, was burned down by group of unknown attackers on…

Jakarta – Conservative politicians and clerics have lashed out at Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin over his seemingly benign call…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – More lawmakers have stepped up to oppose a plan by the House of Representatives to channel up to Rp 11.2…