Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court issued a ruling on Tuesday that threatens to nullify all graft cases prosecuted by the…

Jakarta – A number of NGOs and families of victims of gross human rights violations have criticized the National Commission on Human Rights (…

Linda Yulisman and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Nearly 50,000 factory workers have been dismissed in recent weeks as the country's economic…

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), a human rights NGO, has lambasted the government's recent decision…

Jayapura – Human rights activists have opposed the presence of a military command in West Papua, later named as the Kasuari/XVIII Military Command…

Tama Salim & Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo may have confidently ordered his Cabinet ministers and the…

Robertus Wardhy, Jayapura – Five local residents have been injured and one killed during a shooting by unknown gunmen at a house in Puncak Jaya…

Charles Kadamana – Hundreds of Solomon Islanders demonstrated their support for West Papua with an appeal for the government to consider West…

Jakarta – The executive director of Indonesian news agency Antara, Saiful Hadi, said that Indonesia should penalize journalists, including those…

Carlos Roy Fajarta Barus & Deti Mega Purnamasari, Jakarta – Some 200 people claiming to be residents of Pinangsia in North Jakarta protested…

Jayapura, Jubi – The Chairman of West Papua National Committee (KNPB), Victor Yeimo, said threats of an open war allegedly made by OPM leaders…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The newly established committee tasked with selecting commissioners for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) pledged…

Haeril Halim, National – The House of Representatives' Commission III overseeing legal affairs has lashed out at the Corruption Eradication…

Jakarta – Journalism education is important for Papuans, now that foreign journalists and international organizations have been given open access…

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno asserted that foreign journalists who wish to…

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has urged the National Police and its personnel to carry out a…

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Indonesia's counter-terrorism unit Densus 88 arrested six terrorist suspects for their alleged involvement in a shootout…

Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama says engagement with Indonesia is the best way to handle issues of abuse in the Indonesia region of Papua…

Jakarta – Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro said the government disbursed Rp 3.8 trillion, or one-fifth of the total of Rp 20.7 trillion in…

Jakarta – Papuan students called on the government to withdraw all security personnel and stop the ongoing construction of military and police…

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has supported Indonesia's bid to become an associate member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG).

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Jayapura, Jubi – Papuan independence activist Filep Karma who recently rejected a pardon offered by Indonesian President Joko Widodo firmly said…

Jakarta – The Indonesian military is taking on more roles in civilian life, a think-tank warned Monday, almost two decades after the armed forces…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police said Monday it would coordinate with the Navy's Military Police (POMAL) to prosecute a Navy officer allegedly behind…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has expressed impartiality to the long-standing infighting within…

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Ayu, a 26-year-old activist in an institution representing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community,…

Environmental activist Jopi Peranginangin has died after being stabbed during an altercation outside a nightclub in Kemang, South Jakarta, early…

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – The two feuding factions of the Golkar Party – Indonesia's oldest political party – have agreed to set aside their…

Jordan Humphreys – While regional governments responded to Rohingya and Bangladeshi refugees by closing borders, working people showed that there…

Kanupriya Kapoor and Randy Fabi, Jakarta – Nearly two decades after Indonesia's military was squeezed out of civilian affairs with the downfall of…

Jakarta – Representatives from churches in Papua say the central government has not done enough to protect the rights of indigenous people there,…

Indonesia will have the fastest growing defense budget in Asia Pacific over the next five years, according to a report by global analysis firm IHS…

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – An Australian law firm is preparing a class action on behalf of Indonesian fishermen and seaweed farmers who say their…

Kennial Caroline Laia & Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Human rights activists on Friday lambasted Attorney General H.M. Prasetyo's remarks for…

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has offered a permanent solution for all unresolved human rights abuses through reconciliation.

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration has decided to establish a non-judicial mechanism to resolve past…

Jakarta – The Ombudsman has found that national exams administered for both junior and senior high school students in April and early May were…

For an administration that has been vociferous on following through with the letter of the law, the government of President Joko Widodo has shown…

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Abdullah Hehamahua, a former adviser for the Corruption Eradication Commission, has received intense criticism for making…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The situation in the Papuan town of Manokwari has remained peaceful following the recent arrests of 70 pro-…

Ina Parlina and Haeril Halim, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to select nine female experts for the Corruption Eradication…

Jayapura – Around 700 members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) at the Papua Legislative Council (DPRD) supported on Thursday the United…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua province have declared open war on the military and non-Papuan civilians,…

Jewel Topsfield, James Massola, David Wroe – The Indonesian government has rebuked Australia for refusing to resettle any of the thousands of…

Makassar – Students of Muhammadiyah University were involved in a clash with police officers after a rally to commemorate National Awakening Day…

Ezra Sihite, Novianti Setuningsih & Erwin Sihombing, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo announced nine new members of the Corruption Eradication…

Yustinus Paat & Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta – Activists have called for transparency and public scrutiny to play a part in the selection process of…

Jakarta – The chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Muslim organization, Said Aqil Siradj, has said that Indonesia was founded…

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – Defying public criticism over its poor legislative performance, the House of Representatives officially announced on…

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – The government's newly unveiled 2016 economic growth target has raised eyebrows, with economists describing it as…