Ted McDonnell – Timor-Leste's controversial media law has been declared unconstitutional by the country's Court of Appeal.

The fledgling…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) has said that selecting professional candidates for the Cabinet of president-elect Joko "Jokowi"…

Jakarta – The Indigenous People's Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) said on Wednesday that president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his deputy…

There are at least two pieces of good news from the proposed Rp 2.02 quadrillion (US$172 billion) state budget for the 2015 fiscal year beginning…

Ashlee Betteridge – Timor-Leste tends to largely stay out of the international spotlight these days, much to the relief of those who have seen it…

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Supporters of Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto tried to overrun police lines and attack the country…

Jakarta – The Election Organizers Ethics Council (DKPP) said Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU) commissioners breached ethical codes by…

Jakarta – Prabowo campaign team spokesperson Tantowi Yahya said Thursday that the losing presidential pair Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa…

Jakarta – Rights groups have urged president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to implement his commitment to advancing human rights in Indonesia soon…

Jakarta – Human rights activists have expressed doubt over president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's willingness to resolve past human…

Jakarta – As Indonesia's Constitutional Court continued to deliberate on its final verdict on losing candidate Prabowo Subianto's legal challenge…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – As the hearing on the July 9 presidential election dispute approaches its denouement at the Constitutional Court,…

Jakarta – The National Social Security Board (DJSN) has complained that the national health insurance (JKN) program, which is managed by the…

Yustinus Paat & Adelia Anjani Putri, Jakarta – The Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) together with several women's rights…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said on Tuesday that it would launch a probe against Prosperous Justice Party…

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Experts have strongly objected to a decision made by the city administration to proceed with the long-stalled and…

An exiled West Papuan independence activist, Benny Wenda, says he doubts Indonesia's newly elected president, Joko Widodo, will make…

SP/Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – A prominent corruption watchdog has urged Justice and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin to make sure that…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – President-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will inherit a number of unresolved human rights cases, with outgoing…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The transition team of president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has been largely operating in secrecy. But the team's end…

At the end of their terms, a number of House of Representatives lawmakers have had to face the music at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK…

Phelim Kine – French reporters Thomas Dandois and Valentine Bourrat have spent the past two weeks in a police jail cell on Indonesia's island of…

Herman Genie, Jakarta – A new government regulation on reproductive health, which gives pregnant rape victims 40 days to decide whether they wish…

Rizky Amelia, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission chief Abraham Samad laments a string of sentence cuts given by the government to a…

Thin Lei Win, Bali, Indonesia – Under a full moon one night in 2006, 30 machete-wielding men surrounded Aleta Baun in the middle of a forest as…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) launched on Sunday its own television channel, KPK TV, which will serve to educate the…

Satria Sambijantoro and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – While President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has pledged to assist his successor wherever necessary,…

Johan Chang – A recent seminar on human rights issues in West Papua has focused questions about New Zealand's priority on trade relations over…

Bambang Muryanto and Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Yogyakarta/Padang – NGOs and journalists have drawn up a joint petition demanding the government…

Vita A.D. Busyra, Jakarta – Activists have blamed an ineffective health awareness campaign and ignorance about risky sexual behavior for the…

Dyah Ayu Pitaloka, Malang/Jakarta – The widow of slain human rights activist Munir Said Thalib has urged President-elect Joko Widodo to bar anyone…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Celebrations for Indonesia's 69th Independence Day in Tiom, the capital of Lanny Jaya regency, Papua, passed off…

Jakarta – The incoming government has to pay more attention to citizenship education as well as carry out structural changes in the Religious…

Satria Sambijantoro and Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has effectively handed a poisoned chalice to his successor…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Expert witnesses helped the General Elections Commission (KPU) appear strong during a hearing at the Constitutional…

Lasse Underbjerg – After an election campaign filled with turmoil and nerve-wrecking rivalry, Joko Widodo has been elected as the new president…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Hundreds of Papuan students in Yogyakarta affiliated with the Papuan Students Alliance (AMP) rallied in Yogyakarta…

Jakarta – The XVII/Cendrawasih Military Command chief spokesman Lt. Col. Rikas Hidayatullah said Saturday some 500 members of the separatist Free…

Jakarta – The government will maintain its deforestation targets despite its pledge to control emissions.

Forestry Ministry secretary-…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Indonesian Islamic University's Center for Human Rights Studies (Pusham UII) has said that the Yogyakarta…

Jakarta – Golkar Party politician M. Misbakhun, who is slated to be sworn in as a legislator in October, alleged on Friday that State Palace…

Craig Hoyle – Political activists are using this month's "Pacific shame" seminar in New Zealand to highlight the plight of indigenous West Papuans…

Two French journalists arrested in the Indonesian province of Papua late last week remain in detention on charges relating to misusing their visas…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Police in Papua say they have found indications that two French journalists who have been held in custody since Aug. 6…

Jakarta – Deputy head of president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's Transition Team, Hasto Kristiyanto, has defended the appointment of…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Health Ministry is preparing supporting regulations to guarantee that a recent decree legalizing abortion for rape…

Jakarta – Around 50 students from the University of Indonesia (UI) staged a demonstration at the Jakarta Police headquarters in South…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The presidential election dispute hearing at the Constitutional Court took an unexpected turn on Thursday as one of…

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – A key witness has alleged that Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono, the youngest son of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,…

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Alarm bells have begun to ring again after the release of statistics showing the country's current-account deficit…