Dili – Timor-Leste's current stability could be undermined by a sharp decline in oil revenues and leadership challenges if the country's first…

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is facing mounting pressure to concede defeat as prominent citizens have published open letters…

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Indonesians have mobilised in their thousands to ensure the vote counting process in the presidential election is free and…

The organisation called the Federal Republic of West Papua is urging the Pacific Islands Forum and the Melanesian Spearhead Group to…

Dili – Timor-Leste's current stability could be undermined by a sharp decline in oil revenues and leadership challenges if the country's first…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced former youth and sports minister Andi Mallarangeng to four years in prison and a fine of Rp 200…

A leading candidate in the Indonesian presidential race has admitted he helped abduct activists during the rule of the country's former president…

Hans Nicholas Jong and Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Although presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has claimed that he will abide by the official…

Jakarta – A website built by volunteers to trawl through publicly available General Election Commission (KPU) data and conduct its own informal…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Indonesian Association for Public Opinion (Persepi) declared on Wednesday that the Development and Policy…

Charlie Campbell – A former Portuguese colony, East Timor, or Timor-Leste, only won independence from neighboring Indonesia in 2002 following a…

Farouk Arnaz & Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Under increasing pressure to justify charging two Jakarta International School teachers with child…

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – The number of Indonesians participating in the ambitious national health insurance program launched under the…

Vita A.D. Busyra, Jakarta – A new United Nations report has highlighted a massive increase in the number of AIDS-related deaths in Indonesia…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Wednesday's conviction of former Bank Indonesia (BI) deputy governor Budi Mulya has confirmed the roles of other…

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – The establishment of representatives of the Iraqi militancy group, the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria…

We, the undersigned organizations, are concerned about the serious and ongoing violations of Human Rights that are taking place with impunity in…

Despite reports of irregularities in the manual vote tabulation, there is widespread confidence that the transparent and democratic process, which…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – One person was killed and two were injured when a 10-car convoy traveling in a remote area of Papua's highlands was…

Edward Aspinall – In a posting immediately after polling day last week, Marcus Mietzner and I argued that having failed to win the election, it…

"The media played a crucial role in East Timor's long struggle for independence. The president should tell parliament that a media law that…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate Jusuf Kalla garnered 96,780 votes, in…

It hasn't taken long for the West Papua National Council for Liberation (WPNCL) and other pro-independence groups to to respond to Melanesian…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono swore he would not let foreigners meddle with Indonesia's presidential election dispute, ahead of a…

Camelia Pasandaran & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto's claim to have won Indonesia's presidential election was dealt a…

Erwida Maulia & Erwin Sihombing, Jakarta – The single-digit difference between the votes for the two candidates in last week's presidential…

Ina Parlina and Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – A recent plan by lawmakers to summon state-run broadcaster Radio Republic Indonesia (RRI), following…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Opposition to the leadership of Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie has gained momentum with a faction within…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The declaration of a "permanent coalition" by presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and the seven political parties…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – A coalition of civil society groups on Tuesday filed a report with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) regarding…

Hans Nicholas Jong and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) pledged on Tuesday that it would remain impartial amid…

Dini Pramita, Jakarta – The Kawal Pemilu (Guard the Elections) website www.kawalpemilu.org , which is maintained by volunteers to report the…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Sleman regency administration in Yogyakarta province has brokered a peace agreement between the heads of the El…

Rendi A Witular, Jakarta – Presidential frontrunner Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has reportedly secured most votes during the July 9 election…

Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Workers Union (KSPI) will deploy 5,000 to 10,000 members to monitor the announcement of the…

Admin MS, Yogyakarta – Insisting that the annexation of West Papua into the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) through the 1969…

[In-depth Investigation from West Papua Media team, our stringers in Jayapura and local sources.]

Evidence has emerged of a savage…

Jakarta – If one asks why the country's corruption index score remains disappointingly low despite the hard-fought campaign against graft over the…

Jakarta – The Association of Indonesian Public Opinion Surveys Firms (Persepi) completed its audit of the Strategic and International Studies-…

Index: ASA 57/001/2014

Joint statement by Amnesty International and ANTI (The Timor-Leste National Alliance for an International…

Roanne Van Voorst – It's the day before the Presidential elections. Ibu Oda grins when she reaches deep in her handbag and takes out an envelope…

Gabriela Gonzalez-Forward – Despite the discrimination and stigma they face every day, Timor-Leste's transgender, gay and bisexual community are…

Yara Murray-Atfield – Victims of gender-based violence are more aware of their rights, but work is still being done to ensure women feel more…

Yara Murray-Atfield – Organisations are working to raise awareness about human trafficking, as reports find Timor-Leste is a source and…

Jakarta – The strategic Development and Policy Research Center (Puskaptis) has refused to attend an audit by the Association of Indonesian Public…

It is not every day that a government rejects a foreign aid scheme just as it is about to begin. But that is what happened in May when the…

Yuliasri Perdani and Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – Although Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, the spiritual leader of the region's terrorist network, only…

All across the country, indications of foul play have broken out like a rash during the vote tabulation phase of the election, which has seen…

Rieka Rahadiana & Neil Chatterjee – Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo indicated he is open to other parties joining his coalition…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – In an apparent move to control power at the House of Representatives, seven political parties that endorsed the…