Indah Setiawati and Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Even after 16 years, the bitter memories of the May 1998 tragedy are still an open wound in the hearts…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & SP/Deti Mega, Jakarta – The presidential election looks set to be a showdown between Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Only days after the National Awakening Party (PKB) pledged its support to the Indonesian Democratic Party of…

Jakarta – A public opinion poll conducted by pollster the Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) has found that forty percent of voters have…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Former student activists are still looking for their friends who went missing when rioting first broke out on a campus in…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Members of the Yogyakarta Anti Violence Community (Makaryo) have called on law enforcers in Gunungkidul regency,…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – The investment climate in Aceh remains mired by stumbling blocks that have hampered economic acceleration despite…

Paulina Quintao – Legal Assistance for Women and Children (ALFeLa) coordinator Laura Afonso de Jesus says resolving domestic violence criminal…

UA: 121/14 Index: ASA 21/014/2014

A woman gang-raped by eight men who accused her of adultery is now at risk of being caned for this…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – May 15, 1998. Hundreds of people flooded on to the two escalators and one stairway. Some were trying to reach the…

Endy M. Bayuni, Jakarta - May is a good month for Indonesia for it commemorates three major national events. We rejoice in National Education Day…

Jakarta – A flag-raising ceremony at Trisakti University has been held in commemoration of the 1998 shootings that occurred on the campus.

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Jakarta – Maj. Gen. (ret) Kivlan Zein, a former aide of Gerindra Party chief patron Prabowo Subianto, has rejected a summons from the…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A politician widely viewed as a leading figure in the 1998 reformation movement that overthrew the New Order…

Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP) will form a coalition with the Gerindra Party to nominate the latter's chief patron Prabowo Subianto…

Joko Widodo, the presidential candidate from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDI-P, on Saturday took to presenting his vision for…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Despite having only a few months left in office, members of the House of Representatives are still committed…

Josua Gantan, Jakarta – The order by authorities in Aceh to have a woman and her married lover caned for adultery, even after she had been gang-…

Kanupriya Kapoor and Randy Fabi, Jakarta – Indonesian presidential frontrunner Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has joined hands with the country's most…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Gerindra Party rejected claims that it would nationalize foreign assets should its presidential hopeful,…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The Indonesian Army (TNI) announced it would build the Army Strategic Reserves Command's (Kostrad) III Division…

Jakarta – The National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas PA) has criticized the police for not being serious about handling a rape case in…

The Australia West Papua Association in Sydney has written an open letter (below) to the PIF leaders asking that they discuss the issue of West…

Carlos Paath, Jakarta – Indonesia's longtime opposition was declared the official winner of last month's legislative election, as polling…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) was technically able to meet the May 9 deadline to announce the results of…

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – The Indonesian government was controlled by the military from 1966 to 1998 under the reign of four-star general…

Jakarta – The Press Council said on Friday that most of Indonesia's media companies do not fulfill their duty to protect journalists' rights.

Jakarta – As the first serving Vice President in Indonesian history to appear as a witness in a court hearing – which centers on the country's…

Erwida Maulia – To Tifa Asrianti, the polka-dot fabric mask she carries in her bag is multifunctional.

Inside the overpacked trains she…

Herman Genie – With people marrying younger, a generally low quality of life for women, and poor infrastructure, Indonesia is unlikely to achieve…

Banda Aceh – The Network for Civil Society Concerned with Sharia (JMSPS) has called on the Langsa City administration to help heal the mental…

Jakarta – Ratu Atut Chosiyah has been officially suspended as governor of Banten province after being indicted in a corruption case earlier this…

Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) has announced its support for Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo's bid for the presidency and…

Jakarta – A human rights activist said it would be somewhat ironic if workers were to vote for a presidential candidate with a military background…

Ansyor Idrus, Palembang – Police in Lahat regency, South Sumatra, have named the head of the Religious Affairs Ministry's office in Pagaralam city…

Paulina Quintao – National Commission on Combating HIV/SIDA Timor-Leste (CNCS-TL) General Secretary Daniel Marcal has said education is key to…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Dozens of activists from four animal rights organizations staged a rally in Yogyakarta on Thursday, calling on…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-068-2014

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

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Environmental activists in Aceh slammed the prosecution for seeking what they view as lenient punishment for the…

Villagers were again last night bracing for a new round of Indonesian state violence in the town of Moenemani, in the gold rich Dogiyai district…

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – The West Jakarta District Court on Thursday convicted notorious gang boss Hercules Rozario Marshal for a second time…

Usman Hamid – The Indonesian Electoral Commission will soon announce the results of April's legislative elections. Parties will most likely…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Women's rights activists in Aceh have criticized local authorities in the town of Langsa for insisting on caning a…

Rizky Amelia, Jakarta – Indonesian immigration deported an American activist for violating the use of his visa by participating in a labor protest…

Jakarta – Outraged by revelations of the alleged abuse of dozens of children by a single man, an official from Indonesia's highest Islamic…

Palu – Human rights activists claim police officers are behind the recent two-day clash in Buol, Central Sulawesi, on April 19 and 20, saying the…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has turned down a proposal to meet with the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to…

Erwin Cristianson, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) said on Wednesday that it would once again seek to question…

Ted McDonnell – The East Timorese parliament has passed legislation that will restrict journalists.

The controversial media laws will…

Nurdin Hasan & Kennial Caroline Laia, Banda Aceh – A woman in Aceh who was gang raped last week after being accused of having extramarital sex…