Rohan Radheya – In 1969, Indonesia took over West Papua with the now infamous Act of Free Choice, a mock referendum where West Papuans were forced…

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Politics and democracy in Indonesia during the past decade have tended to be stagnant, according to a report based on…

As the 51st anniversary of the transfer of the territory of West Papua to Indonesia by The United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA) on…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Agus Rianto says officers are prepared to maintain security during planned Labor…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of workers under the Federation of Indonesian Metal Workers Union have announced their plan to stage a rally on…

Jakarta - Indonesia's next leader must urgently tackle the ongoing human rights violations and repeal repressive and discriminatory laws, UK-based…

Fitri Bintang Timur and Puri Kencana Putri, Jakarta – Recently, Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Moeldoko stated that "democratic…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Robertus Wardi, Jakarta – After making official its coalition with the National Democratic Party (Nasdem) earlier…

Benny Wenda – This Anzac Day weekend, we opened the first ever Free West Papua campaign office in Australia.

For more than 50 years, my…

Deti Mega Purnamasari & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – Over a month after officially entering the presidential race, Jakarta Governor…

Basten Gokkon & Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – The government, as part of its ongoing bid to abolish local elections and return to a system…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The alleged sexual assault of a 6-year-old boy at Jakarta International School (JIS) has sparked debate over…

Hans Nicholas Jong, National – The revision of the 2004 Regional Administration Law would grant the central government the power to punish…

Jakarta – Less than a week before the first ever May Day holiday this year, the Confederation of Indonesia Labor Unions (KSPI) is preparing for a…

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West java – Ahmadis in Ciamis, West Java, are observing their religious activities as usual at the Nur Khilafat Mosque,…

Jakarta – Maluku police on Friday have reportedly arrested Simon Saiya, an activist wanted for masterminding the display of a separatist flag…

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – This year's legislative election result doesn't look too good for the Golkar Party. With only 14.3 percent of the…

Ina Parlina and Bambang Muryanto, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – Politician Amien Rais, an icon during the 1998 reform movement to topple former president…

Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Security guards at a public park in West Jakarta have been on an undercover mission in the past few months: in pairs, they…

Anastasia Winanti Riesardhy, Jakarta – The 12 political parties that competed in the April 9 legislative election had campaign funds totaling Rp 3…

Index: ASA 21/012/2014

The Indonesian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release ten political activists who were…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Female activists in Aceh, affiliated with the 231 Monitoring Network, have urged the government and police to…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Two Indonesian Military officers were injured after yet another exchange of gunfire on Friday between the…

Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – Twelve members of Pancasila Youth were arrested by the Jakarta police for the attack on rival group Betawi Brotherhood…

Suara Pembaruan, Jakarta – Golkar Party will decide on Aburizal Bakrie's running mate and the party's coalition partners in next month's national…

Paulina Quintao – Upset to the point of tears. That's how Secretary of State for the Promotion of Equality (SEPI) Idelta Maria Rodrigues felt when…

Pekanbaru – The Riau Police are intensifying their investigation into haze by probing a number of companies in Bengkalis and Indragiri Hilir…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Advocacy groups for disabled persons are seeking a new law to replace the current 1997 disability law, which they…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The trial of graft suspect Anggoro Widjojo has revealed that former forestry minister MS Kaban – who is chairman of the…

Patrick Tibke – In recent times Prabowo Subianto's presidential campaign has often manifested as a peculiar spectacle, characterised by colourful…

Jayapura – The call by the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) chairperson to boycott the July 9 presidential election in Papua has become a…

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – An Ahmadiyah community in West Java has lashed out at a call for a ban on its activities by the country's highest…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-057-2014

Dear friends,

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

Business – State-owned electricity company PT PLN says it burned 1.84 million kiloliters of fossil fuel in the first quarter of 2014…

Clyde Russell, Launceston, Australia – Indonesia s decision to start cancelling investment treaties with 62 countries has passed with little…

Jakarta – Indonesia's military chief collects counterfeit watches, with no qualms about it, and he'll go to extreme lengths to prove it.

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By Max Lane

Executive summary

Jakarta – A prosecutor is seeking a sentence of at least five years in prison for gang leader Hercules Rosario Marshal, who is on trial for…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The police had identified and were currently hunting the instigators of a recent clash between Christians and Muslims in…

SP/Robertus Wardhy & Vento Saudale, Bogor – Two rival factions of Indonesia's oldest Islamic party agreed on Wednesday to reconcile, following…

SP/Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – The allegations had swirled for years, but when the first solid accusation of corruption was finally leveled at…

Jakarta – As Indonesia debates the merits of the three-decade rule of strongman Suharto, the one thing the country seems to agree on is that the…

Kennial Caroline Laia, Jakarta – Even though official legislative election results are still pending, pollsters and media have already made their…

Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – Despite various social welfare programs introduced by Joko "Jokowi" Widodo during his nearly two years as governor, the…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Police in Aceh have named one of their own members a suspect in the alleged sexual abuse of at least two young girls,…

Jakarta – More than a century after the death of Raden Ajeng Kartini, the first Indonesian woman to demand the emancipation of women in the…

Anastasia Arvirianty, Jakarta – Indonesian presidential frontrunner Joko "Jokowi" Widodo looks to be getting some extra help from the bickering…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A proposed coalition of Islamic political parties should back a presidential candidate who prays five times a…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Prominent clerics from 67 Muslim organizations have called on the five Islamic-based parties to band together in a…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The National Police are reluctant to act against the alleged hate speech made at an anti-Shia declaration, an event…