There are at least 76 political prisoners in West Papuan jails, a new report from Papuans Behind Bars has revealed.

At least 22 of the…

Vento Saudale, Bogor – An Islamic cleric has been removed from his position after a video showing an alleged sexual encounter with two…

Kanupriya Kapoor, Jakarta – Indonesia's main opposition PDI-P party named Jakarta governor Joko Widodo as its presidential candidate on Friday,…

Abdul Qowi Bastian & Adelia Anjani Putri, Jakarta – Will Indonesia look back on Friday, March 14 as the day the 2014 presidential election was…

Jakarta – Secretary-general of the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Tjahjo Kumolo has announced that former National…

Yunantyo Adi S – Tan Malaka, a deceased former leader of the Indonesian Communist Party, was declared a national hero in 1963. But an uproar last…

Bambang Muryanto, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – People with disabilities and differently abled people threatened on Wednesday to take legal action against…

Jayapura – Human rights issues raised by Papuan diplomats overseas only revolve around their campaign for independence, Jayapura Bishop Leo…

Hikmahanto Juwana, Jakarta – There have been two incidents where orange lifeboats filled with asylum seekers bound for Australia were found in…

Jakarta – A survey commissioned by pollster Political Climatology Institute (LKP) says that the percentage of swing voters, or those who have no…

Jayapura – Vanuatu Prime Minister Moana Carcasses Kalosis said his remarks highlighting human rights abuses in West Papua at the UN Human Rights…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Tension between the Moni and Dani tribes in Papua continued to flare after police reported that six houses…

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – The Pekanbaru Corruption Court sentenced on Wednesday former Riau governor Rusli Zainal to 14 years in prison for his…

Yogi Bayu Aji, Jakarta – The Political Alternative Committee Alliance (AKPA) held a protest action at the General Election Commission (KPU)…

Banda Aceh – Two unidentified men threw a grenade at the Aceh Party office in Lueng Bata district, Banda Aceh, on Tuesday night,…

Dedy Priatmojo, Syahrul Ansyari – Scores of demonstrators from the Alternative Political Committee (KPA) and the People's Liberation Party (PPR)…

Farouk Arnaz & Robertus Wardhy, Jakarta – As Indonesia's legislative elections inch closer, more high-ranking officials are requesting time…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri and Jakarta…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A number of political analysts are advising that the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle ignore the flood…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced on Tuesday Deddy Kusdinar, a former official, to six years in prison, the first verdict in the…

Cory Rogers, Yogyakarta/Jakarta – A government-backed plan to construct nuclear power plants in Indonesia has been met with backlash by several…

Jakarta – Observers and experts from various sectors say that Indonesia needs to ratify the UN Framework Convention on Tobacco Control…

Herman Genie & Tunggadewa Mattangkilang – Nearly 50,000 people in Riau province have been suffering from upper respiratory infections due to…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Three more people were killed in communal tribal clashes in Timika, the capital of Mimika regency in Papua, on…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Two Papuans from the Moni tribe were shot dead by the National Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) on Tuesday during a…

West Papua Media team and stringers in Jayapura – Several hundred students and civil society members led by the Papuan Student Movement (GEMPAR or…

Jakarta – National deputy coordinator of the People's Voter Education Network (JPPR) Masykuruddin Hafidz urged all Indonesian citizens…

The Act of Killing, the acclaimed documentary about the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of communists and leftists in Indonesia, did not win…

Tom Clarke – Since the discovery of vast oil deposits under the Timor Sea in the early 1970s, oil has been the ever-present third player in…

Headlines – Activists from a group of NGOs revealed on Sunday the results of their research into the capacity and track record of legislative…

In 1976, the Australian ambassador to Indonesia wrote that, in deciding whether to support the right of the Timorese people to self-determination…

David Adam Stott – Compared to its Asian neighbors, Indonesia was late to join the so-called third wave of democratization that began in southern…

Jakarta – Golkar politician Indra Jaya Pilian said on Sunday that there was no possibility that Golkar chairman Aburizal Bakrie would run as a…

Jakarta – Violence against women has been dramatically on the rise in Jakarta and its surrounding areas, and most cases have involved the victims…

Jakarta – A survey by Cirus Surveyors Group has revealed that Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will claim victory in the 2014 presidential…

Sasmito Madrim, Jakarta – Hundreds of people demonstrated in the vicinity of the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta to…

Susan – In 1974, with the prospect of an Indonesian annexation of Timor on the horizon, Australia faced an important question: would Australia…

Susan – In 1974, with the prospect of an Indonesian annexation of Timor on the horizon, Australia faced an important question: would Australia…

Headlines – After offering free haj pilgrimage packages, motorcycles and Kijang vans to civil servants regularly attending afternoon mass prayers…

Agus Setyadi, Banda Aceh – As many as 355 cases of violence against women occurred in 2013, one hundred and forty-three of which were cases of…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Supreme Court (MA) said on Friday that the recent Constitutional Court (MK) ruling that a convict can now file a case…

Ivan Aditya, Yogya – Scores of demonstrators from the Central Java and Yogyakarta Province Advocacy Circle for Women (Link-AP) held an…

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) called on the government to better protect women,…

Edzan Rahardjo, Yogyakarta – The elections will be held soon on April 9. For various reasons however, there are still many who are expressing…

Jakarta – With the April 9 legislative election rapidly approaching, a recently conducted survey has revealed that many people are still unaware…

Rendi A. Witular and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Former Bank Indonesia (BI) governor, Vice President Boediono, has claimed that he did not validate the…

When the doorbell rang about 9.30am at 5 Brockman Street, Narrabundah, in suburban Canberra, Chloe Preston was starting her day at work as a legal…

As global media focus on Crimea's forthcoming referendum on whether to join Russia, we remember another 'Act of Free Choice' in West Papua in 1969…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Vanuatu's prime minister has addressed the United Nations, urging a resolution to investigate allegations of human…

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Environmental damage and deforestation will continue to blight the country as policymakers are blind to – and refrain…