Kate Lamb – At the international court of justice in The Hague this week, the tiny half-island nation of Timor-Leste has accused Australia of…

Nicole Jade Millane & Harriet Conron – The Indonesian government continues to waver in its response to violence and discrimination against…

Josua Gantan – It could have been a historical moment for Indonesia. On Jan. 16 the first film focused exclusively on Indonesian history was…

Marni Cordell – Five West Papuan men are facing 15 years or more in jail for raising the banned morning star flag, while a sixth man has been…

Hariet Conron – At the launch of its 2014 World Report on Wednesday, Human Rights Watch called on the government to lift the ban on foreign…

Daniel Hurst – Timor-Leste has told the international court of justice it rejects the "careless and outrageous" suggestion it was encouraging the…

Tom Allard – The Australian government has admitted it wants to block a former spy turned whistleblower from giving evidence to an international…

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Indonesia's commitment to increasing its value-added exports has proven to be a vast boon to the economy, with the…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – As the Indonesian Military (TNI) begins to perceive the growing threat from other nations, it is accelerating efforts…

Bandung – The Bandung District Court sentenced on Tuesday two board members of the Indramayu United Farmers (STI) to one-and-a-half…

President Yudhoyono is all talk and no action when faced with government officials and militant groups intent on curbing the rights of women and…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Jakarta/Surabaya – The National Police have arrested two terror suspects who were allegedly…

Prime Minister Tony Abbott is being urged to negotiate with East Timor to establish permanent maritime boundaries with Australia's…

Bridie Jabour and Katharine Murphy – The Australian navy has been accused of burning asylum seekers during a towback to Indonesia.

The…

Nana Rukmana and Suherdjoko, Cirebon/semarang – Around 3,500 hectares of agricultural land in 10 districts across Cirebon regency in West Java are…

Dina Manafe & Robertus Wardi – More than 500 lives are lost each year as the toll from floods and landslides continues increasing each year,…

Tom Allard – Australia has accused East Timor of making "frankly, offensive" remarks before the International Court of Justice about Attorney-…

A member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group says it is not possible to accept the application of a West Papuan group into the MSG…

The West Papua National Coalition for Liberation believes a visit by a Melanesian Spearhead Group delegation to Papua last week would…

Paulina Quintao – The Asian Federation for Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) composed by Nepal, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, South Korea, El…

The country's biggest Islamic party has come out in defense of a legislator accused of exploiting the flooding in Jakarta to get a head start on…

Jakarta – Indonesian women and religious minorities have faced heightened discrimination as a result of the government's failure to enforce human…

Tito Summa Siahaan – Investment in Indonesia reached a record high in 2013, exceeding the government's own target but the pace of growth is likely…

Markus Makur, Labuan Bajo – Dozens of women who are part of the West Manggarai Independent Women's Alliance (APIR) in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT)…

Kennial Caroline Laia – When renowned poet Sitok Srengenge was accused last November of sexually assaulting and impregnating a 22-year-old student…

Bagus BT Saragih and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's decision to focus on the business of running the…

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – An executive of the United Development Party (PPP) has said that the outcry over the nomination of controversial…

Muhammad Al Azhari – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed a presidential regulation providing legal cover for the distribution and control of…

The director general of the Melanesian Spearhead Group has confirmed a special Leaders meeting will be held in Vanuatu next month.…

Mary Gearin – Australia has rejected East Timor's arguments that it has the right to demand the return of materials seized in an ASIO raid last…

Tom Allard – East Timor has called on the International Court of Justice to deliver a "clear, firm and severe" condemnation of Australia for using…

The Timor Sea Justice Campaign has launched an open letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbot urging him to establish permanent maritime boundaries with…

Index: ASA 21/003/2014

The Indonesian government must respond to questions on its progress in protecting and promoting economic,…

Jakarta – The European Parliament's hearing on human rights in Papua, Indonesia, is an important opportunity to raise concerns and press for…

Marni Cordell – Despite earlier pledging support for West Papuan independence, Pacific leaders bloc agrees not to interfere in Indonesia's affairs…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) warned that 2014 could be an "emergency" year for rights…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – "My campaign themes in the 2004 presidential election were peace, justice and prosperity," said…

Tom Allard – Attorney-General George Brandis has given an extraordinary undertaking not to read highly sensitive documents seized by ASIO agents…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The climate agency has rejected statements by Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo saying that the flooding in Jakarta had been…

Amsterdam – East Timor demanded on Monday that Australia return seized documents relating to the two countries' negotiations over oil and gas…

Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – Theoretically – and supposedly practically – it is only a matter of simple data collection and management. In an era of…

Jakarta – Political analyst Boni Hargens said that the reason Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairperson Megawati…

Daniel Hurst – Australia's "illegal" seizure of documents from a Canberra-based lawyer acting for Timor-Leste falls short of the high standards…

Australia on Saturday vowed there would be no further intrusions into Indonesian waters during its military-led crackdown on people-smuggling…

Jakarta – Political analyst from the University of Indonesia Hamdi Muluk slammed the decision by the Islamic-based United Development Party (PPP)…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The condition in Mulia, the seat of Puncak Jaya regency, Papua, remains stable despite shooting…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – As the country grapples to cope with the affects of multiple natural disasters, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has…

Putri Fitria – "Bangun Bali, subsidi petani. Kita semua makan nasi, bukannya butuh reklamasi." "Build Bali, subsidize the farmers. We all eat rice…

Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency's (BMKG) extreme weather early warning head, Achmad Zukri, said the…

Jakarta – Puddles of water and thick mud are not the only problems flood victims in Manado, North Sulawesi, face, as looters are also reportedly…