Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) said on Thursday that the number of alleged human rights abuse…

Andreas Harsono – Here's a seasonal snapshot from Indonesia's Aceh province: on 20 December, dozens of militant Islamists rallied outside one of…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – For almost the last eight years, Mairia, 33, has been living with her four children in a 3-by-4 meter room since…

Ezra Sihite – A rare meeting this week between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Prabowo Subianto, one of the front-runners to replace him…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The recent meetings between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and presidential hopefuls Lt. Gen. (ret.) Prabowo Subianto…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In a move that critics say shows the extent of Banten Governor Ratu Atut Chosiyah's political corruption in the…

Haeril Halim and Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has warned that the country's high-cost election…

Vento Saudale, Bogor – The embattled GKI Yasmin congregation in Bogor, West Java celebrated yet another Christmas in a makeshift worship space…

An antigraft official has called into questioned why a district head arrested in a major bribery scandal in October is still set to be inaugurated…

Bambang Muryanto, Sleman, Yogyakarta – Sleman Regent Sri Purnomo has been criticized by activists of the Yogyakarta Anti Violence Community (…

Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – Total gridlock will occur next year as various construction projects will be carried out, an expert says.

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Suherdjoko and Ainur Rohmah, Semarang – Thousands of people in a number of regions across Central Java have been forced to flee their homes after…

Jakarta – A public opinion survey has shown that the public deemed the second term of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono a failure,…

The Asian Human Rights Commission is adding its voice to concerns at the death of West Papua separatist militia leader, Danny Kogoya…

Ezra Sihite & Farouk Arnaz – Police on Tuesday said 15 public order agency (Satpol PP) officers in Ngada district, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT),…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – In what could be seen as a fresh blow to the Constitutional Court (MK), the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) ruled…

Ezra Sihite – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday to discuss political and economic…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – A coalition of NGOs has claimed the government has failed to implement properly Public Service Law No. 25/2009.

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A West Papuan activist in Papua New Guinea's Vanimo says they are still to resolve a dispute with Indonesian authorities over the body…

Jakarta – As many as 25 companies have sought dispensation to not apply the provincial minimum wage (UMP) for a certain period of time…

Jayapura – The Free Papua Organisation (OPM) through Secretary General Anton Tabuni has refuted a statement by Puncak Jaya Regent Henock Ibo in…

Indonesia has seen a dramatic decline in the number of Javan and Sumatran rhinos over the past eight years, according to a director of an…

Edi Hardum – National Mother's Day, which is celebrated in Indonesia on Dec. 22 every year, should serve as a reminder to everyone to improve the…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – A new public opinion survey has found that supporters of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)…

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economy Hatta Rajasa leads other potential presidential candidates from Islamic parties, a survey said.

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With Indonesia preparing for elections in 2014, one underdog candidate is promoting himself in the United States as a president who would crack…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-157-2013

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

Jayapura – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Papua says violence against journalists doubled in 2013 from the previous year.

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Fathiyah Dahrul & Kanupriya Kapoor – More than a hundred workers at Indonesia's biggest port in Jakarta have gone on strike demanding the port…

Alison Bevege – He was just a little kid, maybe six years old. Walking through the garden with his mother and two teenage aunties. Then the…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – A member of the Consortium for Women in West Java, Fridolin Berek, said female legislative candidates needed to create a…

The Dayak people of Central Kalimantan have expressed their strong opposition to the establishment of an anti-corruption center by the local…

Ainur Rohmah, Semarang – There were at least six alleged violations of religious freedom and seven cases of religious intolerance committed across…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – The Papuan government has prepared Rp 380 billion ($31 million) to build houses and train and educate hundreds of…

A resurrected Timor Sea Justice Campaign will hold its first public campaign meeting on 23 January 2014 in Melbourne.

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Anastrasia Winanti & Carlos Paath – The House of Representatives on Friday passed the civil service bill, designed to ensure that public…

Jayapura – Throughout the year 2013, in the records Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Jayapura city occurred 20 cases of intimidation and…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – The Banda Aceh Ulema Consultative Assembly (MPU) has once again prohibited Muslims in the city from extending…

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Amid reports that Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri has begun resisting…

Aboeprijadi Santoso, Amsterdam – One of the most interesting – and most controversial – presidential hopefuls is, no doubt, Lt. Gen. (ret.)…

Surakarta – Air Force chief of staff Air Marshall Ida Bagus Putu Dunia said the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) would purchase 24 F-16…

Bagus BT Saragih and Linda Yulisman – The government may provide relief for mineral exporters, who have cried foul over the policy of banning raw…

Haeril Halim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The House of Representatives endorsed on Thursday President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's plan to reform the…

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the industry bill into law to promote, among other things, the…

[An interview with Jeremy Bally, Pedalling for Papua campaigner, published by the Asian Human Rights Commission.]

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Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The government's inability to set realistic economic targets for this year has resulted in the failure to seek solutions…

On Dec. 16, 2013, I visited Abepura Penitentiary in West Papua to deliver postcards and video bearing messages of support and solidarity to West…

Carlos Paath & Rizky Amelia – The naming of Ratu Atut Chosiyah, the governor of Banten and a Golkar Party stalwart, as a suspect in at least…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The so-called "People's Convention" initiated by some of the country's top activists and religious figures has named…

The Australian president of the International Commission of Jurists is calling for the Indonesian Government to hold an inquiry into…