Keith Bettinger, Wendy Miles & Micah Fisher – A remarkable study published last week in the highly regarded scientific journal Nature detailed…

In several centres across West Papua on October 16, Indonesian police and army (TNI) have again cracked down violently on peaceful political…

SP/Carlos Paath – Indonesia's only candidate to head the National Police promised to crackdown on corruption, terrorism and drugs as…

Jenny Denton, Melbourne – Swedish pension fund authorities have followed the lead of counterparts in Norway and New Zealand in divesting all…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Residents of Jatisampurna subdistrict, Jatisampurna district, have filed a lawsuit against Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi for…

Anastasia Winanti Riesardhy – The government has vowed to minimize political influence in the civil service, particularly in the appointment of…

SP/Deti Mega Purnamasari – Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo did not say a word to the employee caught playing video games during a surprise visit to…

Rangga D. Fadillah and Fikri Zaki Muhammadi, Jakarta – Despite a high satisfaction level with their general performance, Governor Joko "Jokowi"…

Yogyakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited the Great General Soeharto Memorial at Soeharto's birthplace in Kemusuk village, Sleman,…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A lawmaker warned the national antigraft body of the potential dangers of recruiting military personnel as…

Amahl S. Azwar, Jakarta – Following months of delay, PT Freeport Indonesia and the company's workers union on Wednesday said they had agreed on…

Kanupriya Kapoor – Thousands of Indonesian workers took to the streets of the capital on Thursday, demanding that the government raise wages and…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Lawmakers have called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to drop his plan to issue a…

Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – Commander of 743/PSY Infantry Battalion of Boundary Security Task Force in Indonesia-Timor Leste border, Major Budi…

Tom Benner, Dili, East Timor – Media in this young democracy in Southeast Asia suffer from a lack of professionalism, accuracy, and ethics, argue…

Jakarta – Analysts have said that political dynasties, grounded in the constitutional right of every citizen to run for office, are commonplace in…

With elections looming, dozens of young Indonesians sprawled out on a driveway roar with laughter as a comedian pokes fun at the country's…

Former Youth and Sport Minister Andi Alfian Mallarangeng was detained by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Thursday over the…

Organisations and politicians from the US, Asia and the Pacific have written to leaders of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, calling for sustained…

Margareth S. Aritonang – The House of Representatives is expected to adopt a United Nations convention that would serve as a legal foundation to…

Today, on the 38th anniversary of the murder of the Balibo Five in East Timor, the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance is launching a…

Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Indonesian foreign exchange (forex) reserves are at risk of depleting as no definite solution is in sight to end the…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) says it will only hire retired Indonesian Military (TNI) members, to be assigned…

Fikri Zaki Muhammadi and Corry Elyda, Jakarta – During the 2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election campaign, then governor candidate Joko "Jokowi"…

Sita W. Dewi, Jakarta – Joko Widodo – wildly popular as Jokowi – has been running the city administration in top gear since day one of his…

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – One year after Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama assumed the reins of the Jakarta administration,…

Mary O'Shea – Eleven years after independence, the array of socioeconomic challenges facing Timor-Leste remains significant. According to the…

Jakarta – Golkar Party deputy treasurer Bambang Soesatyo criticized President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's comments on political…

The East Timor Judicial System Monitoring Program has released the English translation of its report and commentary on a recent case of incest in…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) has called on the House of Representatives to make an assessment of the performance of…

Taur Matan Ruak goes to extraordinary lengths to hear the ordinary concerns of his people. In the village of Marobo, a gruelling seven-hour drive…

98 international and Pacific NGOS, academics, politicians and individuals have written to the leaders of the Melanesian Spearhead…

Pro-independence activists in the remote Indonesian province of West Papua are planning to mark the anniversary of what they say was…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-136-2013

Dear friends,

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

Hugh White – Travelling abroad, Tony Abbott has been saying things very different from what we have heard from him in Australia. There are two…

98 international and Pacific non-governmental organisations, academics, politicians and individuals have written to the leaders of the Melanesian…

Elaine Pearson – Indonesia is an early test for of the new Australian government's foreign policy. The Australian media largely hailed Abbott's…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, irked by an accusation from a leading member of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) that he lied…

National – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has rejected speculation that it will recruit members of the Indonesian…

The New Zealand Green Party says New Zealand should be facilitating peace talks in Indonesia's Papua region rather than sending police advisors.…

Six West Papuans who had sought asylum in Australia, but were secretly moved to Papua New Guinea by Australian authorities, have now been moved to…

Paulina Quintao – The National Director for Civil Registries in Dili District Vitor da Costa Neto says the system of issuing identity cards to the…

Six of the West Papuans who sought asylum in Australia after being persecuted for their involvement in a ceremonial handover of sacred water and…

Republika, Jakarta – It was distressing to witness the departure of members of the House of Representatives (DPR) on a haj pilgrimage this year.…

Rangga D. Fadillah and Corry Elyda, Jakarta – Thanks to technology, Muslims all over the country can now perform their religious obligations on…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Religious outreach (dakwah) programs aired by a number of local television stations are still laden with ethical…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A leading member of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has accused President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of lying with…

Index: ASA 21/0332013

The decision by the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) to set up a pro-justicia inquiry into five…

[Exclusive investigation from West Papua Media team.]

The Hague – As allegations surface of Indonesian military-linked businessmen…

Yogyakarta – Dozens of artists in Yogyakarta slammed the city administration for bringing a street artist to justice after he was arrested for…