Jakarta – Media watchdogs say that the press must be at the forefront of preserving the public's collective memory of human rights abuses and…

Rizky Amelia – Political parties have met a requirement that women should account for at least 30 percent of their candidates in next year's…

Semarang – The Indonesian Army chief Gen. Pramono Edhie Wibowo pledged that there would no longer be impunity for members of his corps…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Police in Aceh suspect a political motive is behind the murder of a local politician who was gunned down by unknown…

Ted McDonnell – East Timor is now a peaceful and happy place. The scars of the brutal 24 year Indonesian reign still exist, but the East Timorese…

Jakarta – An activist praised the fact that there are 2,434 female legislator candidates listed in the temporary legislator list,…

Jakarta – Twenty Ahmadiyah followers have missed work and school, remaining holed up in the Al-Misbah Mosque in Bekasi, east of Jakarta, since…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – With no strict provisions on female representation, legislation often overlooks the rights of women, according to expert…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has decided to expand its probe into the graft-ridden Hambalang sports…

Jakarta – Labor watchdogs say limited access to information on the rights and protection of migrant workers is one of the reasons behind the…

Jakarta – An online petition against forest clearance in Aceh has the support of 20,000 netizens.

As of Friday, the petition at…

Banjir Ambarita – A police officer was fatally stabbed in an early morning home invasion in Yapen Serui Island, Papua, police said on…

Anggi M. Lubis, Jakarta – The government needs to review regulations that limit the import of horticultural products as the shortage of locally…

Slamet Susanto and Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Religious conflict in Indonesia has begun to show a rising trend during the last five years in…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – A survey published on Thursday revealed that the public has grown suspicious of nongovernmental organizations (…

Suherdjoko and Bambang Muryanto, Semarang/Yogyakarta – Protests conducted by public transportation drivers against diesel fuel scarcity as a…

The fruits of reforms, initiated almost 15 years ago, have been visible in the checks and balances that work in our political system, fairer…

Ati Nurbaiti, Jakarta – "The children never cease asking for their parents and siblings. Families continue to dig up mass graves in the search for…

A survey conducted by pollster Indo-Barometer shows that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's approval rating is very low among young…

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama has denied allegations made by a non-government organization that he…

Woodside Petroleum Ltd is unlikely to pursue the use of floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) technology in its development of the…

Carlos Paath – Winning public office in Indonesia is a costly proposition, and the longer-than-usual campaign period ahead of the 2014 legislative…

SP/Carlos Paath – Candidates running in Indonesia's legislative elections must be prepared to spend at least Rp 1 billion ($103,000), a legislator…

Police are searching on Friday for a Koran teacher who allegedly raped or molested three children in Ciputat, South Tangerang.

The man,…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan has made another controversial move by considering an offer to develop…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The first trial hearing of two suspects in the beef graft scandal revealed on Wednesday that former Prosperous…

Suhartono, Jakarta – The Labour Secretariat (Sekber Buruh) in Jakarta and the satellite cities of Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi is calling on…

Hundreds of factory workers grouped under the Alliance of Greater Tangerang Residents (Altar) rallied in Tangerang regency on…

Arya Dipa and Ansyor Idrus, Bandung/Palembang – The Bandung Military Court II-09 handed down a death penalty for 23-year-old Second Pvt. Mart…

Camelia Pasandaran – The National Commission on Child Protection (Komnas PA) said that the blame for a "blasphemous" video of five students…

Bagus BT Saragih and Arya Dipa, Jakarta, Bandung – The National Police displayed an arrogant disregard of the law by protecting graft convict and…

Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – The Forestry Ministry has failed to show its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation…

The Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party is charging its legislative candidates Rp 300 million (US$30,9000) to pay for logistical…

Military tribunals in Indonesia lack accountability, transparency and neutrality, and the central government must revise its laws and try army…

Oyos Saroso HN, Bandarlampung – The Lampung Police arrested Silaturahmi Forum (Forsil) leader Edi Cokro Prayitno on Monday after a meeting to…

The Indonesian government should ensure that justice is done in human rights cases by prosecuting military suspects in civilian courts. For too…

Carlos Paath – Indonesian political party officials are publicly adamant that TV stars' ready-made public profiles have nothing to do with their…

The Jakarta Police appealed to employers to have security guards stationed at their posts during May Day, as they expect around 200,…

SP/Novianti Setuningsih – A prosecutor with Indonesia's antigraft commission on Wednesday accused the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) of accepting…

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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the closure of three mosques belong to the Ahmadi…

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – The public in Tolitoli, Central Sulawesi, was shocked in March by a video of five female students from State Senior High…

Nadya Natahadibrata and Anggi M. Lubis, Jakarta – The government's plan to extend the moratorium on forest clearance may prove pointless as it…

Anggi M. Lubis, Jakarta – The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) has opposed the government's plan to prolong a two-year forest moratorium,…

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – Dozens of Bintaro Premier Hospital employees rallied in front of the hospital in Bintaro, Pondok Aren, South…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – It appears that the House of Representatives will still be dominated by celebrities and the same old politicians…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – All candidates contesting next year's legislative elections in Aceh will be required to take a Koran proficiency test,…

Jakarta – Soon after the country decided that regional heads should be democratically elected, local political dynasties emerged as a new…

Program Manager, Rui Carvalho, of the ISEAN Hivos Program Satellite Office in Timor-Leste, accuses personnel working at the Volunteer Confidential…

Ezra Sihite & Farouk Arnaz – Days after its own headquarters were allegedly attacked by military personnel, members of the Indonesian…

Bagus BT Saragih and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The 10 members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) allegedly involved in the attacks of the…