Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party has come out top in being the most transparent and accountable political party in the…

John DeFore, New York – Presenting a surprising and privileged viewpoint on the climax of East Timor's long struggle for independence, Alex…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – After 61 years, the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) remains riddled with allegations of human rights abuses, with the…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Representatives of the government and the House of Representatives told a court hearing on Tuesday that the new legislative…

Fergus Jensen – Indonesia appears to be softening a controversial mining policy amid industry criticism and legal challenges to rules whose…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) to maintain professionalism in performing duties as…

After a private fact-finding visit to East Timor, Democratic Labor Party (DLP) Senator John Madigan says Australia must counter the…

Jakarta – The Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) Comandant Maj. Gen. Agus Sutomo spoke positively of his group on Tuesday at an event marking its…

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang, Tarakan – A Koran recital teacher who is also an imam at a Tarakan mosque in East Kalimantan has been arrested after…

Nadya Natahadibrata and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – After delaying the exam in 11 provinces at the 11th hour due to printing problem, the…

Veeramalla Anjaiah, Jakarta – Do you know which country has the most women in its parliament? It is certainly not in a developed country like…

Jayapura – Today the Civil Society Coalition for the Upholding of Law and Human Rights in the Land of Papua, working together with a number of…

Anastasia Winanti Riesardhy & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The military chief of staff has promised full transparency in the trial of a group of…

An expression of people's desire for freedom, cries of "Papua Merdeka" continue to ring out through the cities, mountains and forests of West…

Amir Tejo & Dessy Sagita – The Surabaya District Court acquitted Nahdlatul Ulama figure Rois Al-Hukama of all charges on Tuesday, arguing that…

SP/Fana F.S. Putra – The commander of the Army Special Forces (Kopassus) insists that there were no human rights violations when soldiers gunned…

Jakarta – Those who wonder why President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has opened up a Twitter account in the waning days of his administration should…

On Thursday, the House of Representatives halted deliberation of the controversial bill on mass organizations, delaying it to the next sitting,…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – In spite his public assertion that he will not run in the 2014 presidential election, Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi"…

Defence witnesses have revealed the extensive and systemic use of casual torture and inhumane treatment by Indonesian police, whilst testifying at…

A group of West Papuan students from Solidarity for Papua (SUP) held a demonstration in front of the Abu Bakar Ali Park in the Central Java city…

Willy Masaharu, Solo – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle chairwoman Megawati Sukarnoputri has accused President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of…

Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – The Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh is in the spotlight again, this time for the massive failure in…

Hundreds of thousands of people have signed on to follow President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's newly launched Twitter account, which he says will…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The attack that killed four detainees at a Yogyakarta prison last month was an extrajudicial killing and a human rights…

Jakarta – Representatives of the Indonesian Teachers Union Federation (FSGI) delivered a letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the…

Novianti Setuningsih – The antigraft body and witness protection agency have argued for a revision of the law to better protect witnesses and…

Camelia Pasandaran – Three Ahmadiyah mosques in Cianjur, West Java, were shut down and damaged by a group of Islamic hard-liners and local…

Independent human rights workers in Puncak Jaya regency have reported that Indonesian police and army in the remote highlands district of Tolikara…

Thirty-five women in Aceh's city of Lhokseumawe have been let off with a warning after the Shariah police caught them straddling a motorcycle and…

Yuli Krisna, Bandung – West Java has been seen as key to solving Jakarta's annual flooding problems, with experts calling for more cooperation…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – In yet another sign of poor performance, the House of Representatives endorsed only one from 33 priority bills…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives and the government will continue deliberating the contentious mass organization…

Ina Parlina and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – Human rights activists have criticized Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro for…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Newly appointed Yogyakarta Police chief Brig. Gen. Haka Astana said that the police would stop its…

The Inspector For Work of the Secretariat of State for Policy, Professional Training and Employment (SEPFOPE), Rofino Lopes, said there are more…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – A coalition of religious freedom activists, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights activists, and human…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Bowing to public pressure, the House of Representatives finally halted the deliberation of the controversial…

Syarifah Nur Haida, Jakarta – Commissioners from the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) were startled when during a break in a Komnas…

Imran MA, Lhokseumawe – Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) officers and Sharia police (Wilayatul Hisbah) began conducted raids on…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – As the families of the four brutally murdered Cebongan Penitentiary detainees called for a civilian court trial…

Abdul Qowi Bastian – The most troubling issue Jakarta faces is the enormous social disparity between the haves and the have-nots, Governor Joko…

Camelia Pasandaran – The Bekasi administration says they will only open the sealed Ahmadiyah mosque in Pondok Gede if the congregation agrees to…

As Friday prayers begin today, we might ask if all Indonesians truly enjoy the equal right to worship.

A peaceful rally on Monday was a…

Yeremia Sukoyo & Ezra Sihite – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will not rein in his cabinet members' legislative ambitions, after a media…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The new lineup of the Democratic Party's central board is expected to be filled with President Susilo Bambang…

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – The early marriage rate has reportedly been increasing from year-to-year in some East Java regencies, raising…

Dessy Sagita – A coalition of parents, educators and activists have urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to drop the new school…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A tax official in Central Jakarta has been charged with extortion for demanding bribe money from a businessman who…

Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – It may be too late for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to bolster his public image by joining Twitter, but…