Syamsul Huda M Suhari, Gorontalo – The Gorontalo branches of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), the Indonesian Television Journalist…

Syamsul Huda M. Suhari, Gorontalo – Thousands of supporters of a Gorontalo mayoral candidate attacked and occupied state television…

Rendi A. Witular, Jayapura – The government has taken on the near impossible: building 1,520 kilometers of new roads in less than two years on the…

Jakarta – The congregation of Damai Kristus Catholic church in Tambora, West Jakarta, held their Sunday service protected by the police to prevent…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Despite a paranoid official overreaction, the Sovereign Indonesian People's Assembly (MKRI) staged a protest on Monday…

The son of Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa will not serve any jail time for causing a traffic accident that killed…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Victims of alleged police brutality condemned Saturday's shootings of unarmed residents at Barumun police subprecinct in…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Lawmakers have lambasted the government for its failure to protect the public after a brutal attack on Cebongan Prison…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – On the heels of the execution-style killing of four detainees in Sleman, Yogyakarta, rights activists have urged the…

Communication and Information Technology Minister Tifatul Sembiring is pressing on with his antipornography campaign, calling all regional heads…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The popularity of Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who was nominated by the Indonesian Democratic Party of…

MI/Rommy Pujianto/ip, Makassar – Student Solidarity Concern for the Papuan People (SMPRP) along with advocacy and human rights groups held a…

Farouk Arnaz – At least 15 officers were injured and seven villagers were shot in clash at the Barumun Tengah Police station in North Sumatra on…

Jakarta – Inequality must be placed at the center of all discussions at the UN High Level Panel for the post-2015 development agenda in Bali next…

Bandung – Thrashing wildly, 5-year-old Reta wails as she is hoisted onto a bed during a circumcision ceremony in a school-hall-turned-clinic on…

Members of Muslim community groups closed off the Damai Kristus Catholic Church in Tambora, West Jakarta, on Saturday evening.

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Jakarta/Sleman, Yogyakarta – The execution-style killing of four detainees accused of murdering a former member of the Army's Special Forces (…

Ezra Sihite – The head drafter of the Criminal Code Law (KUHP) revision on Saturday claimed that a controversial article which would punish…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Papua – The Papuan Traditional Council (DAP) has formed the Papuan People Mining Association as part of the…

Jakarta – A former Garut regent who was impeached for polygamy is reportedly running as a legislative candidate for the People's…

Jakarta – Former members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) have joined the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) and will support…

Steven S. Musa – Yudi Setiawan, a suspect in an embezzlement probe involving two regional banks on Java, has accused Prosperous Justice Party…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Several lawmakers supported a clause in the Criminal Code Procedures (KUHAP) bill that would…

An Advent church in West Java's city of Tasikmalaya was vandalized by an unknown group early on Friday morning, one day after another church in…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) and several rights groups have lamented the Bekasi administration's move to demolish the…

Bagus BT Saragih and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – A top minister says the Indonesian Military (TNI) is ready to attack those who would topple…

Robertus Wardi & Ezra Sihite – A completely unsubstantiated rumor of a planned coup d'etat by a previously unheard-of fringe group has taken…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – In another example of the House of Representatives' laser-like focus on the nation's problems, 52 lawmakers are…

Farouk Arnaz, Rizky Amelia, SP/Fuska Sani, Erwin Sihombing & Novianti Setuningsih, Yogyakarta – An unidentified group of about 15 gunmen…

Journalists Oscar Salsinha and Raimundo Oki were given a $150 fine each at the Dili District Court on March 14 following the accusation of…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The government will not set up an ad hoc human rights tribunal to prosecute those believed responsible for the 1998…

Wiretapping corruption suspects is one of several powers that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) possesses when carrying out its duties.…

Carlos Paath – A conservative legislator has sprung to the defense of a proposed article against witchcraft in a newly drafted revision to the…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Lawmakers and activists are voicing opposition to an "irrational" draft revision of the Criminal Code (KUHP)…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Army plans to allow women to train as officers for the first time in the force's history, as part of sweeping…

Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – Despite massive criticism for irrational pronouncements, the House's legal commission members plan…

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slamming the tax office for not keeping his family's returns confidential,…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Carlos Paath – The Army's top officer and a relative of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has denied rumors of a…

Rights activist Adnan Buyung Nasution is calling the government paranoid for its response to a protest against President Susilo…

Rizky Amelia & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Corruption Eradication Commission is calling on the government to revoke the draft revision of…

Jakarta – A Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) lawmaker says he previously owned the car used by graft suspect Ahmad Fathanah when he was caught…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) should aggressively use its existing powers to seize the assets of corruption…

Salim Osman – Indonesia's largest Islamic party, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), is defying predictions of tough times ahead of legislative…

Index: ASA 21/006/2013

Amnesty International is disappointed by the Indonesian government's statement yesterday that it would not set…

Dessy Sagita – The effects of growing religious intolerance in Indonesia go much deeper than just limiting freedom to worship and have the…

The death of Malawian national Adami Wilson – Indonesia's first execution in four years – heightens the urgency for the government to end the…

A draft of a criminal code (KUHP) revision proposed by the government for debate earlier this month punishes unmarried people caught having sex, a…

The government's demolition of a church in Bekasi not only violates religious freedom, but it will fan the flames of religious division in…

The Indonesian government's execution of Adami Wilson is a senseless end to four years without state killings. President Yudhoyono needs to have…

Nivell Rayda – In a room of 20 people, Linda stands out. While others sport colorful T-shirts, skimpy outfits or dresses, Linda chooses to dress…