Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has signed a joint agreement between three ministries to integrate the licensing systems for…

A civilian identified as BP, was reportedly shot dead by an off-duty police officer on 2 August 2026 at the Raffles Residence 3 housing estate,…

Mr Leonardo M. Konorop, a 38-year-old civilian and indigenous Papuan died on 8 September 2026 after sustaining severe head injuries during an…

Banjarmasin, Indonesia – As a strengthening El Nino fuels wildfires across much of Indonesia, NGO and government conservationists are at…

An unidentified man hurled a Molotov cocktail at the regional office of Indonesia's top rights body in restive Papua, the latest of a series of…

Merauke, Jubi – A 38-year-old man from Merauke Regency in South Papua, who was allegedly assaulted by police officers, has died after receiving…

Hendro D Situmorang, Zhulfakar, Jakarta – Indonesia has threatened to remove the business permits of mask-hoarding sellers as parts of the country…

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) has condemned the appeal ruling by the Jakarta High Military Court II (DILMILTI II) in the case…

On 13 August 2026, Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) personnel reportedly shot three indigenous civilians at a garden camp near the Kamundan River in the…

The Solidarity Action Committee for Munir (KASUM) has submitted an open formal notice (somasi) with the National Commission on Human Rights (…

Jakarta – Forest and land fires throughout 2026 have once again become a source of large-scale emissions. WALHI has calculated the emissions…

Muhammad Ihsan Syahreza, Panji Satrio, Medan, N – Sumatra. Several students in Karo regency, North Sumatra, are still receiving medical treatment…

Ary Hermawan – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is Indonesia's largest Islamic group, and has long served as a democratic force in the Muslim-majority country…

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia is allowing foreigners to get emergency stay permits and waiving overstay fees after eruptions at Mount Anak Krakatau…

Isabel Esterman – Deep within Indonesia's Leuser Ecosystem, one of the most important peat swamp forests left on Earth is being cleared, drained,…

Agencies, Premium – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has temporarily closed nearly 2,000 kitchens for failing to register for hygiene checks,…

Johnny Blades – A leading West Papua pro-independence group has questioned Indonesia's assertion that a proposed visit by the United Nations High…

Sorong, Jubi – Indonesia's National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has been urged to directly investigate violence…

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has addressed the progress being made on revising the poverty standard. They stated…

Ali Mirin – The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting in Koror, Palau, last week has pushed West Papua back to the centre of Pacific…

Indonesia, West Papua – The period between July and August 2026 was characterised by new conflict-driven internal displacements in the regencies…

Susana Suisuiki – For 20 years, West Papuan activist Paula Makabory has not set foot in her ancestral homeland. Her family still lives in West…

Indonesia – On 5 September 2026, the Jakarta High Military Court II-06 upheld the appeals of two Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) personnel…

M Bagus Ibrahim, Batu – Dozens of people belonging to the United People's Awakening Alliance held a symbolic protest and a visit to a grave at the…

Demonstrations by the United Pati People's Alliance (AMPB) in Jakarta on August 27, 2026, showed the political elite's skill in manipulating…

Zhulfakar, Jakarta – About 735 hectares of peatland remain affected by forest and land fires in six Indonesian provinces, with authorities warning…

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has raised concerns over repeated food poisoning incidents…

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Indonesia's "independent" university admission system is facing renewed scrutiny following the arrest of senior…

Agencies, Jakarta – Jakarta's main airport and three others extended their closure to 6 p.m. on Monday after being forced to halt operations due…

Agencies, Jakarta – Transportation Ministry halted operations at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport outside Jakarta on Sunday after ash…

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – SETARA Institute has criticized the Jakarta High Military Court II-06 ruling, which reduced the sentences of two of the…

Indonesia halted operations at five airports on Sunday, including its main international airport, suspending hundreds of flights, because of an…

Yohanes Gobai, Jayapura – West Papua National Committee (KNPB) International Spokesperson Victor Yeimo has questioned the certainty of the planned…

Jayapura, Jubi – Abner Mansai, Executive Secretary of the Papua Forum for Cooperation among Non-Governmental Organisations (FOKER LSM Papua), said…

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – A Panel of Judges of the Jakarta High Military Court II-06 has accepted the appeal filed by four members of the…

Jayapura, Jubi – Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has discussed the human rights situation in Papua with the Papua…

Tria Sutrisna, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is urging the Supreme Court (MA) and the Judicial…

Raya Aulia Jenar, Jakarta – Coordinator of Power Outage Advocacy at the Borneo Nusantara Legal Aid Institute (LBH Borneo Nusantara), Muhammad…

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Nearly a quarter of forest and peatland areas burned across Indonesia are located inside business concessions with some…

Beritasatu Team, Jakarta – Hundreds of schoolchildren across Indonesia have fallen ill after consuming meals from the government's Rp 240 trillion…

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's top Muslim organization, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), has called on Muslims across the country to perform…

Delfi Neski, Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia's worsening peatland fires may be more difficult to track than satellite hotspot data…

Ivamere Nataro-Tunidau – Pacific Island leaders have recognised Indonesia's sovereignty over West Papua while urging all parties to protect and…

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government cut direct transfers to regional administrations after finding that much of the funding was not…

Phesi Ester Julikawati, Jakarta – Seven students from State Elementary School 59 in Bengkulu were rushed to Harapan dan Doa Hospital following…

Agencies, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) urged the police on Friday to investigate several new outbreaks of food…

Johnny Blades – Indonesia's government has indicated that a visit by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to West Papua is on track.

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Septhia Ryanthie, Jakarta – East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao stated that the vision of former Indonesian President Joko Widodo, widely…

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The police have not yet identified any corporate suspects in handling the land and forest fire cases. Chief of…

Agencies, Kuching, Malaysia – Malaysia's Sarawak state declared an emergency in the district of Serian on Friday, after thick haze caused by…