Nearly half of the Indonesians questioned about the nation's economy believe things are looking good, according to a survey released this month.…

Jakarta – Members of two Christian congregations whose churches have been forcibly closed down by local governments held a Christmas service in…

A shoe producer, who allegedly attached halal stickers to shoes which contained leather made from pig's skin, said on Tuesday that all…

Vento Saudale – Dozens of members from the GKI Yasmin congregation were denied entry into their church in Bogor on Tuesday morning to hold a…

Bayu Marhaenjati, Rachmat & Ronna Nirmala – Jakarta/Makassar – A heavy police presence at churches across the capital helped ensure that…

More than 200 Indonesian Muslims threw rotten eggs at Christians wanting to hold a Christmas mass near land outside Jakarta where they plan to…

Zack Petersen – In Indonesia, the sex trade is a wink-and-nod industry – everyone acknowledges its existence, but refuses to talk about it openly…

Novia D. Rulistia and Slamet Susanto, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – The members of two besieged Christian congregations on Jakarta's outskirts are worried…

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – Conservative Muslim leaders are not stopping with edicts forbidding Muslims from wishing Christians a Merry Christmas…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – A new survey conducted by the Indonesia Survey Circle (LSI) found that the majority of people are tolerant and…

Rizky Amelia – Six ministries are failing to effectively implement many of their proposed programs, using less than 20 percent of their earmarked…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inaugurated Adm. Marsetyo as the new Navy chief of staff and Air…

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Jakarta – As the United Nations has adopted a resolution urging member states to ban female genital mutilation, the government has been told it…

Nurdin Hasan – Religious tolerance for all in Aceh is still a pipe dream for most minority groups living there, despite the peaceful everyday…

Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Linda Amalia Sari revealed on Friday that efforts to bring about gender equality…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A seminar on agnostics and ancestral beliefs revealed that agnostics and followers of unofficial religions are often…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Indonesian migrant workers will always be vulnerable unless the government imposes strict policies to protect them…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Concerns over an escalation of human rights abuses are growing as the National Police decided to use the…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – In an attempt to further deter corruption, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has been urged to consistently…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar has proposed incentives for companies to help resolve…

Nivell Rayda – Health issues have always been a prickly subject in Indonesia and this year was no exception as the country mourned the loss of a…

Hundreds of Papuan students belonging to the Papuan Students Alliance (AMP) staged a silent protest on Wednesday (19/12) commemorating the 51st…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-203-2012

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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to inform you that the…

Bambang Muryanto – The Sleman administration sealed Elshaddai Pentecostal Church on Jl. Pringgodiningrat in Tridadi village, Sleman, on Wednesday…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) blamed politics for the increasing number of attacks…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Judicial Commission (KY) has found that many judges were dishonest in exercising their judgments and fell short of…

Unfair trade practices in Indonesia are highly prevalent and burdensome to the relevant national stakeholders, according to the Center for…

Yudith Ho – Indonesia's rupiah fell to the weakest level since September 2009 as concern the current-account deficit will widen prompted investors…

Bagus BT Saragih and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – In response to mounting calls for his early exit from the presidential race, tycoon and…

The National Parliament of Timor-Leste is considering drafting legislation criminalizing prostitution in efforts to control the prostitution…

The national Timorese Alliance for an International Court (ANTI) and Amnesty International demand the United Nations (UN) together the…

SP/Sahat Oloan Saragih, Pontianak, West Kalimantan – Supporters of the Uud Dhanum Dayak tribe in West Kalimantan's Sintang district have called on…

Dessy Sagita – For another year running, Islamic clerics have raised a ruckus about the question of whether Muslims can wish others a "Merry…

Jayapura – The human rights organisation ELSHAM believes that the level of violence and conflict in West Papua has increased significantly since…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Indonesia would introduce stiff penalties for the consumption of all alcoholic beverages under a controversial bill…

Michael Bachelard – Indonesia will consider banning all alcoholic beverages and putting drinkers in jail for two years.

The ban, which, if…

Jakarta – Islamic organization Hizbut Tahrir is set to hold an International Women's Conference on December 22 at Sahid Jaya Hotel, Jakarta,…

Since 2007, when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono launched the new deal for Papua, the government has initiated numerous measures to improve the…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Democratic Party chief patron President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is relying on party chairman Anas Urbaningrum…

Jakarta – Muhammad Fajriska Mirza may become the first person in Indonesia imprisoned for making statements on Twitter.

The lawyer is…

Antonia Timmerman – Indonesian authorities once again failed to address a host of significant human rights offenses in 2012 as abuses against…

SP/Fuska Sani Evani, Yogyakarta – Education authorities in Yogyakarta have rejected the Education Ministry's new elementary school curriculum for…

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has questioned high-profile witnesses in its effort to find key evidence…

Married women make up the majority of customers to abortion clinics in Indonesia, according to the Indonesian Family Planning Association.

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Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Research has indicated that the violent actions of a local elite in Maluku to gain political and economic benefits…

Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono swore in the new chiefs of the Navy and the Air Force in a ceremony at the State…

Dessy Sagita – From more than 50,000 bakso vendors in Indonesia, less than 1 percent have secured a halal certificate, according to the Indonesian…

The New Zealand Green Party MP says the government's stand on issues in Indonesia's Papua is ironic given its principled line when…

Dian Maharani, Jakarta – National police criminal investigation bureau chief Commissioner General Sutarman says that perpetrators of violence in…