Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Several lawmakers have joined in calling for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to bring perpetrators of human…

Arientha Primanita, Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Lenny Tristia Tambun – Retired army general Prabowo Subianto on Friday said he would not back…

Prodita Sabarini – A 15-year-old boy returned home on the night of March 14 this year to find all the lights in his house in Depok, turned off. He…

Zubaidah Nazeer, Jakarta – Indonesian unions vowed to step up pressure on employers to refrain from using contract labor, a day after an…

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The Transportation and Trade Ministries are among the few state institutions with the most effective corruption…

Rabby Pramudatama and Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – A key witness in the graft trial of suspended Democratic Party lawmaker Angelina Sondakh…

Banda Aceh – Three men accused of violating Shariah law were flogged on Friday at Al-Munawwarah Mosque in the Aceh district of Aceh…

Bagus BT Saragih and Novan Imam Santosa, Jakarta – On the eve of the 67th anniversary of the Indonesian Military (TNI), the nation's top soldier…

Recent brawls among high school students left two dead in separate incidents in the city, leading to an outcry on how the chronic problem might be…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has urged the government to take concrete actions to stem the burgeoning support…

An Australian-funded police unit in West Papua has again been implicated in a crackdown on the region's independence movement.

Leigh Sales,…

WPM and local sources – Over a thousand people who had gathered in Manokwari on Tuesday (2/10) to demonstrate in support of the independence…

Farouk Arnaz – Convicted terrorist Abu Bakar Bashir has blasted the police's "lenient" action against members of a Papuan pro-independence group…

A commander from the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPN) has categorically denied any responsibility or involvement in an alleged bombing…

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on retired Indonesian Military (TNI) generals looking to join the 2014 presidential election race to…

Faiza Mardzoeki – Last month I visited the Monumen Pancasila Sakti at Lubang Buaya, Jakarta, for the first time.

Those two words, "Lubang…

Fears of massive traffic gridlock across Jakarta because of a labor demonstration failed to materialize on Wednesday as unions and police ensured…

SP/Fuska Sani Evani, Bayu Marhaenjati & Arientha Primanita – Around two million workers took to the streets across Indonesia on Wednesday,…

Rieka Rahadiana and Matthew Bigg, Jakarta – Indonesia said on Thursday it would improve worker pay and restrict the use of temporary contracts in…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has promoted 28 National Police personnel, who were working as KPK investigators, to…

Jakarta – Indonesia recorded 285 corruption cases unearthed in the first half of this year, with a combined potential loss to the state of Rp 1.22…

Ridwan Max Sjabat, Jakarta – Thousands of blue-collar workers across the nation began on Wednesday a massive strike they said would last for weeks…

Jakarta – Former deputy financial director at the problematic firm Permai Group, Yulianis, revealed the names of a number of lawmakers who she…

The excellent new ABC Television Four Corners documentary Taxing Times in Timor highlights critical issues for Timor-Leste, and will open they…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is expected to begin the selection process for new commissioners for…

Dear friends,

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the shooting of a civilian on 24 September, 2012…

Pitan Daslani & Ezra Sihite – The House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously passed the Defense Industry Law, setting the stage for…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives passed a national defense industry bill on Tuesday, a new regulation designed to…

Margareth S. Aritonang and Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – Caving in to public pressure, political factions at the House of Representatives have…

Ezra Sihite – Golkar Party legislators have lashed out at their colleagues from other parties as hypocrites for appearing to publicly oppose moves…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives has officially suspended Democratic Party politician Angelina Sondakh from her position as…

Jakarta – Survivors of the 1965 anti-communist purge have deplored Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Djoko Suyanto's…

Gary LaMoshi, Bali – On October 12, 2002, a ragtag gang of radicals set off a series of bombs here that left 202 people dead, mostly foreign…

Dion Bisara – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a strong private business lobby group, called on the government on Tuesday to…

Indonesian unions say more than 2 million factory workers have gone on a one-day strike across the country to call for higher wages and protest…

Bekasi, West Java – Workers of the Indonesian Metal Workers Federation (FSPMI) say they will continue to occupy roads in Greater…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Around 2.8 million workers in 24 cities and on 80 industrial estates nationwide will go on strike in protest against…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan issued on Wednesday a moratorium on outsourcing following massive labor rallies…

Dear Friends of West Papua,

Recent information received by the Free West Papua Campaign indicates that the Indonesian National Police and…

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is disturbed with the recent rejection of the Indonesian government to the findings by the National Human…

An Oral Statement to the 21st Session of the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organization…

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Ezra Sihite – Calls for the national government to apologize and make reparations for the 1965 communist purge, in which up to two million people…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A veteran opposition legislator has lashed out at the singing of a song composed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono…

Tito Summa Siahaan – A group of 10 business associations called on the government to stand firm to curb "excessive behavior" in labor protests.…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party says it will delay naming a presidential candidate, throwing a…

Rendi A. Witular, Jakarta – As an avid polo player, Prabowo Subianto, the former son-in-law of Soeharto, fully grasps the idea that one must look…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Findings by the Supreme Audit Agency show that Jakarta tops the list of provinces responsible for the biggest losses in…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta, Indonesia – On Tuesday, the House of Representative launched a fingerprint scanner system to record…

Margareth S. Aritonang – The government has rejected the findings of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) declaring the 1965…