As soon as he takes office as the Jakarta governor on Oct. 7, the next battle awaiting Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will not be any easier than the ones…

Stanley A. Weiss, Jakarta – Five years ago, one of the most respected soldiers in US history died too soon. Wayne Downing was a West Point…

Jakarta – Mindful of an increasing number of incidents of religious intolerance in the nation, activists are commemorating late president…

Prodita Sabarini, Jakarta – Shia leader Tajul Muluk's prison sentence has been increased to four years from the previous two-year…

Farouk Arnaz – Papua's new police chief vowed to take a grassroots approach to stopping the violence that has plagued this restive province during…

Jakarta – The bounty offered by a separatist group, the Free Papua Movement (OPM), for the arrest of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during his…

Jakarta – Anticorruption activists have criticized the House of Representatives (DPR) and the National Police for intentionally attempting to…

Yohanes Sulaiman – Based on quick-count results, Joko Widodo, the mayor of Solo, seems to have defeated incumbent Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo with…

Jim Elmslie – Allegations that Australia is funding death squads in West Papua have brought the troubled province back to Australian attention.…

Andreas D. Arditya and Novia D. Rulistia, Jakarta – The victory of Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his Chinese-Christian running mate, Basuki "Ahok"…

Rizky Amelia & Farouk Arnaz – The Corruption Eradication Commission no longer wants help from the National Police to investigate major graft…

Washington – The United States said on Thursday it will sell Indonesia eight AH-64/D Apache helicopters to strengthen security ties with the…

Jim Wolf, Washington – The Obama administration is proposing a potential $1.4-billion arms package for Indonesia, including eight Boeing Co Apache…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Following its move to reject some recommendations from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the…

Dessy Sagita – Hundreds of people rallied near the Jakarta Convention Center on Wednesday to protest the opening of the World Tobacco Asia 2012…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has responded angrily over a move by pro-Papua independence activists who have…

John McBeth – It is time for the critics to forget about the Indonesian military's businesses for a moment and look at the money-making ventures…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo has warned private companies to properly manage their foreign debts, which…

Jakarta – Local food producers say that the controversial halal certification bill slated to become law in October must be amended to make halal…

Endy Bayuni, Jakarta – Here is a new film that should stir more controversy in Indonesia than the trashy Innocence of Muslims, one that every…

Brazil will represent Timor Leste's (East Timor) interests at the International Monetary fund (IMF) starting on 1 November, the…

The British government has promised to guarantee the safety of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on his planned visit to the United…

The House of Representatives (DPR) recently set up a committee to examine the government's policies on the resource-rich province of Papua.…

Mimika, Papua – Another vehicle owned by mining giant Freeport Indonesia was fired on by unknown assailants while traveling along the dangerous…

Michael Bachelard – The spiritual leader of radical Islam in Indonesia has urged his supporters to greater acts of violence in retribution against…

A West Papua pro-independence group has offered a 50,000 pound reward to anyone who places President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono under "citizen's…

AI Index: ASA 21/037/2012

Indonesia – Amnesty International regrets rejection of key recommendations on freedom of expression and…

Jakarta – Local businesses strongly criticized the House of Representatives' decision to approve a rise in electricity prices next year, stating…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The government must intervene to uphold the law if Shia and Sunni Muslims come into conflict over their…

Oral statement under item 6

Human Rights Watch welcomes the adoption of the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review of Indonesia,…

Ezra Sihite, Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Rizky Amelia, Farouk Arnaz & Arientha Primanita – A Corruption Eradication Commission plan to place its…

Sara Schonhardt, Jakarta – The campaign for governor of Indonesia's chaotic capital has, at times, resembled a rock concert, punctuated by guitar…

Ronna Nirmala & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Just days before Thursday's Jakarta gubernatorial runoff election, revelations have emerged that…

Tito Summa Siahaan – There are two sides to every coin, but according to the chief of Freeport Indonesia, the local unit of US mining giant…

Hotli Simanjutak, Banda Aceh – Local journalists want the Press Council to investigate reports that Aceh's media reported unconfirmed allegations…

Farouk Arnaz – Unknown gunmen fired on two cars along the road between Timika and the Grasberg mine operated by Freeport Indonesia in Papua on…

The Australian Greens fear the death of a Papuan freedom fighter – and its links to Australian defence personnel – is being swept under the carpet…

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – After weeks of deadlock, the House of Representatives has approved a government proposal to raise electricity rates…

Ezra Sihite – The Supreme Court on Monday overruled a defamation verdict handed down to Prita Mulyasari over an e-mail that was originally deemed…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Lawmakers and rights groups have rejected the deliberations on the contentious national security bill and called on…

Jakarta – The government and lawmakers in the House of Representatives are speeding up the deliberation of a bill on halal certification amid…

Firdha Novialita – Legal scholars poring over the trial and conviction of a Shiite cleric for blasphemy earlier this year have lambasted the…

AE Priyono and Teresa Birks, Jakarta – The politicization of religion in the Jakarta gubernatorial election isn't without precedent.

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Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The country will likely register a bleak record in the protection of religious minorities in the next four years…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) says that its graft investigations will likely slow to an almost…

Rizky Amelia & Rangga Prakoso – Activists have criticized a National Police move to withdraw its investigators from the Corruption Eradication…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Graft watchdogs blasted on Sunday the National Police's plan to withdraw 20 of its investigators currently posted at…

Jakarta/Cirebon – The country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) waded into the debate on eradicating corruption in the country by…

Ismira Lutfia – The Aceh provincial legislature's decision to further delay the setting up of a truth and reconciliation commission is a major…

The Manpower and Transmigration Ministry said that more than 50 percent of workers in the country are elementary school (SD) graduates…