The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) is claiming that they were framed at Monday's protest against an anti-Islamic movie that turned violent in front…

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – A mob of Indonesian Islamists waving jihad flags attacked the US embassy in Jakarta, throwing rocks and bricks, but…

About 1,000 protestors hurled stones and Molotov cocktails in a clash with police outside the US Embassy in Central Jakarta Monday afternoon…

Jakarta – The number of discriminatory bylaws are constantly on the rise despite efforts to repeal them, according to the National Commission on…

Jakarta – A survey has found that the majority of Indonesians feel insecure because of growing religious violence and acts of terrorism.

The…

Pitan Daslani – Indonesia must do everything possible to prevent the state ideology of Pancasila from being replaced by a doctrine that…

Pitan Daslani – How many candidates will meet all of the requirements for the 2014 presidential election? This is the key question as public…

Arientha Primanita & Bayu Marhaenjati – Government officials and Islamic leaders on Friday urged Indonesia's Muslims to remain unprovoked as…

Ati Nurbaiti, Jakarta – An American-made film insulting Islam is expected to attract more protests at home and abroad. But anyone intending to…

Fadli, Batam – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) expects to conduct a joint investigation with the Human Rights Commission of…

Ismira Lutfia – The suicide this week of a teenage girl in Aceh after she was arrested and apparently humiliated by the province's Shariah police…

Jakarta – In a move sure to induce nightmares in the minds of graft suspects, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is preparing holding…

The Coalition of Anticorruption Civil Society Groups says that the Supreme Court should not rush its selection of corruption court…

Apriadi Gunawan and Triwik Kurniasari, Medan/Jakarta – A documentary film about the massacre of Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) members in North…

Rizky Amelia – The National Police recalled 20 detectives assigned to work with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) amid a…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Migrant worker rights activists have reiterated a call for the closure of the notorious Selapajang Terminal at Soekarno…

Gunmen opened fire on a Freeport Indonesia car in Mimika, Papua on Friday in the latest instance of violence in the restive province…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – As many as 31 regions in Papua have demanded autonomy status, 29 as new regencies and three as new provinces.

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang, North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan – Hundreds of villagers in the North Penajam Paser district on Friday returned home…

Luh De Suriyani – Dozens of students from Udayana University marched from their campus building to the Bali Legislative Council building on Friday…

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The Aceh provincial parliament's decision to further delay the setting up of an Aceh truth and reconciliation…

Lawyers representing local Shia minority Muslims are asking the Constitutional Court to review the Criminal Code's articles on…

More than 350 Muslim fundamentalists and their supporters staged an anti-US demonstration in Jakarta on Friday, spewing anger at America over an…

Jakarta – Only a handful of political parties have fulfilled a legal requirement to provide their financial reports upon request, a corruption…

Ainur Rohmah, Semarang – Some 100 workers from various labor unions in Semarang, Central Java, converged at the Semarang Manpower and…

Jakarta – The apparent suicide of a teenage girl in Aceh should prompt officials to rethink harsh penalties imposed by sharia, a member of the…

The Regional Representatives Council (DPD) will soon submit documents to the Constitutional Court to request a review of the law on…

Jakarta – Although already receiving a huge wave of public criticism against its foreign trips, the House of Representatives has now requested a…

Jakarta – Former gang leader Hercules, along with members from his New Indonesia People's Movement (GRIB) visited the Jakarta Police headquarters…

The Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) on Friday asked Muslims here not to be provoked by the anti-Islam movie "Innocence of Muslims," but at the…

Stephanie Quine – The access-to-justice system in East Timor is in "crisis", an Australian lawyer working there has said.

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Throughout 2011 and until now, we are seeing new wave of workers radicalization. The momentum started when thousands of workers mobilised under…

A programme to build and repair infrastructure, including roads, bridges, airports, schools, hospitals and power and communication…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Six Indonesian women groups under the Women's Network for Tobacco Products Control (JP3T) voiced their rejection…

Jakarta – Families and victims of the Tanjung Priok riot urged the government to pay compensation to those affected by the violence in…

Rangga Prakoso – Judges at the South Jakarta municipal court on Thursday rejected a civil suit filed by the Indonesian Human Rights Committee For…

Tri Listiyarini & Dion Bisara, Nusa Dua, Bali/Jakarta – A lack of distribution infrastructure is crippling Indonesia's ability to utilize its…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Several analysts say that the national security bill currently under deliberation by the lawmakers is unclear,…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – House Speaker Marzuki Alie said that he supports the idea of a Haram (forbidden under Islam) edict banning…

Abdul Qowi Bastian – About a dozen Indonesian punks held a rally on Wednesday in front of the Russian embassy in Jakarta to demand the release of…

Jakarta – Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo has promised he will accelerate the implementation of tax incentives to stimulate local investment.…

Former antigraft chief Antasari Azhar refuted media reports that he said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led a high-level meeting in October…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) grilled active and former leaders of the House of Representatives' budget…

About 100 Islamic extremists on Tuesday praised the 9/11 hijackers at a rally outside the US embassy in Jakarta, as they celebrated the 11th…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – A visiting Argentinian chief justice has said public support and the government's strong will are the key…

A police officer reportedly guarding a road project in Jayapura, Papua, was gunned down by unknown assailants on Monday, police said.

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Jayapura – Gustaf Kawer, one of the lawyers defending the former chairman of the KNPB – National Committee of West Papua – said that the judges…

Made Arya Kencana, Nusa Dua, Bali – The government has finalized the legislation designed to combat the influence of tobacco, and has asked the…

Made Arya Kencana, Nusa Dua, Bali – The gap between urban and rural areas has left nearly half of Indonesia's 240 million people without proper…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – The nation's objective of meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 could remain unfulfilled due to…