Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators need to show the public that recent investigations into graft cases allegedly…

Rizky Amelia & Rahmat – The Corruption Eradication Commission has picked up another big-name supporter in its campaign for a new headquarters…

Jayapura – A village chief was shot dead in Indonesia's restive Papua province on Sunday, Indonesian military said, blaming separatists who are…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Papuan leaders have applauded President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's open-handed stance for dialogue over Papuan…

Angela Dewan – A spate of shootings in Papua over the past month is fueling charges that trigger-happy Indonesian soldiers are only exacerbating…

The spread of HIV infections in Papua is alarming, with those in remote regions being deprived of transportation facilities reported…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Tribal leaders in Papua urged residents not to fly the Morning Star flag in commemoration of the Free Papua Movement's…

Ruslan Sangadji, Donggala, Central Sulawesi – Hundreds of residents vented their outrage in Balaesang Tanjung district, Donggala…

Banjir Ambarita, Papua – The Papua Council Presidium (PDP) threw its support behind a plan to bring Yogyakarta's Sri Sultan Hamengkubowono X to…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has reiterated that he will not pursue dialogue with any party intending to push for a…

Rangga Prakoso – Antigraft groups expressed high hopes on Thursday that the recent appointment of economist Anggito Abimanyu as director general…

Rangga D. Fadillah – State-run oil and gas firm PT Pertamina revealed that crude oil supply for the Balongan refinery in West Java was cut by…

Jakarta – The commemoration of the abortive coup blamed on the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) is still a few months away, but former political…

Jakarta – A human rights advocacy body has called on the government to sign and ratify an anti-torture protocol in a show of its commitment to…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Rizky Amelia & SP/Robertus Wardi – While a series of recent surveys show that Golkar will win the 2014 election,…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Ezra Sihite & Arientha Primanita – Democratic Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum's calm demeanor following a grilling…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Golkar Party officially endorsed the nomination of chairman Aburizal Bakrie as the party's presidential hopeful at…

An open letter from Victor Mambor, Head of the Jayapura Branch of the Alliance for Independent Journalists, has been circulated around Papua,…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The East Java administration's refusal to grant a gas drilling permit to a notorious company linked to Golkar Party…

Jim Efstathiou Jr. – Asia Pulp & Paper is trying to reassure customers that it uses no illegally logged trees in its paper mills after…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Great Indonesia Movement Party has thrown its support behind the Democratic Party because its founder, Prabowo…

The Democratic Party still believes it can be victorious at the polls in the 2014 election, despite a flood of data pointing to the party's…

Issues on Papua – and its sister West Papua – have always drawn the interest of both domestic and international communities. Both regions are as…

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) claims it has located 17 mass graves in Central Java where…

Jakarta – Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) released on Friday a sobering report on the state of the National Police, just days away from its 66th…

Index: ASA 21/023/2012

Five years since Johan Teterissa was arrested for his part in a peaceful demonstration, Amnesty International…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has turned to religious leaders for help after being criticized over an…

Jakarta – Woman politicians from the United Development Party (PPP) strongly opposed the plan by the Health Ministry to distribute…

Jakarta – The cycle of violence in Papua has deep roots back in the earliest days of Indonesia's history as a nation. The victims and witnesses of…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – A person claiming to speak for the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) says members of the pro-independence group…

Rizky Amelia & Ezra Sihite – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators searched the office of the Religious Affairs Ministry…

Rangga Prakoso & Gita Aqso – The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI)'s aggressive efforts to "defend" Islam have won it growing notoriety, but the…

Arya Dipa and Nana Rukmana, Bandung/Cirebon – Fifty-two percent of the nation's network of irrigation systems needs repair, a top agriculture…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-113-2012

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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding…

Bandung – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) asserts there are will not space be open up for dialogue with any party who intends to push the…

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – Controversy over the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) proposal to build a new office building reached new…

Jakarta – In anticipation of the upcoming Free Papua Movement (OPM) anniversary, the National Police aim to increase security measures…

Indonesia's government is close to implementing changes to Yogyakarta's monarchy system that would effectively put an end to Sri…

Rabby Pramudatama and Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – Several politicians have defended their parties' decisions to keep financial reports from the…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-110-2012

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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding…

Noah Beaudette – In March, Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali made headlines by announcing plans to ban skirts above the knee, calling…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Former President Megawati Sukarnoputri has given her strongest hint yet that she may contest the 2014 presidential…

Robertus Wardi – Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie on Thursday named five potential vice presidential candidates to run with him in the 2014…

Despite a peace declaration signed by candidates competing for Jakarta's governor slot, a second attack on campaign headquarters took place on…

Tangerang Police arrested three members of Pemuda Pancasila on Thursday in connection with yesterday's deadly attack on the hard-line Betawi…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Three regions in Papua and one in West Papua are looking to become new provinces in the hope of reversing sluggish…

The OPM's general coordinator, Lambert Pekikir has announced that three regions in Papua are ready to fly the Morning Star flag on 1 July, the…

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Ayah Din and Raja Muda, both members of the Aceh Party (PA), were reportedly shot by unidentified assailants while…

Jakarta – Public support for Islamic-based parties is dropping due to their failure to consider the religious concerns of supporters, a survey…

Murizal Hamzah – More than a week after the author of the controversial book "Lumpur Lapindo File: Konspirasi SBY-Bakrie" ("The Lapindo Mud File:…