Ezra Sihite – House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Pramono Anung has criticized proposals to ban short skirts in Indonesia, saying…

Ezra Sihite & Michael Sianipar – Asked to define pornography, an American Supreme Court justice once famously said: "I know it when I see it…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The newly established antipornography task force says it will crack down on women wearing skirts that fall above…

Dumai – Casual sex among teenagers in Dumai, Riau, is a cause for concern as out of wedlock pregnancies have been on the rise and have…

Broadcast regulators in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, have admonished two Jakarta-based TV stations over live performances by dangdut…

Ronna Nirmala – Despite the fact that millions of Jakartans rent, more than 4,000 subsidized apartments across the city are still empty.

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Ulma Haryanto – A major Indonesian rights group has accused the government of lacking transparency in its recent purchase of fighter jets.

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Military Police in Padang, West Sumatra, stripped dozens of military stickers from cars and motorcycles whose owners were not…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced two subordinates of Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar to three…

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – The last remaining orangutans in the Tripa peat forest in Aceh could be wiped out in a matter of months if the slash-and…

Ricky Binihi – A veteran Vanuatu politician who has relentlessly campaigned for the freedom of Pacific Islanders, former Prime Minister Barak Sope…

A former Vanuatu Prime Minister, Barak Sope, has condemned the growing links between Vanuatu and Indonesia, which he says ignores the…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Ezra Sihite & Agus Triyono – Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi is facing mounting criticism after threatening to punish…

Jakarta – Police and students were involved in a violent clash on Jl. Diponegoro after students started to burn tires during a day-long rally held…

Farouk Arnaz, Bayu Marhaenjati & Novianti Setuningsih – With protests against the planned government fuel price increase picking up in…

Thousands of Indonesian protesters rallied on Thursday against a planned fuel price hike, ahead of a decision on cutting subsidies which the…

Jakarta – Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Secretary Irwan Hidayat has denied allegations that it provided rocks to demonstrators to be…

Farouk Arnaz – National Police officials defended their actions during yesterday's chaotic fuel hike protests in Gambir, Central Jakarta, stating…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – A coalition of environmental groups is urging the government to revise a draft regulation on toxic waste…

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – The Fisheries Justice Coalition has accused the government of trying to legalize the dumping of toxic waste into the sea…

An Indonesian court on Wednesday jailed an Islamic boarding school head for 17 years for possessing more than two dozen home-made…

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Indra Harsaputra, Bandung/Surabaya – Government employees have been told to dispense office cars and uniforms in order to…

Novianti Setuningsih – Indonesia's Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence has accused police of human rights violations after…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Following the police violence against journalists covering yesterday's public rallies, Indonesia Police…

While the Australian government is keen to hear about the present situation in West Papua and is hoping to get inputs from a number of sources, in…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – With protesters violently clashing with riot police at rallies in several parts of the country on Tuesday, the…

Erwida Maulia – A proposed law regulating the length of women's skirts was blasted by the head of the National Commission on Violence Against…

Ezra Sihite – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali says he is considering a regulation that women's skirts should pass their…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Following the establishment of the anti-pornography task force, Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said…

Jakarta – Instead of using water canons or tear gas to disperse protesters, on Tuesday the Makassar Police deployed dozens of police…

The first-round vote of East Timor's presidential election went smoothly, defying low expectations based on the tiny country's violent history.…

John McBeth – An Indonesia woman attending a recent anticorruption dialogue with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was surprised when a palace…

Tito Summa Siahaan – Unless the government manages to improve governance and infrastructure development, Indonesia will fall into the "middle-…

Zubaidah Nazeer – Two international organizations have warned Indonesia in separate reports that strong economic growth alone cannot guarantee…

There has been growing international interest in the situation in Papua. This is apparent from the fact tht two countries have instructed their…

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Workers protesting the planned fuel prices hike in front of the West Java Provincial Legislative Council banished a…

Jakarta – A large group of protesters gathered outside the front gates of the House of Representatives on Tuesday to voice opposition…

Apriadi Gunawan and Kusumasari Ayuningtyas, Medan/Surakarta – Protests across the archipelago turned violent on Monday, culminating in the…

Jakarta – The National Police have confirmed that 40,800 protesters taking part in demonstrations across the country today, rallying against the…

Jakarta Police have a secret weapon to help deal with thousands of protesters expected to march today against the government's plans to hike fuel…

The central government has sent a circular to regional heads across the country, calling on them to persuade local businesses against…

Ulma Haryanto – Violence remains a part of the education system in some part of the country, the nongovernmental group Plan Indonesia said over…

Jakarta – As the situation in Aceh becomes more volatile ahead of the local election, the National Police are stepping up security measures in the…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Indonesia is still facing high rates of time-related underemployment despite a continued decline in unemployment,…

Thousands of Indonesians protested nationwide Tuesday to reject the government's plan to hike the subsidized fuel price, with sporadic violence…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-051-2012

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

Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – The country's counterterrorism agency has detected continuing activity by terrorist organizations despite the fact…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – In the latest violence against soldiers in the restive province of Papua, an infantry soldier was fatally…

Rabby Pramudatama – A coalition of education watchdogs and university students is campaigning to reject a new law on higher education that is…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of protesters are occupying Polonia International Airport in Medan, North Sumatra, as part of a…