Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Anita Rachman & Ronna Nirmala – Speculation is rife over whether the capture of Nunun Nurbaetie, and her return to…

Kusumasari Ayuningtyas, Surakarta – Commercial sex workers in Surakarta, Central Java, have demanded a designated red-light district to ensure…

Antara & Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Arab movies good. Punk rock bad. That was the message from the staunchly Islamic province of Aceh, where…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The arrest of graft fugitive Nunun Nurbaeti may lead to the prosecution of more politicians in the politically charged Bank…

Ismira Lutfia – Analysts have urged the government to shelve a contentious bill on state secrecy that they argue is both open to interpretation…

Jakarta – The death of Sondang Hutagalung, a student who set himself on fire in an anti-government protest, has sparked an online movement to make…

Former President Megawati Sukarnoputri says she is "bitter" about the Nunun Nurbaeti corruption scandal, alleging the case had been politicized to…

Jakarta – An 22-year-old Indonesian man has died after setting himself on fire near the presidential palace, according to police, in what is…

Markus Junianto – Indonesia is breeding new generations of corrupt officials faster than authorities can crack down on the scourge, a top official…

Dofa Fasila & Fidelis E. Satriastanti – Disabled Indonesians are being sent mixed messages on the government's commitment to ensure equal…

Ade Mardiyati – Out of love for Indonesia, Dominggus da Costa, along with his wife and children, decided to leave his hometown of Dili, East Timor…

Fitri, Lombok – Siti Fatimah sat in front of a burning stove as a kettle hissed. The water was poured into glasses filled with ground coffee and…

Candles were lit in a vigil in the grounds of Brisbane's St Stephen's Cathedral to honour five West Papuans believed killed in a recent military…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Some hundred workers in Medan, North Sumatra staged a rally on Saturday, calling on the government to address their…

Ezra Sihite – House of Representatives lawmakers are pressing ahead with plans to summon President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to explain a cabinet…

Shirley Wibisono – When Indonesia's longest suspension bridge suddenly collapsed last month, killing more than 20 people, allegations immediately…

Peter Alford, Jakarta – After months of delay during which the Papuan situation has sharply deteriorated, the Yudhoyono administration's last shot…

Ulma Haryanto, Agus Triyono & Zaky Pawas – Slowly, the identity of the man believed to have set himself on fire in front of the Presidential…

Nani Farida, Jakarta – Democratic Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum became the target of protesters as demonstrators rallied for World…

Kupang – The Kupang regency administration in East Nusa Tenggara, has offered apartments to refugees from Timor Leste currently staying in…

Hangga Brata & Ezra Sihite – In his International Anti-Corruption Day speech on Friday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the government…

Humans, regardless of their social, economic and ethnic background, hold in high esteem justice, dignity and freedom from persecution, and Papuans…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The struggle for justice for human rights abuse cases in Indonesia could be likened to a broken record falling on deaf…

Jakarta – The first things that came into Sri Warini's mind when she found her house had been robbed were that she must call the police and make a…

Vento Saudale, Bogor – Influential homeowners in Bogor are reportedly preventing the city's administration from acting against 250 dwellings in…

Ati Nurbaiti, Canberra – As of September this year, at least 26 regencies and municipalities have passed bylaws restricting or banning the…

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – The governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) is slamming inefficiency in the country's banking industry that he says pushes up…

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – The Kalimantan orangutan population is increasingly under threat, with the discovery of the remains of several of the…

Olivia Rondonuwu – Indonesia's parliament is likely to pass a long-delayed land bill next week, a move that investors hope will speed up land…

Fakhrurradzie Gade, Aceh – The man known as Indonesia's "green governor" chases the roar of illegal chainsaws through plush jungles in his own…

Eddy Pratama – Six people accused of a series of bomb scares across Central Java a year ago were sentenced on Thursday to between five and six…

Farouk Arnaz – The Densus 88 Counterterrorism Unit ran into some luck on Friday when they knocked on a door and a terror fugitive…

Jakarta – Six government coalition political parties appear unwilling to reconcile their divergent views on proposed amendments to the legislative…

Rawagede – The Dutch government formally apologized on Friday to the families of victims of a 1947 massacre on Indonesia's Java island, on the…

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – Commemorating International Anti-Corruption Day, which falls Friday, hundreds of university students in Makassar…

Raisa Premiera – A group of vocal supporters continued an overnight vigil outside a Jakarta hospital on Thursday to support a man who dramatically…

Dessy Sagita – Indonesia's outspoken Constitutional Court Chief Mahfud M.D. did the unthinkable on Thursday – he admitted that he had…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly Taufik Kiemas said on Thursday that the government should…

Peter Alford, Jakarta – Indonesia's government is planning to cope with severe financial and economic shocks in coming months, including food…

On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011 the AHRC publishes its annual report on the State of Human Rights in…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The government's initiative to accelerate development in Papua and West Papua through the establishment of a…

Vento Saudale, Bogor – Human trafficking remains a serious problem for Indonesia, according to a government official who said underage and West…

Amnesty International is urging the Indonesian government to respect human rights when dealing with unrest in Papua.

Amnesty met with…

Agus Triyono – Papuans from the Paniai district on Wednesday reported National Police chief Gen. Timur Pradopo to the National Commission on Human…

Ezra Sihite – The proposed fingerprinting system intended to more accurately gauge attendance at official meetings was again criticized during a…

Ezra Sihite – A hearing on the contentious new policy to deny sentence cuts to corruption convicts turned ugly on Wednesday with a legislator…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – About 500 inhabitants of Dagouto village in Paniai Regency, Papua, have opted to leave their homes and seek refuge…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Demonstrators representing 27 Muslim groups rallied in Bandung on Monday, demanding that the West Java governor remove…

Representatives from Amnesty International met with the coordinating minister for legal, political and security affairs on Tuesday, urging him to…

Camelia Pasandaran – The religious-based Prosperous Justice Party says it will evaluate the performance of controversial Depok mayor Nur Mahmudi…