Nurfika Osman - Recently leaked US diplomatic cables about the murder of human rights campaigner Munir Said Thalib could help authorities uncover…

Khairul Saleh, Palembang – Forest fires continued to spread in South Sumatra on Friday, while nearly 900 hot spots were reported in several…

Seven couples, including three Indonesian soldiers, were arrested for illegally being in close proximity to unmarried members of the…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Ministry has begun to verify 14 new political parties that have registered for the 2014…

Camelia Pasandaran & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono used the occasion of his 62nd birthday – and his party's…

Jakarta – The ruling Democratic Party has expressed its disapproval of the rally by activists in front of the State Palace on Friday…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The government says it is evaluating all foreign-funded non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating here to…

The head of East Timor's armed forces stepped down last week, leading to speculation he may be preparing to run for President in nest year's…

An imam preaching against violence in Aceh was attacked and beaten as he delivered his sermon during Friday prayers, a report said.…

Once again, violence has been used in Papua, this time against a television journalist working for the local TV station in South Sorong, TOP TV.…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Army Special Forces (Kopassus) is currently conducting a two-week joint training exercise with the Australian…

Wendy Frew – A new documentary about East Timor has raised questions about a Gold Walkley-winning ABC TV program that led to the resignation of…

Dion Bisara – After a long wait for the introduction of the country's tax holiday system, foreign and domestic investors can now take relief with…

East Timor's opposition called Thursday for Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to step down as his cabinet faces scrutiny over corruption claims ahead…

Dili – The new monetary authority of East Timor will be called the East Timor Central Bank and will be inaugurated on 13 September,…

Jakarta – A lack of post-literacy education and poor infrastructure are hampering the country's efforts to eradicate illiteracy, the National…

Kupang – Domestic violence connected to economic hardship tops the list of violence reported by women in Kupang regency, East Nusa…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar on Thursday sought to distance himself from a rapidly growing…

Ronna Nirmala – Several prominent anti-corruption activists are sporting new looks today after publicly shaving their heads to express…

Ulma Haryanto – Graft suspect Muhammad Nazaruddin finally ended his silence on Thursday and submitted his first corruption allegation to antigraft…

Ronna Nirmala – Most Indonesians oppose the use of violence against the minority Muslim sect Ahmadiyah and think its followers here are their…

A massive upsurge in "mysterious acts of violence" around the Jayapura region of West Papua has many local observers blaming Indonesian…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The religious-based Prosperous Justice Party has asked the House of Representatives (DPR) to dismiss…

Although thirteen of the fifteen Papuans who were arrested on 31 August have since been released, the National Human Rights Commission's (Komnas…

Camelia Pasandaran & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has finally signed a letter dismissing disgraced graft…

Timor-Leste and international organizations today urged "the government of Timor-Leste to keep the nation debt-free and refrain from borrowing…

Arto Suryodipuro, Jakarta – Members of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) are regrouping on Sept. 7 and 8 in Auckland, New Zealand, and will be…

Bagus BT Saragih and Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Attorney General Basrief Arief said on Wednesday that all legal measures to bring the…

Arientha Primanita & Camelia Pasandaran – Seven years after the death of human rights defender Munir Said Thalib, his widow's pain has not…

Jakarta – Local and international human rights advocates are clamoring for further investigation of the death of activist Munir Said Thalib, who…

A group of Papuan independence activists in Auckland are hoping Pacific leaders have heard their calls for self-determination and the…

Jakarta – A peaceful rally, to commemorate the death of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib in front of the State Palace on Wednesday, turned…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will not interfere in the legal case centering on the alleged murder of human rights…

Arientha Primanita – About 50 protesters have gathered outside the State Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday to mark the seventh…

Jakarta – National Intelligence Agency chief Sutanto scoffed at a WikiLeaks cable allegation that he funded hard-line group The Islam…

Muhamad Al Azhari & Dion Bisara – Indonesia has dropped two places in this year's Global Competitiveness Report, bringing a sudden halt to an…

Olivia Rondonuwu, Jakarta – Kusniwati travelled more than 300 kilometers to visit one of the gleaming malls in Indonesia's capital. But she's not…

House of Representatives Speaker Marzuki Alie said on Tuesday that the public should not blindly support calls to dissolve the House Budget…

An animal rights group is urging the government to be more proactive in putting a halt to the illegal trade in orangutan skulls.

"The trade…

Mariel Grazella, Jakarta – Antasari Azhar presented new evidence supporting his case review request to the South Jakarta District Court on Tuesday…

Camelia Pasandaran – Transportation Minister Freddy Numberi frustratingly joked on Tuesday that exhausted mudik travelers could be given illegal…

Jayapura – Police have detained two people identified as EK,17, and PK,19, for their alleged involvement in several murders in…

Jakarta – The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) said that the abundance of transactions conducted by Bank Century (now Bank Mutiara) makes it…

Jakarta – Lawmaker Rieke Dyah Pitalok says the Indonesian government would have had to approve the controversial granting of a…

Tifa Asrianti – Nurhayati, 38, a resident of Sukamaju village in Majalaya, Bandung regency held up her right hand. Compared to her smooth left…

John McBeth – About a week before East Timor's 1999 referendum, an Indonesian general asked me how I thought the United Nations-administered…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – London-based rights group Amnesty International has urged the Indonesian Attorney General's Office (AGO) to initiate a…

The 6th of September is remembered as a day of national mourning to mark the Suai Church Massacre that was carried out by the Laksaur Militia with…

AI Index: ASA 21/028/2011

In this open letter and ahead of the seventh anniversary of the killing of prominent human rights activist…

Dofa Fasila – The Jakarta administration will focus on boarding houses, or kost, when it begins a series of raids against unregistered newcomers…