The illicit drug trade, typically associated with the country's larger cities, has now spread to every village across the archipelago…

Banjir Ambarita – A strike that has crippled Freeport Indonesia's copper and gold mine in Papua is expected to continue well into its second week…

Arientha Primanita – A year ago on Saturday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono stood beside the hospital bed of Tama Satrya Langkun and urged the…

Jakarta – A number of politicians and national figures who joined the mass organization National Democrat (Nasdem), founded by media mogul Surya…

Faisal Maliki Baskoro & Rangga Prokoso – Two years after Prita Mulyasari, a mother of three from Tangerang, was first detained for supposedly…

Jayapura – Protesting employees and PT Freeport Indonesia management failed to reach a compromise over the strikes which had entered…

Indonesian villagers who accused Exxon Mobil Corp's security forces of murder, torture and other atrocities have regained their right to sue the…

Jakarta – The Independent Journalists Alliance (AJI) bestowed the Udin Award, an award for journalists who have become victims of violence due to…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – "I want to make sure that whoever carried out this attack for whatever motive is punished," President Susilo Bambang…

Ronna Nirmala – The National Police announced on Friday that they had arrested 11 suspected terrorists and seized several firearms during a three-…

Index: ASA 21/018/2011

The Indonesian government must immediately initiate an independent and impartial investigation into the…

Surabaya – The Golkar Party is set to hold a traditional Javanese ceremony at one of Indonesia's most revered archeological sites on Friday night…

Jakarta – A widely publicized conference aimed at seeking peace in Papua concluded on Thursday that the best way to seek long-term resolutions to…

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – The government said it would significantly increase state budget allocations for education as a result of the surge in…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Prosperous Justice Party said the Democratic Party was attempting to distract attention from the…

The Democratic Party has not seen its founding members and only seen a few of its senior politicians take a key role in deciding the party's…

Elisabeth Oktofani & Chrestella Tan – Rights activists expressed outrage on Thursday over the light jail terms sought for suspects in the…

The wacky world of Indonesian Youtube sensation First Brig. Norman Kamaru got a whole lot whackier on Thursday night when he was "kidnapped" from…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – In its defense, the government says that the much-criticized national security bill is necessary to protect the country…

Nadya Khalife and Aruna Kashyap – The Indonesian government has long praised its migrant workers as "economic heroes" for their immense…

The European Parliament has chimed in on incidents of religious persecution in Indonesia with a resolution that expresses "grave concern" over the…

A shooting spree targeting top Democratic Party officials by the party's fugitive legislator, Muhammad Nazaruddin, from his hiding place…

Nurfika Osman – With the United Nations warning of rapid world population growth, experts are calling on the government to increase people's…

Jakarta – The 7th Congress of the United Development Party (PPP) concluded on Wednesday with Suryadharma Ali being reelected to another five-year…

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Arya Dipa, Bandung – Incumbent candidate Suryadharma Ali retained his post as United Development Party (PPP) chairman on…

The National Police's counterterrorism unit, Densus 88, raided the home of a terror suspect on Jalan Cendrawasih, Cengkarang, West…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The government has been criticized for allocating "too low" of a budget for protecting Indonesian workers…

Jakarta – A court case centered around a fatal attack on members of a religious minority group, Ahmadiyah, continued Thursday at…

Alex Rayfield – From the outside looking in, the latest church conflict in West Papua might look like just another example of factional Protestant…

Indra Harsaputra, Pamekasan – The law in Indonesia does not apply to "little people." Just for stealing a used sarong worth Rp 3,000 (about 35 US…

Arientha Primanita – There are 179 Indonesians on death row in Malaysia, with most cases involving narcotics offenses, an Indonesian government…

Mariel Grazella, Jakarta – International human rights group Amnesty International has once again drawn the plight of the Taman Yasmin Indonesian…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – About 150 people in Muslim attire attended a recent hearing of former United Development Party (PPP) legislator Sofyan…

Arientha Primanita – The president called out his cabinet on Thursday for its wholesale failure to push through needed programs, slapping a…

Jayapura, West Papua – Three Indonesian soldiers were shot during a clash with unknown attackers in Kalome village, Tingginambut…

A recent Constitutional Court (MK) decision on the Political Parties Law will have a limited effect on legislative elections in 2014,…

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court held a press conference Tuesday to clarify its decision on the verification process for political parties…

Bandung, West Java – Incumbent minister for religious affairs Suryadharma Ali was reelected as the general chairman of the United…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ulma Haryanto – Top officials of the Democratic Party, after dismissing allegation of graft among its cadres made…

UA: 212/11 Index: ASA 21/017/2011

The congregation of the Taman Yasmin Indonesian Christian Church (Gereja Kristen Indonesia, GKI) in…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Thousands of PT Freeport Indonesia workers, engaged in a work stoppage for a second day, occupied a checkpoint in…

At a press conference in Jayapura, a coalition of human NGOs and Komnas HAM called for the Peace Conference now underway in Jayapura to include…

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – A new map that identified 72 million hectares of primary and peatland forest as off limits to loggers failed to…

Jakarta – The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) said Wednesday it received 339 police complaints from the public from April to…

Jakarta – Out-dated perspectives on viewing security problems are being strengthened through the Draft Law on National Security (RUU Keamanan…

Jakarta – The Coalition of Anti-Plantation Mafia in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, allege corruption in oil palm plantations belonging to…

Bangka Belitung Governor Eko Maulana Ali insisted on Wednesday the construction of nuclear power plants in Bangka continue as part of efforts to…

Jakarta – Several members of the House of Representatives special working committee on the Century bailout case visited the Corruption Eradication…

Jakarta – Gridlock, which has become synonymous with life in Jakarta, has not only brought traffic to a standstill, but also taxi…

Ade Mardiyati – Feraldo "Aldo" Saragi is a human rights activist who fights for the rights of sex workers and other marginalized groups in…