Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Organizers of a beauty pageant in Aceh defied opposition from a conservative Islamic group by staging the event on…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Despite having special autonomy for 10 years, Papua has been compared to a sick person in need of the right therapy…

Edilberto C. de Jesus – The effects of the violence visited on the East Timor capital of Dili by the fighting among its fragmented communities…

Jakarta – The National Police Detatchment 88 anti-terror unit gunned down two suspected terrorists during a raid in Sukoharjo, Central…

Bagus BT Saragih and Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The country's failure to resolve past human rights cases will hinder its attempts to play a…

M Hernowo – Case of human rights violations that took place around the time of the fall of the New Order regime have still not been fully resolved…

Made Arya Kencana, Denpasar – The Bangli Prison warden accused of taking bribes to allow a convicted narcotics dealer out of his cell has been…

Camelia Pasandaran – The Attorney General's Office indicated it would re-examine a number of human rights abuse cases involving the Indonesian…

Camelia Pasandaran & Antara – The National Police on Friday denied a group of Israeli descendants permission to host a party to…

Nurfika Osman – Despite its patchy record of violations, the country's bid to be re-elected to a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council…

Anita Rachman – How much money do Indonesian lawmakers actually take home every month? Judging from what one lawmaker has to say about it, the…

Camelia Pasandaran – Before a meeting with the National Commission on Human Rights on Friday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that…

Camelia Pasandaran, Arientha Primanita & Antara – Police on Friday said a group of Indonesians would not be allowed to host an event on…

The Federal Government has abandoned plans to establish a regional immigration processing centre in East Timor.

The proposal was announced…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – With limited resources and time and stricter electoral rules, new political parties may find it difficult to obtain…

Zubaidah Nazeer & Carolyn Hong – The haze is back, with parts of Malaysia and Indonesia blanketed in choking smoke; Singapore could be…

Dina Indrasafitri, Jakarta – Thirteen years after the deadly May 1998 riots, Trisakti University students continue to fight for justice and held a…

Anita Rachman & Antara – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali on Wednesday vouched for an Islamic school accused of grooming hard-liners…

The Bandung administration is urging local cinemas to halt screenings of Hanung Bramantyo's latest pluralism-themed film, "?".

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Jakarta – Families and friends of victims of the May 1998 riots gathered Friday at Pondok Rangon cemetery to pray for their loved ones and speak…

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) pressed the government to take concrete action concerning the May…

Nurfika Osman – The new grading system for the national exams has seen a staggering 99.22 percent of senior high school students pass the recently…

Camelia Pasandaran, Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ulma Haryanto – A key witness might have retracted her allegations against Democratic Party…

Heru Andriyanto – A draft agreement was completed on Thursday to pave the way for the Commission on Public Prosecution to receive more power to…

Islamic students organization Rabithah Thaliban Aceh (RTA) has opposed plans to hold a Miss Aceh pageant as part of the 2011 Aceh Fair…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives is showing no signs of urgency in approving the intelligence bill, despite the government's continuous…

Kupang – The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) chapter of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) is asking the government to shut…

Kuala Lumpur – Haze caused by fires burning in Indonesia blanketed parts of Malaysia on Thursday, sending air pollution at its largest…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Families of victims and human rights activists began a campaign this month to remind the people and government…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – The Aceh Jaya district administration has banned four nongovernmental organizations from conducting relief work after…

Made Arya Kencana, Nusa Dua, Bali – Several listed US companies with operations in Indonesia were involved in bribery, an official of the US…

The chairman of Papuan Anti Militarism Solidarity, SRPAM, Elias Petege, has called the DPRP, the provincial legislative assembly, a body that…

Jakarta – House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Anis Matta on Thursday questioned the ongoing public criticism of the House of…

Fadli, Bintan – A group of Muslim organizations are protesting a planned beach party organized by a five-star hotel in Bintan and have…

Camelia Pasandaran – As part of efforts to halt the spread of radical Islam, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has promised to write guidelines…

Elisabeth Oktofani – While film lovers have been missing catching Hollywood blockbusters on the big screen, cinemas have been missing something…

Jakarta – There is still very little public trust in Indonesia's legal system, a member of the Judicial Commission says.

"We…

Ulma Haryanto - A revision of the law governing plantation farming is needed to stave off increasing land disputes and protect indigenous…

Nurfika Osman – Violence on the scale of the May 1998 riots that marked the downfall of former President Suharto could occur once again amid the…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Four new political parties have announced they would join the 2014 elections, claiming they had every reason to be…

Anita Rachman – A state budget watchdog has released another eyebrow-raising report, showing House members collectively spend Rp 151…

Nivell Rayda, Cianjur, West Java – After failing to kick-start a revolution through massive protests echoing those in the Middle East this year,…

Jakarta – The National Police agreed on Monday to let the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) monitor complaints of rights violations…

Elisabeth Oktofani – A preliminary verdict handed down by the Central Jakarta Disctrict Court on Wednesday dropped the case against a 14-year-old…

Thousands of people from a village in Bogor rallied outside the House of Representatives in Jakarta on Wednesday, demanding the…

Heru Andriyanto – Prosecutors on Tuesday said they had no knowledge of the whereabouts of former antigraft czar Antasari Azhar's laptop, which…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The country's top antigraft body is seeking international support at an international conference in Bali to gain the…

To all components of West Papuan society,
inside and outside of the Land of Papua

Liberation greetings,

The political status of…

Sara Schonhardt, Jakarta – The death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of United States Special Forces in Pakistan this month has turned a lens on…

Elisabeth Oktofani – When 80-year-old Madi has no money to buy food for him and his wife, he casts a net in the polluted waters of the East Flood…