Agus Maryono, Kebumen – Authorities have been urged to involve local figures and ulema in the search for solutions to the prolonged dispute…

An internal investigation has found that the soldiers who fired rubber bullets at farmers over the weekend did not violate any…

Parwito, Kebumen – A video of a clash between the Indonesian military (TNI) and residents of Urut Sewu in the area of the army's Research and…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – An angry group of Indonesian Military (TNI) members allegedly tortured and killed a debt collector in Depok, West…

Camelia Pasandaran & Arientha Primanita – The government has said it will weigh in on the long-running standoff between the Bogor…

Human Rights Watch issued a statement on Wednesday urging Indonesian authorities to provide full protection for everyone attending the trial of 11…

Camelia Pasandaran, Bogor – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on Tuesday for state an law-enforcement institutions to work together to…

Jakarta – On the heels of House Speaker Marzuki Alie's recent comments on the presence of a United Nations body at the House of Representatives,…

Jakarta – Activists on Monday alleged that the Indonesian government let violence and terror reign in the country as it resulted in the…

Parwito, Kebumen – Only 16 percent of the ownership of all the land controlled by the Indonesian military in Indonesia is clear. The ownership of…

Banjir Ambarita, Camelia Pasandaran & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Officials in Papua on Monday defended the decision to deposit development…

For the Cikeusik trial to be a step toward ending religious violence in Indonesia, the police need to ensure the security of…

Putri Fitria, Yogyakarta – In a mind-boggling example of the Indonesian justice system, a search and rescue volunteer who spent more than 100 days…

Jakarta – A report released by the International Crisis Group (ICG) on Tuesday stated that the emergence of small terror groups in the country was…

Zubaidah Nazeer – Indonesia is losing forest area about four times the size of Jakarta as politicians continue to bicker over a moratorium on…

Vento Saudale, Bogor – An Ahmadi man was sentenced to nine months in jail on Monday for stabbing a teenager following an attack by hundreds of…

Anita Rachman – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician Arifinto who had announced his resignation last week appeared at the House of…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The opening of the first lawsuit aimed at halting the construction of a controversial new office tower for legislators…

Makassar – Gowa-Makassar Students' Forum for Solidarity held a rally in front of Makassar City Hall on Monday, demanding a termination…

Anita Rachman – Despite recent public outrage about their extravagant spending, lawmakers are set to rack up a bill of close to Rp 13 billion ($1.…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ismira Lutfia – The national human rights body said on Monday that it had sent a team to Kebumen, Central Java, to…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Ismira Lutfia – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered the Army to investigate a weekend clash involving…

Ulma Haryanto – One of the main refrains from members of the House of Representatives who say a costly new office tower needs to be built is, "Our…

Novia D. Rulistia, Jakarta – Dozens of members of the congregation of the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) from Greater Jakarta staged a protest…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – For the first time since being established in 1998, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) celebrated its anniversary in a…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-079-2011

Dear friends,

Since Saturday April 16, 2011 several farmers have been injured by military…

Fidelis E. Satriastanti – Environmentalists have urged the government not to allow the operators of a gold mine in Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara, to…

Lynn Lee – Indonesia is backing Timor Leste's bid to join Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) because excluding it would be "…

An Indonesian court on Monday sentenced an Islamic extremist to eight years in jail for possession of firearms and explosives, but…

The National Police officially confirmed the identity of the man who bombed At-Taqwa mosque in Cirebon Police Headquarters on Friday,…

Overview

The unresolved status of thousands of former refugees who fled across the border following a 1999 vote for independence…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – Thousands of people are at risk of starvation and disease after heavy flooding in Papua's Paniai district, an official…

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – Bad news may mean good promotion for some, as in the case of prominent filmmaker Hanung Bramantyo's latest pluralism-…

Jakarta – LBGT rights group Arus Pelangi is pursuing justice for Faizal "Shakira" Harahap, a transsexual shot dead in a robbery last month, saying…

Bruce Gale – "We are stuck with this bunch of mostly political clowns for four more years."

This grim assessment of the lawmakers that make…

Jakarta – On the heels of the bombing of a mosque at police headquarters in Cirebon on Friday, the head of the National Intelligence…

Zubaidah Nazeer, Dili – Former investment banker Derek Chua traded in his sharp suits for comfortable clothes so that he could cycle to work each…

Indonesia's gaffe-prone speaker of the House of Representatives has done it again, this time suggesting that the United Nations Development…

Farouk Arnaz – High-profile prosecutor Cirus Sinaga was officially taken into custody for alleged corruption on Saturday, with police…

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) urges the whole nation to condemn the suicide bomb attack that hit a…

The use of antibiotics has reached an alarming level in Indonesia, fueled by poor diagnosis, ignorance and poor regulation of drugs, experts say…

Following a number of shootings of inhabitants in the district of Dogiyai in the past few weeks, the place is now like a ghost town. Many of the…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The United Development Party on Friday pledged to support President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono until 2014 despite calls…

Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP), which was established by a group of Islamic parties in 1970s, doubted that the existing Islamic…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – As many as 10 non-legislative parties have agreed to merge into one bigger party in an attempt to pass the recently…

A'an Suryana, Jakarta – The sheer number of prominent figures – no less than President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Boediono –…

Farouk Arnaz & Elisabeth Oktofani – Condemnation of Friday's suicide bombing in Cirebon, the first such attack inside a mosque in this country…

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Indonesia will need to make significant strides in resolving financial problems impeding its efforts to establish…

Megawati Wijaya, Jakarta – New legislation before Indonesia's parliament aims to give special powers to intelligence agencies charged with…

Jakarta – Around 700 soldiers from the Indonesian and US armed forces will take part in the "Garuda Shield" training, an annual 12-day…