Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – A court in The Hague on Tuesday rejected a motion filed by the South Maluku Republic seeking the arrest of former…

Jakarta – An Indonesian court sentenced a wealthy Muslim cleric to four years in prison on Wednesday for having sex with a 12-year-old…

Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – Despite warnings by experts that unbridled urban development would harm the environment, a Jakarta official said the…

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – Bringing down the high cost of living in Papua, which is paradoxically the country's least-developed province, is a…

Makassar – Over the past ten years since Indonesia's reformation, human rights violations have been escalating, said the National…

Jakarta – Two non-government organizations (NGOs), Petisi 28 and the Indonesian Students' Action Front, staged a protest at the House…

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – She arrived in Saudi Arabia a high-spirited 23-year-old, eager to start work as a maid to help support her…

Dessy Sagita & Zaky Pawas, Jakarta – Amid the furor over the abuse of Indonesian maids abroad, questions are being raised over which…

Jakarta – A Saudi Arabian woman has admitted to burning her Indonesian maid, Sumiati, with an electric iron and other forms of torture…

Armando Siahaan & Antara, Jakarta – An Indonesian minister tasked last week with ensuring the welfare of a migrant worker tortured and abused…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Disregarding calls that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) should take over the investigation of…

Jakarta – The antigraft body has formally requested a meeting with the police to discus whether it can take over investigations into a slew of…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Former Social Affairs Minister Bachtiar Chamsyah faces life imprisonment for his alleged roles in three separate cases of…

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – The tightly guarded first court hearing of singer Nazril Ilham, or Ariel, on Monday was marred by rallies staged by…

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Leaders in the House of Representatives pushed for a resolution to the case of eight legislators accused of taking a two-…

Francezka Nangoy – In keeping with recent history, Finance Ministry data released on Tuesday showed that the government had spend just over half…

Greenpeace on Tuesday warned that a billion-dollar deal between Norway and Indonesia to cut carbon emissions from deforestation is in danger of…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Human Rights Watch on Monday lambasted the government for failing to prosecute five…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – A prominent international human rights group has agreed to advocate for the release of Filep Samuel Karma, a Papuan…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived in Papua on Sunday to meet with the local administration on regional revenue and to open a…

Yuli Krisna, Heru Andriyanto & AFP, Bandung – Indonesian rock star Nazril Irham went on trial on Monday, charged with distributing two…

Farouk Arnaz, Semarang – The National Police's anti-terrorism school will open its doors next year to soldiers in line with a new grand strategy…

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – With public complaints growing over the allocation and pricing of shares in Krakatau Steel's recent initial public offering…

Heru Andriyanto, Calmelia Pasandaran & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – As bizarre incidents continue to crop up and overshadow the…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The recent "vacation" of graft suspect Gayus Tambunan to Bali is a perfect overture for the Corruption Eradication…

Central Java – Head of Central Java Police's special counterterrorism detachment 88 Sr. Comr. Daryono revealed there were eight…

In the continuing struggle against terrorism, the nation must employ every resource at its disposal. To date, the police's anti-terror unit,…

Vincent Lingga – It has indeed not been without strong reason that national and international surveys have consistently singled out the National…

Jayapura, Papua – Security conditions in Jayapura, Papua, ahead of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY)'s visit on Sunday (Nov 21), are quite…

Jakarta – Nine people have been arrested after an outlawed separatist flag was raised in Papua, police said on Sunday.

Eight men…

Jakarta – Most political parties have failed to encourage their cadres to reach out to their constituencies and people, a political observer said…

Indonesia – A series of conflicts sparked by a racist mobile phone ringtone will not affect a visit by President Susilo Bambang…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Hundreds of angry villagers in Manggi, West Aceh, on Saturday raided a subdistrict police station they believed was…

Thin Lei Win, Dili – East Timor, one of the world's youngest nations, is attempting to enact laws on land ownership eight years after gaining full…

Once again, the authorities are sitting on their hands rather than fulfilling their obligations and proactively identifying and prosecuting the…

Jakarta – Constitutional Court chief justice Mahfud MD said that the president must step into the Gayus H. Tambunan tax graft case…

Tom Allard, Surabaya – When the editor of now defunct Sydney afternoon daily The Sun got the message through to Tony Rafty to head down to Java,…

Sanggau, West Kalimantan – The Women's Empowerment, Family Planning and Child Protection Agency head, Gorgonius Theno, is condemning…

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Pending a thorough internal investigation, no orders must be issued to suspend those members of the House of…

Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta – The Association of Indonesian Economists' (ISEI) Yogyakarta branch has called on Bank Indonesia on Thursday to consider…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The government is considering whether it will equip Indonesian migrant workers overseas with cell phones to…

Ali Kotarumalos, Jakarta – Indonesia demanded an investigation on Friday into reports that a domestic worker was allegedly killed by her employer…

Ismira Lutfia & Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Jakarta chapter of the Alliance of Independent Journalists is urging an investigation…

Fitri R., Mataram – Twelve Ahmadiyah families who returned to their homes in Gegerung village in West Lombok shortly after being chased out in…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Unifying three of six bills regarding general elections that are currently deliberated by the house'…

Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – Some 1,481 villages in East Nusa Tenggara (NTB) are at risk of running short of food following months of…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' Secretariat says it will inject another Rp 34 billion ($3.8 million) into a…

Zaky Pawas, Jakarta – Police investigating the July assault of an anticorruption researcher have ruled out personal motives, lending credence to…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – A speedy resolution to the deadlock over an amendment to the 2007 Election Organizers Law is to let the…

AI Index: PRE01/386/2010

Amnesty International today called on the Saudi Arabian authorities to protect domestic workers from abuse,…