Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Dozens of soldiers Tuesday night attacked the Siantar Police station in Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, over news that a…

AI Index: ASA 21/017/2010

The decision to charge at least 22 political activists in Maluku for "rebellion" once again highlights the…

Dewi Kurniawati, Banda Aceh – On a recent Friday afternoon, the face of a young woman detained at a Shariah Police station in Aceh's provincial…

Dewi Kurniawati, Aceh – Meet Ramli Mansur, a 46-year-old leader of the Aceh Party, whose members are mostly drawn from the ranks of former…

Indonesia – A dramatic spike in ocean temperatures off Indonesia's Aceh province has killed large areas of coral and scientists fear the event…

Report Katrin Figge – "As a 13-year-old girl, Ronasih was picked up on her way home from school by a soldier nicknamed Sideburns and locked up in…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Despite the prosecution pushing for alleged case broker Anggodo Widjojo to be jailed for six years, an antigraft group…

Dewi Kurniawati, Banda Aceh – Agnes Monica, the famous Indonesian actress and singer, is a given to wearing sexy clothes, whether on stage, TV or…

Dicky Christanto – The police said they had evidence to charge firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir with funding and promoting terrorist activities…

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Indonesia's two main Muslim organizations decreed on Wednesday that corrupt officials were "infidels," or a person without…

Dewi Kurniawati, Banda Aceh – It doesn't take much to notice "Echa," a transvestite who lives in Banda Aceh. With his masculine figure and…

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – It seems no on has a kind word for the House these days. After weeks of intense criticism of legislators for failing to…

Bagus BT Saragih – It's quality, not quantity, as the saying goes. But when it comes to the parliament's lawmaking function, it has received poor…

Jayapura – Local church leaders have called for an independent investigation of a series of church shootings in Puncak Jaya, Papua,…

Jakarta – In recognition of Indonesia's 65th Independence Day, on Tuesday the government reduced prison terms of most inmates…

Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch has criticized Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar over his inconsistency in…

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday backed away from comments from a member of his party that the Indonesian Constitution…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The police admitted on Monday they had never had evidence that case broker suspect Ary Muladi had phone-called…

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Jakarta – The National Police chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri has denied all speculations and assumptions related to his unclear…

Jakarta – Indonesia observed its 65th Independence Day solemnly on Tuesday marked with flag hoisting ceremonies, particularly at government…

Jason Tedjasukmana – Rising tensions in Papua have Indonesian authorities worried about possible international intervention in the nation's…

Irwan Firdaus, Bekasi, Indonesia – Tired of government inaction, Christians and other religious minorities in Indonesia are pushing back against…

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – With the debate over a proposal to double the legislative threshold intensifying, discussion is also heating up over…

Jakarta – Analysts and opposition politicians have criticized Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's state-of-the-nation address on…

Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – Hundreds of Christians prayed near National Monument Square in Central Jakarta on Sunday afternoon, in protest…

Jakarta – As many as 1,500 members of Solidarity Forum of Interfaith Harmony (FSKUB) staged a rally Sunday in front of the State…

Jakarta – As protesters prepare for a prayer vigil and peaceful rally at the Presidential Palace on Sunday, residents and activists on Saturday…

[The Circle of Silence: A Personal Testimony before, during, and after Balibo Author: Shirley Shackleton, Publisher: Pier 9, 2010, Pages: 390.]…

Eliswan Azly, Jakarta – Indonesian and Norwegian negotiators will meet in Jakarta this week to discuss the implementation of a bilateral climate…

Jakarta – A legislator has called on the government to be more serious in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Indonesian province of Papua.

Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) and House legislators questioned Friday the credibility of the police's "call data records", which were…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The ruling Democratic Party has softened its stance on a proposed increase in the legislative threshold…

Indonesia – As downpours continue to cast a cloud over the dry season, resource producers have slashed output targets and the government has been…

Chris Chaplin and Carole Reckinger – West Papuans and Papuans are not only fighting for independence but also to live free of poverty.

While…

Jakarta – The committee to select the new leader of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) vowed Thursday to remain impartial amid calls from…

Muh Taufiqurrohman – The police's elite Densus 88 counterterrorism unit arrested five alleged terrorists in West Java this past week, and while…

Candra Malik, Indonesia – Hundreds of supporters of hard-line Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir have lashed out at the police over his "unholy"…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Rights activists proposed Thursday that the intelligence bill should accommodate a monitoring mechanism and…

Jakarta – The whereabouts of National Police Chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri were unclear on Friday in the wake of the latest scandal to rock…

Jakarta – Amid criticism of the city authorities' friendly gestures towards Muslim hard-line groups, Governor Fauzi Bowo guaranteed Thursday the…

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Indonesia – Despite Garuda Indonesia's first-half nosedive, which saw profit plummet 80 percent, the flagship carrier still…

Jakarta – While admitting the task at hand will be difficult, Internet service providers (ISPs) said they will do their best to block pornographic…

Jakarta – Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar advised foreign visitors on Thursday against going out in public scantily…

Jakarta – Foreign loans borrowed by Indonesia's private sector nearly doubled during the first half as companies began increasing their spending…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – A report released Wednesday said hostile mass organizations were the leading enemy of press freedom and…

East Timor says it will go ahead with a planned four billion dollar oil and gas hub on its southern coast whether Woodside Petroleum commits to…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The clutch of small parties in the ruling coalition has called on the president's Democrats to reconsider…

Having been caught without substantial evidence in a bribery case they pursued aggressively for months, the National Police have some serious…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The House of Representatives will call up the Indonesian armed forces chief to answer to allegations that…