Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has acknowledged that the deliberation process of the 2009 Supreme Court Law bore…

Jakarta – The law that serves as a basis for the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to ban the circulation of books is no longer contextual or…

Councilors and city officials from Padang in West Sumatra have been chastised for failing to show up on time for an important meeting…

Jakarta – The handling of foreign refugees that enter Indonesia, which are often referred to as illegal immigrants, is still of concern. This is…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Stubborn Golkar Party says it will continue proposing the controversial pork barrel financing scheme…

Jakarta – The tentative steps taken by the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) toward forging links with the US at its national congress, which will…

Damien Kingsbury – Australia's relationship with East Timor is at its lowest ebb since 2005 when Alexander Downer bullied then Prime Minister Mari…

Irwan Firdaus – The antiterror squad hurtled from a white van on a bustling street as their quarry – three terror suspects – stepped out of a taxi…

Ismira Lutfia & Dessy Sagita – Communications and Information Technology Minister Tifatul Sembiring has launched another tirade against…

Mojokerto – Scores of activists from the Independent Indonesian National Front for Labour Struggle (FNBPI-Independent) held a protest action and…

Yogyakarta – Activists from the Student Struggle Centre for National Liberation (Pembebasan, formerly LMND-PRD) opposing planned increases to the…

Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairmen Bibit Samad Rianto and Chandra M. Hamzah finally had their day in court Tuesday…

Sali Pelu, Manokwari (Indonesia) – Three people were killed and hundreds of homes damaged Wednesday when a series of strong earthquakes hit…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Democratic Party leaders have shrugged off criticism as they appointed Edhie "Ibas" Baskoro Yudhoyono as…

Panca Nugraha and Yemris Fointuna, Mataram/Kupang – A rally to protest the result of the Bima regency election on Monday ended in a brawl between…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – Chairman of the National Commission of Human Rights Ifdhal Kasim denounced Tuesday the Attorney General's Office…

Mustaqim Adamrah, Jakarta – The Indonesian and US governments signed a defense agreement last Thursday that may help mend bilateral ties after a…

Two official Papuan representative bodies in Indonesia's Papua region have announced they're "handing back" Special Autonomy status to…

Peter Gelling, Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court held dozens of hearings and heard testimonies from more than 50 religious experts of all…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – A new government agency expected to take a more comprehensive approach to eradicating terrorism will be officially…

Jakarta – Indonesia's communications minister said Wednesday a celebrity sex video scandal showed the Internet was a threat to the nation and…

Paul Toohey – East Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao has taken in recent weeks to heavily bagging Australia, including a strange speech in…

Banjir Ambarita, Jayapura – An officer of a police elite unit charged with hunting down members of the outlawed separatist group Free Papua…

The deputy chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission, Chandra M Hamzah, denied knowing businessman Anggodo Widjojo, as well as receiving…

On 14 June 2010, East Timor community figure Joao Quintao (57), a retired Indonesian military senior sergeant, said that the thousands of refugees…

Nivell Rayda – Lawyers, including some who have made a name representing corruption suspects, accounted for almost a third of the applicants to…

Anita Rachman & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Despite weeks of controversy that seemed to kill off the idea, the Golkar Party's proposal to…

Adam Gartrell – An Australian woman cleared of plotting to assassinate East Timor's top political leaders intends to sue the country's president…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Democratic Party is considering recruiting two prominent human rights activists, Usman Hamid and Rachland Nashidik…

Armando Siahaan – The country's various Islam-based political parties must consolidate their splintered ideologies and find a strong figurehead if…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-087-2010

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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding…

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Incompetence and a lack of independence at every level of several election bodies has led to polling violence, says…

Jakarta – Chairman of the National Commission of Human Rights Ifdhal Kasim said Wednesday that the Attorney General's Office (AGO)…

Ulma Haryanto – Humala Tambunan was feeling ambitious on Monday morning. "I'm aiming to net at least 40 people," said the mustached public order…

Australia's government says it's seeking more information about claims of poor conditions and ill treatment of asylum seekers – including the use…

Jakarta – Indonesia is progressing on its gender development, but not fast enough, a minister said Monday.

Coordinating Public…

Nurfika Osman – Almost half of Indonesian overseas workers – or three million people – are victims of human trafficking, according to an annual…

Jakarta – The government does not feel that it needs to get concerned about military cooperation with the United States, including over assurances…

A Greenpeace forest campaigner says immediate action is needed to stop the destruction of forests in Papua.

The Papua Forestry…

Jakarta – Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a police officer in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, state media reported…

Human Rights Watch Indonesia says a humanitarian crisis is worsening in Puncak Jaya in West Papua's Highlands amid escalation of…

Jakarta – Dozens of activists from various cities staged a rally at the Proklamasi Monument in Central Jakarta on Saturday to oppose a…

Jakarta – Indonesian teen heart-throb Nazril Ariel and his model girlfriend Luna Maya expressed shock Monday over an X-rated video that has…

Jakarta – Some asylum seekers in an Indonesian detention center are on a hunger strike, saying immigration officials use stun guns and threaten to…

For discussing surgery on female organs, allowing a racy performance by dangdut singers and promoting an aphrodisiac, a number of broadcast…

Jakarta – Indonesia's political parties and legislators have not strongly supported women in politics, despite a law that requires that women…

Jakarta – The widespread use of political image projection, including in the recent elections of regional heads, is further driving up the cost of…

Ismira Lutfia – Domestic workers' advocates have lashed out at the House of Representatives for bumping a bill on protecting their rights from the…

The chief editor of an independent newspaper in Indonesia's Papua region has denied a claim by Papua's police commander that…

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – Indonesians grappled with their first-ever celebrity sex-tape scandal, casting aside social taboos as they swarmed…