Zaky Pawas & Ulma Haryanto – Three statuesque women carved in steel and an incident involving the Koran have both caused an uproar amongst…

James Van Zorge – In more ways than one, there is disturbing evidence that Indonesia's politicians have not bothered to read the Constitution. Or…

Heru Andriyanto – Attorney General Hendarman Supandji plans to rotate his deputies, officials said on Friday, in a move apparently meant to ease…

Arientha Primanita – The Jakarta governor and North Jakarta mayor must be held accountable for last month's riot in Koja that claimed four lives,…

Jakarta – A 25-year-old man, Tenius Tabuni, died on Friday after being ambushed by a group of people in an extended communal conflict…

Jakarta – Gender-biased policies and poor implementation of health laws hinder the fulfillment of women's rights to adequate medical services, a…

Congress of the United States
Washington, DC 20515
May 13, 2010

The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary
U.S. Department…

Lindsay Murdoch – The East Timorese government has complained to the ASX about Woodside's announcement that it plans to build a floating liquefied…

Nivel Rayda – Elite anti-terror police arrested three more people in Centra Java Thursday morning, a day after five suspects were killed in two…

The Indonesia Human Rights committee is urging Prime Minister Helen Clark to take a strong stand in support of the rights of the people of West…

Unruly teachers attempted to gain access to the House of Representatives compound on Wednesday by scaling the gate during a…

Farouk Arnaz – With police searching for further evidence against him, a new round of trouble could be looming for former chief of detectives Comr…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The government's compensation for the victims of the 1998 May riots is useless without a concrete…

Jakarta – Twelve years have passed, but Karsiah, 47, and Hiratetty Yoga, 59, still do not know who shot their son to death on the day of the…

Ulma Haryanto – The May 1998 riots that devastated the capital during the fall of former President Suharto, leaving more than 1,500 people dead…

Dianing Sari, Jakarta – Without an amendment to the Criminal Code, it is impossible for female victims of May 1998 to get justice.

The Head…

Arientha Primanita – The public is in for some "shocking" revelations about the recent bloody clash at Tanjung Priok as the city's fact-finding…

Jakarta – The police's counterterrorism squad has captured 17 terrorist suspects alive and shot dead five others in a series of raids…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Terrorist suspects grouped under Jamaah Anshorut Tauhid (JAT), who were arrested recently in Greater Jakarta, are not…

Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta – Fifty percent of prospective voters in the upcoming regional elections in North Sumatra will cast their votes based on…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Just five days after Golkar Party chief Aburizal Bakrie was appointed managing chairman of the ruling coalition's new…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Pro-government parties have voiced concern over the appointment of Golkar Party chairman Aburizal "Ical" Bakrie…

Rendi A. Witular and Nani Afrida, Jakarta – When the eldest sister of the spouse of Indonesia's most powerful man walked into the headquarters of…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – After undergoing a seven-hour questioning session, former National Police chief detective Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji was…

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – An environmental NGO on Monday reported seven mining firms to Environment Minister Gusti Hatta Radjasa, accusing…

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – East Sumba residents have asked the local government revoke PT Fathi Resources' gold mining permit, claiming the company…

Armando Siahaan – The surprising new structure of the Democratic Party-led coalition, of which Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie is the…

Ismira Lutfia – As the government pushes for protection of domestic workers overseas, activists on Sunday said it must start by passing a law…

Ulma Haryanto & Zaky Pawas – The National Commission on Human Rights will conduct a special investigation into the recent spate of vandalism…

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – A legislator from the Democratic Party says his party has had enough with the Prosperous Justice…

Indonesia said Monday that gross domestic product grew 5.7 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2010 due to strong domestic…

Armando Siahaan – Senior members of both the Democratic Party and Golkar Party have consistently denied that their relationship in the ruling…

Armando Siahaan – Despite its having endured months of attacks during the PT Bank Century bailout investigation, an independent survey released on…

Farouk Arnaz – The nation's former chief detective, Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji, was arrested at Police National Headquarters on Monday for alleged…

The recent spate of attacks against Christian places of worship could be blamed on a culture of intolerance fostered over the past decade,…

Damien Kingsbury – East Timor President Xanana Gusmao is not budging over terms of a deal with Woodside on gas reserves in the Timor Sea.

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Candra Malik & Farouk Arnaz – Dozens of clerics gathered at a Central Java boarding school over the weekend to question radical religious…

Jakarta – Some say time and distance will heal any wound, but not, it would seem, the trauma of watching thousands of enraged people bearing down…

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The AHRC is deeply concerned about violence against civilians during anti-terrorist operations in Aceh. On February…

Activists demanded Saturday that Marsinah, a labor activist found dead in 1993 in East Java, be honored as a national heroine.

"Given the…

Jakarta – Neonatal maternal mortality rate in Indonesia is considered high despite a significant decline since 2007, with two women…

Nivell Rayda – Rampant corruption is the root cause of most poverty, hunger and suffering in East Nusa Tenggara, say activists.

During a…

Nurfika Osman – For 40-year-old Syarifuddin, serving in the Shariah Police in staunchly Muslim Aceh was his life's calling.

"I feel like…

Tom Allard – As news spread of the shock departure of Indonesia's reform icon and finance minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, this week, one senior…

Mega Putra Ratya, Jakarta – Around 200 people from the Indonesian People's Opposition Front (FOR Indonesia) held an action in which…

Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) is demanding the government provide better legal protection for…

• Disband the TNI's territorial command
• Liberate Indonesia from capitalism
• Arrest and try Marsinah's killers

Jakarta – The Judicial Commission (KY) has received 7,450 reports of illegalities or ethical violations allegedly committed by judges…

Candra Malik, Solo – Extremist preacher Abu Bakar Bashir founded the Jamaah Anshorut Tauhid in 2008, an organization he claims is based on "true"…

Arientha Primanita – Bathing in the morning has always been a daily challenge for Holida, 35, a mother of three.

But she said that when the…