Bandung – Prosecutors charged six people on Thursday under the country's Anti-Pornography Law for allegedly putting on a nude dance…

Tito Belo, Dili – An East Timor court jailed on Wednesday 27 people for between nine and 17 years over the attempted assassination of President…

Guido Goulart, Dili – An East Timorese court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced 24 rebels to up to 16 years in prison over the attempted…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Anti-graft watchdog NGO Indonesia Corruption Watch says it is not necessary for the House of Representatives to elect…

In the wake of another case of allegedly "misguided" Islamic teachings that contravene the nation's blasphemy law, the Ministry of Religious…

Putri Prameshwari, Ulma Haryanto & Zaky Pawas – Teenager or housewife, anybody can get money and a free meal for joining a rally in Jakarta,…

Farouk Arnaz, Putri Prameshwari & Ulma Haryanto – With the controversial Bank Century bailout inquiry serving as backdrop, police went head to…

Putri Prameshwari & Ulma Haryanto – Fears of tear gas, water cannons and baton-wielding riot police weren't enough to stop determined…

While rallies have caused traffic chaos in the capital over the past two days as the House of Representatives deliberated over its investigation…

Jakarta – Hundreds of demonstrators rallied Monday outside the Public Works Ministry in South Jakarta to demand that corrupt officials…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – A solidarity group for the murdered activist Munir has given the President a list of legal options to unravel…

Ricky Binihi – West Papuans highly value their relationship with Vanuatu because of its former traditional staunch position on their plight.

Nurdin Hasan – Two prominent rights groups in Aceh on Wednesday called for police to end their military-like operations against an armed group…

Farouk Arnaz – The National Police and Aceh Police conducted raids and arrested more suspects who were allegedly involved with a terrorist network…

At least two factions in the House of Representatives were booed and labeled as "banci," or transvestites, for not delivering a firm…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Indonesia's Parliament erupted in wild scenes yesterday after its speaker shut down debate on the controversial bailout of…

Wasti Atmodjo, Denpasar – Around 70 million Indonesian people have no access to sanitation facilities, an official confirmed.

Budi Yuwono…

Arti Ekawati & Fidelis E Satriastanti – Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan on Tuesday defended a presidential decision to open protected forests…

Jakarta – Whether the late former president Soeharto deserves to be named a national hero should be left to the public to decide, says…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Kamaruddin approached his wife and told her that he would go out and try to catch fish for their next meal. What Laili…

Jakarta – Jakarta Police said Monday they would no longer tolerate people bringing animals to demonstrations and using them to "make a…

Ulma Haryanto – Traffic in front of the Parliament Building on Jalan Gatot Subroto was paralyzed on Tuesday when demonstrators stole…

Jakarta – Police fired tear gas after hundreds of protesters pelted them with stones on Tuesday outside Indonesia's parliament as a demonstration…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Sanjeev "Alex" Kuhendrarajah, who gained fame as spokesman for 254 Sir Lankan asylum seekers who refused to leave their boat…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Indonesia's exports in January slowed 13 percent from December, despite booking a year-on-year increase of 59 percent…

Fidelis E Satriastanti – A fight is brewing over a new environmental law that business interests warn will harm much-needed investment in the…

Camelia Pasandaran – A drawn-out battle between the Election Supervisory Board and the General Election Commission on Tuesday finally entered…

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – With the marathon hearings of a judicial review request of the blasphemy law still going on, activists have…

Febriamy Hutapea and Anita Rachman – An Indonesian House plenary meeting on the Bank Century scandal fell apart in spectacular fashion…

Camelia Pasandaran – The president on Monday mounted a startling 11th-hour defense of Vice President Boediono and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani…

Sam King – An Australian company has a significant but little-known role in the creation of the world's largest mud volcano, located in the…

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a decree to allow mining, power plants and other projects deemed strategically important to take…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Three political parties are in a war of words with the Palace after Presidential aides reported attempts to lobby the…

Camelia Pasandaran – By instructing his own staff members to put the Humpty Dumpty governing coalition of parties back together again, President…

Camelia Pasandaran – Following a tumultuous weekend in which aides to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and a lawmaker from the Prosperous…

Febriamy Hutapea – The People's Consultative Assembly on Monday enacted detailed procedures to impeach a vice president but claimed that the move…

Jakarta – The National Family Planning Coordinating Agency (BKKBN) insists the involvement of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in its national…

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – A security analyst on Monday questioned claims that four men recently arrested in Aceh were linked to the regional…

Terrorism commentators are divided over the recent arrest of terror suspects in Aceh, with one saying the suspects were linked to Noordin M. Top…

Sri Lankan refugees inside an Indonesian detention centre have entered the second week of a hunger strike aimed at winning them a…

The Vanuatu Free West Papua Association says the government needs to clarify its position on the independence of Papua.

The…

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Officials have said the US plan to fully resume its military and counterterrorism cooperation with Indonesia showed that…

The Australia West Papua Association in Sydney has written an open letter to Prime Minister Rudd asking that he raise the human rights situation…

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – Illegal conversion of conservation areas into oil palm plantations remains rampant in the Tesso Nilo National Park,…

Nivell Rayda – Liberal religious and human rights activists on Monday called on the government to overturn the 1965 law on blasphemy and replace…

P.M. Erza Killian, Malang – A series of threats and violence in the mining area of PT Freeport Indonesia is unlikely to cease despite the death of…

From March 23 until May 3, Zely Ariane will be touring Australia, speaking at Direct Action forums, at universities, to trade union meetings and…

Aloysius Unditu and Novrida Manurung – Indonesia's inflation accelerated to the fastest pace in nine months amid rising commodity and food prices…

Camelia Pasandaran & Nivell Rayda – The political marriage between the Democratic Party and the Prosperous Justice Party seems to be heading…

Hunger Alert Update: AHRC-HAU-001-2010

Dear Friends,

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