Usman Hamid and Matthew Easton, London, New York – For more than four years, no case has been more central to the security of human rights…

Andi Haswidi, Manado – Indonesia and Papua New Guinea are currently cooperating to repatriate 708 Indonesians, from various backgrounds, currently…

In a single evening on Wednesday, lawmakers managed to block almost Rp 1 trillion ($97 million) of the central government's Rp 12 trillion package…

The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) did little to ease concerns about its status as a conservative Islamic organization on Thursday, maintaining…

Jakarta – After securing seats at the House of Representatives, the winning legislative candidates for Jakarta said the newly changed electoral…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Despite an aggressive push by the Democratic Party to forge a coalition with the Indonesian Democratic Party of…

Heru Andriyanto – Of all the challenges in the country's fight against corruption, the so-called court mafia – where defendants pay law enforcers…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said Wednesday it would follow up a revelation at the…

Jakarta – The Manado District Court on Wednesday refused to try two environmental activists charged with organizing demonstrations…

Jongker Rumteh, Manado – Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) executive director Berry Nahdian Furqon and water and food campaign manager…

Ni Komang Erviani and Luh De Suryani, Denpasar – Dozens of environmental activists staged a quiet rally in front of the Bali Police headquarters…

Indra Harsaputra and Lutfiana Mahmudah, Surabaya, Jember – East Java Governor Soekarwo has proposed manganese mining activities in Jember regency…

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has fractured the field ahead of registrations this weekend for Indonesian presidential…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives' Commission III on Law and Human Rights has pledged to push the government for greater action into…

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Several political parties have threatened to quit a planned coalition with the Democratic Party (PD) and form an entirely…

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has blamed many of the problems that occurred during April's legislative election, including…

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-047-2009

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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that two indigenous…

The killing of Nasruddin Zulkarnaen is unfolding like a soap opera. The media tends to "blow up" the story because audiences are very interested…

Dili – The World Bank has been forced to defend its consultants in East Timor after the salaries of those hired by the finance ministry were…

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Eurico Guterres, the pro-integration militia leader who terrorised East Timor as it voted for independence, has failed to…

Jakarta – Corruption could lead Indonesia to bankruptcy with statistics showing that in just four months white-collar crime has cost the country a…

Jakarta - Indonesia will deport 15 Philippine activists on Tuesday after they held a protest with local fisherman near the venue of a…

Adam Gartrell – East Timorese children were taken from their families and resettled in Indonesia under policies similar to those that created…

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – The secular party of Indonesia's president tripled its share of the vote in parliamentary elections and support for…

Jakarta – Internal conflict among the elite of the country's largest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has greatly reduced its authority…

Nurfika Osman, Heru Andriyanto & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The families of victims of the May 1998 riots have lashed out on the anniversary,…

Jakarta – The mothers of people abducted in the late 1990s joined victims themselves at a moot court in Jakarta on Monday to try those responsible…

The final official tally of the April 9 parliamentary elections was very much as widely predicted. The Democratic Party (PD) topped, followed by…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) has criticized the Attorney General's Office (AGO) for failing to implement internal…

Jakarta – Alleged disbursement of state company funds to political parties may be linked to the murder case in which Corruption Eradication…

Jakarta – The National Defence Forces (TNI) Headquarters said security situation in the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea borders has…

Adianto P. Simamora and Jongker Rumteh, Manado – A long history of illegal fishing, the dumping of tailing from mining companies into the sea, and…

Heru Andriyanto – The Attorney General's Office confirmed on Monday that it would not pursue a criminal case in the devastating mud volcano…

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Government spending remained low as of April, at about a fifth of its full-year allocation, depriving the country so…

Jakarta – The flawed state secrecy bill still being deliberated at the House of Representatives could deny the public the right to get important…

Erwida Maulia and Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Having cut loose the Golkar Party, the Democratic Party is now unexpectedly approaching the…

The West Papua National Coalition for Liberation says a visit by Indonesia's Ambassador is unlikely to sway Vanuatu's support for West…

Joe Cochrane & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party and the Indonesian Democratic Party of…

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – The East Timorese Government has admitted that corrupt officials are "well established" in areas such as tax, customs…

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced late Saturday the final results of the April 9 legislative elections, with around 40…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives has come under fire for "interfering" with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) by challenging the…

Jakarta – The clock is ticking for current members of the House of Representatives, many of whom will loose their seat in four months, but there…

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri has no other choice but to pick Great Indonesian Movement Party (Gerindra) head Prabowo…

Camelia Pasandaran – Though the number of women elected to the House of Representatives looks set to increase, the quality of the candidates…

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Former South Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Wiliardi Wizar has admitted to receiving an order to provide "hitmen",…

Upon observing coalition agreements made by the leaders of political parties, the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for July 8, will very…

West Papua advocates have been urging the United States to apply meaningful pressure on Indonesia for internationally-facilitated…

Anton H. Gunawan and Reza Y. Siregar are two Indonesian economists, who have recently written the Survey of Recent Developments in the latest…

Jakarta – Among the workers who voiced their demands for improved labor conditions during May Day rallies across the country, those employed by…

Ismira Lutfia – A decade has passed since the Indonesian press achieved freedom, yet it is still faced with incomprehensible press laws, the…