Jakarta (Antara) – Executive Director of Indonesian Center for Environmental Law (ICEL) Henri Subagiyo, requests President Joko "…
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September 9, 2019
Rezki Alvionitasari, Jakarta – Jakarta Legal Aid (LBH Jakarta) public defender Muhammad Rasyid Ridha Saragih said that communication with human…
Friski Riana, Jakarta – Announced through his Twitter account, investigative reporter Benjamin Strick published his findings on Twitter bot…
Dian Septiari, Jakarta – The recent unrest and rioting in Indonesia's easternmost provinces of Papua and West Papua have sparked renewed debate…
Rizki Fachriansyah and Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – A group of unidentified individuals tossed two sacks of snakes into the front yard of a Papuan…
Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Indonesian representatives have approached the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in…
Port Moresby Governor Powes Parkop has commended the hundreds of Papua New Guineans who turned up this morning at the Jack Pidik Park…
September 8, 2019
Peter Brieger – Indonesia's surprise plan to roll out a nickel-ore export ban two years early could scare foreign investors away from Southeast…
Nivell Rayda, Palu, Sulawesi – Like other residents who call Palu home, Tri Sasongko thought he had grown accustomed to the earthquakes which…
Christopher Knaus – The crossbench senator Rex Patrick will push to fix a historic wrong stemming from the "shameful" treatment of Timor-Leste…
Farih Maulana Sidik, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employees used Car Free Day on Sunday September 8 to hold a long-march…
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra administration has expressed its commitment to continuing efforts to decrease greenhouse gas emissions…
Jakarta – PB Djarum, one of the most famous badminton clubs in Indonesia owned by the Djarum cigarette company, has decided to stop auditions for…
September 7, 2019
Sydney – Indonesian authorities should impartially investigate the deaths of at least 10 Papuans during recent unrest in the easternmost…
Jakarta – Legal uncertainties have hindered foreign investors from investing in Indonesia, especially in new or green field projects, Bank…
Galuh Putri Riyanto, Jakarta – Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia Usman Hamid, said that the murder case of Munir is actually…
Jakarta (Antara) – East Java Regional Police asked Immigration Directorate-general to revoke the passport of human rights lawyer Veronica Koman…
Dina Manafe, Jakarta – A new study by the University of Indonesia's Social Security Study Center claims that excessive smoking habit among poor…
Viji Menon – Domestically, the political stand-off between Timor-Leste's president Francisco Guterres and the government has continued with the…
Nick Baker – Rallies are being held across Australia on Saturday in solidarity with the mass protests underway in Papua.
Indonesia's…
Jakarta – President Joko Widodo must stop his plan to move the nation's capital. The series of reasons that he gave when announcing East…
Jakarta – Castration is a punishment that not only belongs in the past but that also violates human rights. The government together with the…
September 6, 2019
Beatrice Debut, Antsiranana, Madagascar – The bell of St. John's Catholic high school, next to the cathedral in Antsiranana in northern…
Jakarta (Antara) – Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander Air Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto and Indonesian National Police (Polri) Chief General Tito…
Jakarta – State-owned construction company PT Hutama Karya is finishing up construction on two toll road sections under the trans-Sumatra project…
Jakarta – Residents living around the Jambe River in Tambun Selatan district, Bekasi regency, West Java, have been forced to carry out their day-…
Kunradus Aliandu, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to cut corporate taxes to boost domestic investment.
The country's tax office has proposed…
Jakarta (Antara) – Intelligence expert Suripto strongly suggests the Indonesian government withdraw military support from Papua to…
Maidian Reviani – The national director of the Service Provider Forum (FPL) for female victims of violence, Yustina Fendrita, says that civil…
Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange (FX) reserves increased to US$126.4 billion in August, the most since February…
Jakarta – A lack of sanitation facilities and space for a growing number of families has prompted some residents of Kampung Bengek in Penjaringan…
Indonesia warned Thursday it would chase those it accused of being behind two weeks of mass protests in Papua sparked by anger over racism and…
Jenny Munro – Racism is ubiquitous in Indonesia, but it's rarely discussed.
The country is seeing one of the biggest uprisings so far in…
Kuching, Sarawak – Putrajaya will send a diplomatic note to Jakarta to request it takes immediate action to put out forest fires in Indonesia, as…
Marvie Chorawan-Basilan – Indonesia's chicken sector is in a bind as the country prepares to discard 10 million eggs. The eggs' destruction is…
The exiled leader of Papua's independence movement has called for "a free and democratic referendum" backed by the UN, and warned over a possible…
Pacific Media Watch – Internet access in West Papua has been at least partially restored just days after Indonesian police accused human rights…
New Zealand's government says it's "deeply concerned" by recent violence in Indonesia's West Papua during protests which have rocked…
Johnny Blades – Facing international pressure over major unrest in Papua region, Indonesia's government has pointed blame at West Papuan…
Andita Rahma and Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Employees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will hold a demonstration this…
Karina M. Tehusijarana, Jakarta – Human rights lawyer Veronica Koman is firmly in the government's crosshairs after the East Java Police named…
Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated the assembly plant of Solo Manufaktur Kreasi, producer of the…
Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu told members of the House of Representatives on Thursday that an Islamic State-…
Aichi Halik & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nachrawi officially apologized to his Malaysian counterpart Syed…
Dian Kurniati, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) is calling on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to rid…
Dian Kurniati and Khairunnisa, Jakarta – Suciwati, the wife of Munir Said Thalib, is urging President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to order the Attorney…
Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) believes that the police have failed to look at the context when they declared…
Luke Hunt – Twenty-years ago, Timor-Leste was tipped into the abyss. A UN-backed referendum on August 30th, 1999 – the 20th anniversary of which…
M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Center for Indonesian Law and Policy Studies (PSHK) said that the ratification of the proposed revision of the KPK…
Jakarta – A number of problematic candidates have passed the selection process for the leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission. This…




