Jakarta – The increasing religious intolerance across the nation is more than enough to show the government's failure to defend freedom of religion, according to the Wahid Institute.

Antonia Timmerman – Instances of violence against journalists dropped in 2012 despite several high-profile abuse allegations levied against the Indonesian Military (TNI) and government

Jakarta – Investigations into past human rights abuses are unlikely to be launched in the near future as the Attorney General's Office (AGO) continues to debate technicalities in the pr

Unconfirmed Reports have emerged from Biak that Indonesian armed police have disappeared local Papuan pro-democracy activist Anthon Kafiar.

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Jayapura, Papua – Papua Police are investigating an attack on a journalist in Sorong, West Papua.

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) aims to use human rights laws when dealing with graft suspects, based on an assumption that the suspects have caused not only finan

Seven Papuan fisherman were shot by members of the TNI (Indonesian army) near Pulau Papan district, Misol Perairan Raja Apat, West Papua.

Ezra Sihite – The House of Representatives Ethics Council has welcomed findings by a finance watchdog regarding suspicious "fat" bank accounts belonging to 18 House members, but the cou

Dessy Sagita – Almost half of pregnant Indonesian women chose to give birth at home in 2012 rather than at health facilities that could help minimize infection risks, according to the H

Jakarta – The Democratic Party says it will support Puan Maharani, the daughter of former President Megawati Soekarnoputri, to replace Andi Mallarangeng as the next Youth and Sports Min

Jakarta – As part of its house cleaning measures, the Supreme Court pledged on Thursday to step up its crackdown on corrupt judges.

Jakarta – Police's special anti terror squad known as Densus 88, handled 14 terrorist cases with 78 suspects so far this year.

Yudith Ho – Indonesia's rupiah fell for a second week on concern the local supply of dollars trails demand as exports are predicted to have dropped for an eighth month.

Raimundos Oki – The UN ends its peacekeeping mission on Monday after 13 years in Asia's youngest nation East Timor, with the country still hoping to overcome its bloody past and rampant

With the UN giving up its peacekeeping mission in East Timor at the end of this year, 2013 will open up a whole new chapter in the history of the tiny island nation's independence.

Rizky Amelia – Graft convicts who are cooperative in helping to uncover corruption cases are now eligible for a sentence reduction, Deputy Minister of Justice and Human Rights Denny Ind

Rizky Amelia – The antigraft commission will request a loan of more investigators from the National Police at the start of next year to make up for its current manpower shortage, an off

Jakarta – Activists with the People's Voter Education Network (JPPR) have found 13 categories of violations by political parties during the factual verification process at provincial an

Jakarta – Members of two Christian congregations in Greater Jakarta who faced intimidation when trying to worship in their churches during Christmas have again lamented the police's fai

Zakir Hussain, Jakarta – Leaders of Indonesia's ruling Democrat Party are seeking to quash talk of a split in their ranks, days after President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono warned them to b

Jakarta – Despite numerous rules and regulations requiring political parties to promote gender equality, a recent study by the University of Indonesia has found that parties in the coun

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Activists with women's advocacy groups have called on the government to clarify stipulations on the minimum age for women to marry, saying different clauses in tw

The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has recorded twelve cases of violence and intimidation against journalists Papua during 2012, which is a significant increase as compared w

Hayat Indriyatno – The past year was one of inspired figures, graft allegations and political bickering.

A nine-year-old girl died in Harapan Kita Hospital on Thursday after she was unable to receive immediate treatment in a ward being used by a film crew to shoot an Indonesian soap opera.

Nearly half of the Indonesians questioned about the nation's economy believe things are looking good, according to a survey released this month.

From gang-related violence, to the uphill battle against drugs, and up through the gubernatorial election in Jakarta, the Jakarta Globe is taking a look back at five big issues that spe

Jakarta – Members of two Christian congregations whose churches have been forcibly closed down by local governments held a Christmas service in front of the Presidential Palace in Centr

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) claims that a lack of professionalism within the National Police contributed to the deaths of 29 officers who were killed in

A parliament watchdog group blamed poor planning on the part of the House of Representatives as the reason for its failure to implement the National Legislative Program, or Prolegnas.

Farouk Arnaz – The National Police cut some 300 rogue police officers from its ranks in 2012 as part of an effort to curb corruption in the department.

A shoe producer, who allegedly attached halal stickers to shoes which contained leather made from pig's skin, said on Tuesday that all such items had been withdrawn from the market.

Bayu Marhaenjati, Rachmat & Ronna Nirmala – Jakarta/Makassar – A heavy police presence at churches across the capital helped ensure that Christians in Jakarta were able to celebrate

Vento Saudale – Dozens of members from the GKI Yasmin congregation were denied entry into their church in Bogor on Tuesday morning to hold a Christmas service, after local residents blo

More than 200 Indonesian Muslims threw rotten eggs at Christians wanting to hold a Christmas mass near land outside Jakarta where they plan to build a church, police and a witness said.

Zack Petersen – In Indonesia, the sex trade is a wink-and-nod industry – everyone acknowledges its existence, but refuses to talk about it openly.

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Rabby Pramudatama, Jakarta – Conservative Muslim leaders are not stopping with edicts forbidding Muslims from wishing Christians a Merry Christmas.

Rizky Amelia – Six ministries are failing to effectively implement many of their proposed programs, using less than 20 percent of their earmarked budgets in the first six months of the

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Nurdin Hasan – Religious tolerance for all in Aceh is still a pipe dream for most minority groups living there, despite the peaceful everyday social interactions between people of all r

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inaugurated Adm.

Jakarta – As the United Nations has adopted a resolution urging member states to ban female genital mutilation, the government has been told it has no choice but to revoke a Health Mini

Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Linda Amalia Sari revealed on Friday that efforts to bring about gender equality faces cultural barriers, particularly the patriarchal

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Manpower and Transmigration Minister Muhaimin Iskandar has proposed incentives for companies to help resolve disputes between workers and their employers o

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Indonesian migrant workers will always be vulnerable unless the government imposes strict policies to protect them throughout the whole process – from re

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Ina Parlina, Jakarta – In an attempt to further deter corruption, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has been urged to consistently require graft convicts to return all the mon

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A seminar on agnostics and ancestral beliefs revealed that agnostics and followers of unofficial religions are often denied civil rights in Indonesia because