Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Independent candidates looking to join the West Java gubernatorial election race are required to gather written support from at least 1.3 million eligible vo

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – A group uniting under the banner of "Indonesia-without-the-FPI" staged a rally around the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Tuesday afternoon, demanding the

Anita Rachman – A peaceful rally at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Jakarta meant to protest violent tactics used by some religious groups was marred by scuffles and uncertain pol

Anita Rachman – An Indonesian artist is the latest person to fall victim to hard-line religious organizations after he was attacked during a peaceful protest outside the headquarters of

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Ezra Sihite, Novianti Setuningsih & Rizky Amelia – Fresh graft accusations against Democratic Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum and the party's former treasu

Vento Saudale – There was very little love in the air on Valentine's Day as residents and officials in various parts of Indonesia held rallies and raids protesting what they called the

Ezra Sihite & Arientha Primanita – In the wake of calls to disband the Islamic Defenders Front, a lawmaker on Tuesday called for a review of all mass organizations that disrupt the

Arientha Primanita – It was a rare chance, albeit rehearsed, for journalists to ask questions directly of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, but the nationally televised Q&A on Mon

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Anita Rachman – Police said they have detained "several" people who were being attacked by members of the crowd after trying to rip posters and signs out of protesters' hands at a chaot

Anita Rachman – The anti-Islamic Defenders Front rally may have broken up early, but organizers say they have no intention of staying silent.

Farouk Arnaz & Anita Rachman – In an ironic twist, the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) is reporting five men in Central Kalimantan, including the governor and police chief,

Anita Rachman – Indonesia's notorious Islamic Defenders Front has dismissed a demonstration against the self-styled moral crusaders planned in Jakarta today as a Western conspiracy.

Jakarta – A coalition of lawmakers is circulating a petition challenging a government policy not to reduce the prison sentences of corruption convicts.

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Jakarta – The nation's enthusiasm for democracy could be losing momentum, with a new survey finding a growing public distrust of political parties.

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Bagus BT Saragih, Bandung/Jakarta – At a time when the Democratic Party's central leadership is being bombarded with the major Wisma Atlet corruption scandal, party

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The recurrent shooting incidents in Papua and the fact that none of the perpetrators has been caught have severely hampered development in the province, a

Farouk Arnaz & Tri Listiyarini – With already 1,547 people killed in 9,884 road accidents this year, authorities and transport industry experts are pointing to weak implementation o

David Saut, Jakarta – Around 60 people held an "Indonesia Without the FPI" protest action at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle at 4pm this afternoon.

Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin said on Monday that the ministry had revoked the authority of the 16 "enter-jail-free" cards that it gave to lawmakers from House

Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – With political elites in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam at loggerheads with each other in a battle to rule the resource-rich province in the upcoming gubernatorial p

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – In a show of force by the winners of the last local elections, tens of thousands of members of the Aceh Party descended on the provincial capital on Sunday in

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Six years after having been evicted from their villages, Ahmadis still see any settlement to their problems far off on distant horizon.

Ulma Haryanto – After more than a year of being banned from praying inside their own church by Bogor administration and local militant groups, members of the embattled GKI Yasmin church

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho – While the majority of Indonesians agree in principle that other people's religions and faiths should be respected, this does not consistently translate to eve

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi said he had done everything possible to convince Islamic groups that have rejected the presence of the Indonesian Christian Churc

For yet another year, Valentine's Day is receiving little love from conservative Islamic groups across Indonesia, who contend the holiday goes against the religious values to which all

Dessy Sagita – Antismoking activists have slammed the latest conspiracy theory that global forces want to hurt Indonesia's economy by destroying its tobacco industry.

Rizky Amelia – The fallout from the discovery of late-night visitors meeting with high-profile graft suspect Muhammad Nazaruddin has claimed its first scalps, with Cipinang Penitentiary

Agus Triyono – Former antigraft czar and convicted murderer Antasari Azhar on Monday lost his bid for a review of his murder trial and the police investigation that led up to it.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Dessy Sagita – For many, the rejection by indigenous Dayak tribesmen in Central Kalimantan of the presence of the Islamic Defenders Front is understandabl

Jim Della-Giacoma – Early in 2010, Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sitting in Kabul with some diplomats who had served in Indonesia and Timor-Leste.

Jakarta – People's Consultative Assembly chairman Taufiq Kiemas said that hard-line group the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) must respect the Dayak community's local wisdom in Palangkaraya

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi said the outdated 1985 Law on Mass Organization had prevented his ministry from creating decisive measures against the notorious

Farouk Arnaz – As recently as last year, a terror network had held military training and exercises on a small island in Southeast Sulawesi, pointing to signs that it is still active, an

Jakarta – Human rights watchdog Setara Institute defended Central Kalimantan residents' rejection of the presence of four leaders of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) in Palangkaraya on S

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Umar Patek, the man who allegedly built the 700 kilogram bomb that ripped through two crowded Bali nightclubs in 2002, is unlikely to be executed, terrorism analyst

Farouk Arnaz – After being blocked from landing at an airport in Central Kalimantan by an angry crowd of indigenous Dayaks, the chairman of the Islamic Defenders Front on Monday filed a

Dessy Sagita – The bravery displayed by the indigenous Dayak group from Central Kalimantan in standing up to the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) in its province should be appreciated and

Media rights group Reporters Without Borders called on Indonesian authorities Saturday to put extra efforts into ensuring press freedom after a series of media freedom violations in the

Endy M. Bayuni – In any democracy, a political party is a public institution.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Hundreds of protesters from the local community in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, staged a protest on Saturday at the Tjilik Riwut airport to block the arrival

Jakarta – Dozens of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI), Sukabumi branch members rallied at Sukabumi City Square on Sunday to protest the celebration of Valentine's Day that falls on Feb.

Shirley Wibisono – Automakers from Japan to India are eyeing a bonanza in Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy where a newly wealthy middle class are splashing out on cars like n

Ismira Lutfia – The Defense Ministry is touting a pending bill on national security as a key part of the solution to the spate of violent land disputes that has erupted across the count

Anita Rachman – Yuliana can't remember the last time she had a proper sit-down meal during her lunch break at the North Jakarta garment factory where she works.

Tangerang – Hundreds of residents of a Chinese-Indonesian community popularly known as Cina Benteng (Chinese of the Fort) living in Sewan Tongyan area in Neglasari subdistrict, sTangera

The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) stayed away from Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, on Saturday after hearing that locals had rejected their visit and were searching planes that landed