Jakarta – A survey by human rights watchdog Setara Institute has found that West Java was the least tolerant province in 2011, registering the largest number of religious violence cases

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Home to millions of domestic workers and transferring many of them overseas, Indonesia remains backward in providing protection for these workers.

Jakarta – Three university students were admitted to hospital due to injuries received after allegedly being beaten by police dispersing a demonstration on Saturday.

Agus Triyono – Several organizations calling their coalition the Action Committee for Household Workers called on the government on Sunday to quickly ratify an international accord prov

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Police have recaptured two young punks, one of them a minor, who escaped "re-education" at a police camp in the hills 62 kilometers east of Banda Aceh.

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The ruling Democratic Party has denounced growing calls to revive an electoral system where parties rather than voters decide on which candidates should be al

A group of self-proclaimed anarchist-punks in Moscow have released a video that shows them allegedly defacing the Indonesian embassy in Moscow in a show of support for dozens of punks b

Farouk Arnaz – The arrest of 64 punks in Banda Aceh for the alleged crime of being "punk" spurred a group of punks under the name of Solidarity for Aceh Punks United to rally in front o

Timika, Papua – A joint investigation conducted by the Papua police and the Mimika police named five Papuans from Timika on Monday as suspects for raising the Morning Star flag during t

Ismira Lutfia – In stark contrast to government figures who say Papuan unrest stems from a lack of prosperity among native inhabitants, senior Papuan church figures say the real problem

The West Papua National Coalition for Liberation has announced the establishment of the West Papua Decolonisation Committee.

Alan Howe – Legendary reporter Hugh Lunn, then an Asia correspondent for Reuters, witnessed the cruel farce of the Act of Free Choice in 1969.

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – A community of Ahmadis living in a village in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, are still fearing for their future both as workers and citizens of their country,

Ina Parlina and Oyos Saroso, Jakarta/Ogan Komering Ilir – A special team dispatched by the House of Representatives has confirmed that nine people were killed in connection with land di

Rizky Amelia – Anti-graft activists have urged legislator Wa Ode Nurhayati to start spill the beans on her colleagues and officials involved in rigging state budget allocations, now tha

Jakarta – Lampung Police have punished two officers for shooting at residents and killing one during an incident on an oil palm plantation in Mesuji, Lampung, last month.

Ade Mardiyati – Kartika was waiting for a bus when a man shouted at her from inside a small food stall across the street, "Look at those boobs!"

Bagus BT Saragih and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Medan – The joint fact-finding team formed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to investigate the alleged mass-killings in the Mesuji are

Jakarta – The House of Representatives' law commission legislators, grouped with the Mesuji investigation team, has disclosed several irregularities in the issuance of permits for PT Si

The Banda Aceh Ulema Assembly (MPU) accused dozens of youths described as "punks" that were arrested during a concert at the city's cultural park, of manipulating the concert permit.

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Nurdin Hasan – "We are not criminals but we were beaten up like animals when the [police] tried to arrest us.

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – The leader of one of Jakarta's most notorious organizations says that over the past several years the increasing size and influence of mass Betawi organizati

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – Another violent incident against a journalist has been reported in Rote-Ndao, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), with an alleged abduction of a female reporter over her

Anita Rachman & Arientha Primanita – The Democrats' rise to power over the past 10 years was nothing short of meteoric, but with the ruling party facing the biggest crisis of its ex

Timika, Papua – Police say gunmen attacked a helicopter carrying workers from Freeport-McMoRan's massive gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia, wounding one person.

Nurdin Hasan & Dessy Sagita, Banda Aceh – Amid rows of youths dressed in police uniforms, 15-year-old Arismunadar kept his head bowed and answered in brief snatches when questioned

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Legislators agreed on Friday to drop a key bill on labor from their list of priority legislation to be deliberated next year, but opted to include a much-awai

Sara Schonhardt – As a flare-red sun set, a group of laborers in their 20s and 30s gathered on the bare floor of a battered house wedged beneath power lines in an industrial part of Jak

Although films like "Minggu Pagi di Victoria Park" (Sunday Morning in Victoria Park) by director Lola Amaria have tried to present the living conditions of domestic helpers in Hong Kong

Irawaty Wardani, Jakarta – Representatives of the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin congregation were disappointed Friday as high-ranking government officials did not attend a me

Michelle Natalie – News of the recent detainment and "re-education" of some 60 punks in Banda Aceh has stirred up a hornet's nest of outrage among local and international punk rock comm

Agus Triyono – Thousands of university students from across Jakarta are expected to hold a rally on Saturday calling for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to step down in response to t

Setyo Budi – After three violent months and a tough negotiation process, the Freeport strike is over.

Jakarta – Commander of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Admiral Agus Suhartono said TNI will focus on the implementation of civic mission activities by launching a "Military Enters V

An international nongovernmental organization campaigning to highlight human rights abuses in Indonesia, has called for international intervention "after receiving highly distressing ac

Ezra Sihite – Indonesia's recently inaugurated Justice and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin refused on Friday to comment of the alleged killings of villagers in Sumatra, saying tha

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed in early October Lt. Gen.

Dessy Sagita & Fitri – Another journalist said she received death threats after writing about evidence of government corruption in Rote Ndao district, East Nusa Tenggara.

Niniek Karmini – Indonesia's president has ordered an investigation into the videotaped beheadings of two men – allegedly by security forces hired to secure the borders of a palm oil pl

Dessy Sagita – In a highly charged meeting with the National Commission on Human Rights, residents of Mesuji district in Lampung sought protection and said their suffering went beyond t

Jakarta – Indonesia's House of Representatives on Friday approved a long-awaited land acquisition bill investors hope will give a big boost to government infrastructure projects in Sout

Ezra Sihite & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The House of Representatives has bowed to calls by several lawmakers to hold a meeting to discuss the controversial case of the GKI Yasmin c

Rizky Amelia – The number of new players on the political scene ahead of the 2014 general elections will be limited to one, as only the National Democrat Party met the official verifica

Jakarta – The government's plan to boost capital spending for infrastructure is set to get a major boost as the House of Representatives is scheduled to endorse the long-awaited land ac

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – Journalist Dance Henukh, whose house was destroyed by a group of people allegedly as backlash for his news report on graft cases, says that he was intimidated

Camelia Pasandaran – A statue of Mary, the mother of Jesus, in a cave sacred to many millions of Indonesian Catholics has been beheaded less than ten days before Christmas, a senior chu

Rangga Prakoso – People who blow the whistle on crime will get sweeping new protections after the nation's key law enforcement bodies signed an agreement intended to bring high-profile

Banjir Ambarita – The Free Papua Organization says 14 of its members died when the police raided one of its sites in the district of Paniai on Tuesday.