Yogyakarta – The home of high-profile Indonesian activist George Junus Aditjondro was raided by an enraged mob on Friday after the outspoken democracy campaigner made a pun about the Yo

The Jakarta city administration has moved with exceptional speed to cut down an old mahogany tree said to harbor two distinct forms of Indonesian ghosts.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The firms in charge of building and maintaining the Mahakam II Bridge that collapsed and killed at least 19 people on Saturday continued to deny all liability

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Political observers have blamed both the reluctance of political parties to reform their financial systems and toothless law enforcement measures as the majo

Tom Allard, Jakarta – The man anointed as the leader of an independent West Papua, Forkorus Yaboisembut, says democratic countries that espouse human rights are hypocrites if they do no

Djoko Suyanto, the coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs, has denied reports that security forces conducted sweeps against Papuan students across the country a

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has officially lifted the two year moratorium on sending migrant workers to Malaysia.

Prodita Sabarini, Sydney – American philosopher and linguist Noam Chomsky said justice was escaping human rights abuse victims, as he spoke of Indonesia's dark period in East Timor (now

Arientha Primanita – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has again used a public press conference to criticize the performance of members of his cabinet, this time because he was informe

Awis Mranani – A six-year-old Indonesian girl was kicked out of her elementary school on World AIDS Day because her father is HIV positive.

Ezra Sihite – Lawyer Abraham Samad was selected by lawmakers on Friday to chair the powerful Corruption Eradication Commission for the next four years.

Cypri Jehan Paju Dale, Jerusalem – With Special Autonomy unable to address long-standing problems facing Papua, development acceleration is the latest government policy in place in the

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – Before moving forward with a bill on illegal logging, the government and the House of Representatives should focus on a revision of the Forestry Law, a legal ex

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The Golkar Party and the Democratic Party factions at the Bogor Legislative Council (DPRD) support Mayor Diani Budiarto's stance to keep GKI Taman Yasmi

Ulma Haryanto – Transparency International Indonesia criticized the government on Thursday for failing to fight corruption and eradicate poverty.

Ezra Sihite & Rangga Prakoso – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali says he has no idea why the Corruption Eradication Commission ranked his ministry as one of Indonesia's mos

Ulma Haryanto & Nani Indarti – Transparency International Indonesia criticized the government on Thursday for failing to fight corruption and eradicate poverty.

Jakarta – In the wake of a much-discussed online video of a house burglary, which was uploaded by the victim reportedly due to his distrust of the police, a study reveals that only 30 p

Morning Star flag raising ceremonies have been held in Auckland and Wellington to mark a significant anniversary for West Papuans.

Edwin Firdaus, Jakarta – Hundreds of students originating from Papua held a protest action in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta on Thursday December 1, again calling for Papu

Prabowo, Yogyakarta – Students and people from Papua in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta commemorated 50 years of the Free Papua Organisation (OPM) in front of the Papua dormitory on

Elin Yunita Kristanti and Luqman Rimadi – Around 80 people calling themselves the Jakarta-Bali Papuan Society and Students held a protest action in Central Jakarta today demanding that

Camelia Pasandaran – Four civilians were allegedly shot by police and military after conducting religious services in Timika Indah field to celebrate West Papuan independence on Thursda

Tom Allard, Jakarta – The former treasurer of Indonesia's ruling party appeared in court on corruption charges yesterday, striking a defiant tone in a case that has already seriously da

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – "A politician who portrays himself as caring and sensitive because he wants to expand the government's charitable programs is merely saying that he's willing

By Max Lane – The simmering discontent throughout Indonesia regularly overflowed throughout October and November.

Genevieve Woods – In October 2010, Indonesia faced a diplomatic milestone - the inaugural visit of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) to The Netherlands.

Elly Burhaini Faizal, Jakarta – Condom use remains unpopular in the world's largest Muslim majority country despite the fact that most HIV/AIDS infections in Indonesia are now spreading

Tom Clarke – Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has staked Australia's UN Security Council candidacy – and international reputation – on the claims that Australia is a "principled advocate of

Tjahjono EP, Jerry Omona Sunudyantoro, Timika – Four men who claimed to be trained by the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) were arrested in Timika yesterday.

Jakarta – National Police revised its earlier report this morning saying a police officer was killed by a group of armed men in Timika, citing that the police officer had been left seve

Timika, Indonesia – Security forces opened fire at a separatist flag-raising ceremony in Indonesia's restive Papua region Thursday, on the 50th anniversary of the region's claim to inde

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – An Acehnese civil society group says it has reported Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf to the National Police for issuing a business licence to a company to convert 1,6

Karlis Salna – Concerns are held for the welfare of a prominent Papuan leader allegedly beaten by Indonesian security forces in the aftermath of a pro-independence rally last month.

Ulma Haryanto – Islamic hardliners rallied in front of the Bogor City administration on Wednesday in support of the mayor's internationally condemned decision to revoke a building permi

Despite a plan to deploy two-thirds of Papua's police force to ensure security on the anniversary of the Free Papua Organization on Thursday, police said on Wednesday that they love Pap

Bagus BT Saragih and Nethy Dharma Somba, Jakarta/Jayapura – Authorities are beefing up security in Papua amid rumors of unrest ahead of events scheduled for the 50th anniversary of the

Banjir Ambarita & Ulma Haryanto – A shootout between security forces and guerillas has rocked the restive province of Papua, already on high alert for today's planned demonstrations

Jakarta – The chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB), who is also the manpower and transmigration minister, Muhaimin Iskandar, has submitted a letter to the Law and Human Rights

Wahyoe Boediwardhana and Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Experts say that the East Java Legislative Council's recently approved draft bylaw on water management does not reflect the public

Life in the furthest recesses of New Guinea has not only been transformed but devastated by forces that originate at the core of global and industrial politics.

[Exclusive interview by Alex Rayfield (New Matilda) with West Papua Media.]

Jakarta, Indonesia – Up in the remote mountains of West Papua, Indonesia, a road winds along steep cliffs, tall trees, and security checkpoints to the world's richest copper and gold mi

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The National Democrat Party and other new parties may be unable to field candidates in the 2014 election due to a just-missed age requirement.

John McBeth – For all the democratic space created after the fall of President Suharto, with Indonesia signing on to the core principles of freedom of association and the right to colle

Farouk Arnaz & Ronna Nirmala – The National Police said on Monday that it handed out punishments to a total of 17 officers for last month's deadly crackdown on the Third Papuan Peop

Ririn Radiawati Kusuma – Indonesia's growing energy needs make the building of nuclear power plants unavoidable in the long term, a senior government official said on Monday.

Elly Burhaini Faizal – A survey shows that HIV positive people and AIDS victims are still being denied access to social security schemes needed to help mitigate the impact of the epidem

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – The threat of terrorism in Indonesia remains high, with police and government bodies deemed to have transgressed against Islamic teaching now the main targets

Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) says the National Police Detachment 88 (Densus 88) antiterrorist unit has "borrowed" several terrorist convicts from prison but has not provided any informa