Banjir Ambarita, Farouk Arnaz & Ronna Nirmala, Jayapura – Seven soldiers have been detained by the military police on suspicion of abusing 12 people at a public meeting in Papua's J

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The government has recommended circumcision for people in Papua over the past two years as a new approach to curbing rapid increases in, cases of HIV/AIDS

Farouk Arnaz – Measures taken to disperse the pro-independence Papuan Peoples' Congress in Jayapura last month were within the bounds of regulations governing the use of force, the Nati

The Indonesian government must immediately act on the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission's (Komnas HAM) findings that human rights violations were committed by Indonesian secur

The decision by the Law and Human Rights Ministry last week to issue a moratorium on sentence remissions for graft convicts while observing frequent cases of controversial sentence redu

Lisa Siregar – The new movie "Sang Penari" ("The Dancer") is only the third Indonesian film to chronicle one of the country's most violent, unspoken periods: the anti-communist purge th

William Lloyd George – While the international community is fixated on events taking place across the Middle East, they are turning a blind eye to desperate cries for help by the Papuan

Jakarta – Critics have urged the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to immediately probe mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia's security funds allocated to the Papua Police despite a

National Police Chief Gen.

Camelia Pasandaran – Striking workers employed by Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold's subsidiary in Papua have dropped their minimum wage increase demands from $7.50 to $4 an hour, the

Jakarta – National Police Chief Gen.

Gunmen opened fire near Freeport-McMoRan's Grasberg gold and copper mine in Papua on Monday, injuring a police officer in the latest in a string of attacks.

This is not the first time that Gareth Evans has recognised that his, and Australia's, policy on reforming ABRI (Later TNI) was mistaken.

Twelve civilians in Kurulu, Jayawijaya are thought to have been tortured by members of the security forces on 2 November 2011 in violation of legal procedures., said Matius Murib, the d

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The presence of large firms in Papua alongside Freeport could exacerbate conflict in the region if locals are not given the chance to take up economic opportu

Jakarta – National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.

Activists and organizations used Idul Adha, the Islamic day of sacrifice, as a platform to promote their causes on Sunday.

Jakarta – Twelve legislators from the House of Representatives' security commission will travel abroad despite criticism over ineffectiveness and lack of empathy for destitute compatrio

Agus Triyono & Ezra Sihite – Constitutional Court chief Mahfud M.D.

If the "crocodile versus gecko" saga two years ago was dubbed the fight-back by corruptors, the latest batch of not guilty verdicts from regional corruption courts is feared to augur th

Ulma Haryanto – The government on Friday defended Indonesia's sliding performance in the recently released 2011 Human Development Index by the United Nations Development Program.

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed its findings that many civil servants of various ranks have been trading their housing facilities illegally.

The Indonesian government says it is considering disbanding regional Anti-Corruption Courts following a number of verdicts where corruption suspects have been cleared.

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Roman Emperor Nero, who ruled the empire from 54 to 68 AD, was notoriously accused of playing the fiddle while Rome was engulfed in flames.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Supreme Court rejected calls to revoke regional graft courts on Friday, voicing concerns over legal process and potential resources lost to alter anticor

Jakarta – The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) reveals that there have been 40 acquittals of corruption defendants by regional anti-corruption courts since their establishment.

Jakarta – Former Constitutional Court chief Jimly Asshiddiqie has urged the Supreme Court (MA) to evaluate the performance of interim judges at regional anti-corruption courts, followin

Oktovianus Pogau – The situation in Papua has taken a turn for the worse after last month's forced dispersal of a pro-independence congress in Abepura.

Jakarta – Amid ongoing tax reform within the Finance Ministry's directorate general for taxation, another debacle has shaken the office's credibility after the Attorney General's Office

Jakarta – The government must first withdraw its military and police personnel from Papua if it really wants peace talks to start, says the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas

Nivell Rayda & Samantha Michaels – In the highlands of Mimika district in Papua, where temperatures can easily drop to a chilly 10 degrees Celsius, thousands of Freeport workers hol

Jakarta – Papuan people refuse to argue with Jakarta over the Papua issue, demanding only that the central government respect their dignity as fellow humans, a senior researcher says.

Rizky Amelia – The chairman of the country's anticorruption commission spoke on Thursday of the need to take stock of antigraft courts in the regions following recent acquittals in case

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) says that it has retracted its political support for Bogor Mayor Diani Budiarto because he has persi

Timika, Papua – Police failed to lift road blockades stopping fuel and food reaching Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold's mining operations in Indonesia's Papua region, after clashes wi

Setyo Budi – The Indonesian Police cancelled a plan to forcibly break up a blockade at Freeport's Grasberg mine on 1 November after striking workers brought their wives and children to

Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has urged the Supreme Court to re-evaluate its plan to set up regional graft across the country following the recent acquittal of four graft d

Many parents of the girls allegedly molested by a Koran recital teacher at Ibtidaiyah Al Marfuah Islamic school in Kebon Bawang, North Jakarta, are ready to drop their complaints due to

Made Arya Kencana, Denpasar – Measures to protect children against sexual exploitation remain weak, Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Linda Sari Gumelar said on Friday.

Camelia Pasandaran – The National Commission on Human Rights on Friday released a report detailing alleged human rights violations carried out by Indonesian security forces during a rai

The presence of Indonesian domestic workers in the Middle East negatively impacts on the country's image, a group of Indonesian ambassadors allege.

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) says that it is investigation procurement projects at five universities that may be linked to the House of Representatives' budgeta

Hasyim Widhiarto, Jakarta – His job might not be as exciting as a pilot, but Riski Ramadhan, 24, an air traffic control (ATC) officer in Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam, Riau

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The review of the 2008 Legislative Elections Law has created opposing blocs in the government's coalition of political parties, which many saw as another cha

Jakarta – With both the US and Australian governments recently expressing support for Indonesia's handling of Papua, the government will likely stick to its guns and continue to emphasi

Jakarta – The Indonesian police and military continue to apply persuasive approaches in handling all sorts of conflicts and problems in restive Papua, a senior police officer said here

Jakarta – Constitutional Court justice chief Mahfud MD says that regional anticorruption courts should be disbanded as they do more harm than good.

Aboeprijadi Santoso, Amsterdam – A dialogue initiated by Jakarta has recently been followed up by massive strikes at the Freeport gold mining site and third Papuan People's Congress on

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – "There is no alternative to our reliance on the Indonesian Military [TNI] and police", Freeport chairman James Moffett wrote to the New York Times in 2005.

Dessy Sagita – With the Health Law now legally in force, antismoking activists are pushing for the government to issue the necessary regulations to bring a contentious clause on tobacco