Banjir Ambarita & Nivell Rayda, Jayapura – A military tribunal on Thursday sentenced four soldiers filmed beating unarmed civilians to between five and seven months in prison, but h

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Three enlisted soldiers were sentenced to five months in prison on Thursday for their involvement in assaulting dozens of Puncak Jaya residents in March.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military chief has confirmed claims by a rights activist that the armed forces are actively carrying out intelligence gathering in Pap

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military will not play a major role in the fight against terrorism, instead serving as a backup for the National Police's Detachment 88 Anti-T

Jakarta – US freelance journalist Allan Nairn claimed he got hold of a leaked document containing an intelligence report on the Indonesian Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) that showed a

Documents leaked from the Indonesian Army's Special Forces unit, Kopassus, have revealed that the group targets churches in Papua and defines civilian dissidents as the enemy.

A High Court judgment has raised questions over whether the government can successfully process refugee claims quickly and efficiently, Acting Prime Minister Chris Evans says.

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – National Police confirmed on Thursday that a mid-ranking police officer and eight of his subordinates had been arrested and charged with allegedly taking bribes

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – A lawmaker from the United Development Party, Achmad Yani, said he would bring the Attorney General's Office to court for ending a prosecution process of cor

Angela Dewan, Bangkok – From her prestigious new position as a World Bank managing director, Sri Mulyani Indrawati has taken another stab at old enemies, without naming names, an art sh

London – More than 100 students from the College of Law, London Moorgate, attended the Munir Memorial public lecture in the UK, where the slain human rights activist's widow, Suciwati,

Jakarta – Several NGOs presented reports on issues surrounding palm oil plantations while palm oil stakeholders gathered in Jakarta from Monday to Thursday.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Camelia Pasandaran & Candra Malik, Jakarta – It's official: former President Suharto is not a national hero. This year at least.

Candra Malik & Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – East Java's deputy governor Syaifullah Yusuf expressed disappointment over the government's decision not to include the late President Abdurr

Tifatul Sembiring, the controversial and conservative minister of Communications and Information Technology, has found himself at the center of a media and Twitter maelstrom for shaking

Tom Allard, Jakarta – The US President, Barack Obama, has praised Indonesia's transition from dictatorship to democracy and identified it as a "critical leader" in the region and on the

Jakarta – Several moments before the arrival of US President Barack Obama in Jakarta on the afternoon of Wednesday November 10, thousands of workers held a protest action demanding the

Jakarta – The 2014 election is still four years away, but Indonesia's smaller political parties have begun to feel the pressure from major parties that want to see fewer competitors in

Jakarta – On Tuesday November 9 activists from the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) and other organisations working against violence and crimes against humanity visited the

Jakarta, Indonesia – A conservative Muslim government minister admits he shook hands with first lady Michelle Obama in welcoming her to Indonesia but says it wasn't his choice.

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Academic prowess is apparently not enough at one vocational school in Magetan, East Java. Add to that irreproachable morals.

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – For Deni Gustianto, 23, taking part in Tuesday's rally to protest the visit of US President Barack Obama was a no-brainer.

Jakarta – Environmental activists welcome the government's pledge to decrease the consumption of fossil fuel by 2025, but they warn against the use of nuclear energy.

Secret files show Kopassus, Indonesia's special forces, targets Papuan churches, civilians

Ulma Haryanto, Jakarta – The wife of Tatang Mulyadi, a police officer accused of facilitating the sale of weapons to a paramilitary group in Aceh, testified on Tuesday that it was econo

Heru Andriyanto & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir apparently urged his followers earlier this year to stage a terror attack while US President Barack Obama w

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Cirebon in West Java and Pekanbaru in Riau are perceived to be the most corrupt cities in Indonesia, according to a major new poll commissioned by Transparency I

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The head of a police detention facility in Depok has been named a suspect for receiving bribes in return for allowing high-profile graft suspect Gayus Tambunan o

Banjir Ambarita, Jakarta – Prosecutors at a military tribunal in Jayapura, Papua, on Tuesday sought three- to four-month prison terms for soldiers on trial for alleged abuses against 30

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Three Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers on trial for allegedly torturing Papuan civilians have testified they kicked and beat captives out of anger.

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The odor of mud from a recent flood suffocates the air in Endang's home on the riverbank, where she and her four children have lived for 10 years.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Human rights groups have called on the National Police to investigate the fatal shooting of a farmer in Jambi by police officers d

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – Soeharto has been dropped from the list of potential heroes this year.

Jayapura – Three activists were arrested for staging a demonstration demanding to meet visiting US President Barrack Obama to convey their aspirations.

Alie Usman, Jakarta – Scores of Papuan students from the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) have again protested against the visit by US President Barrack Obama who is scheduled to arrive th

Moksa Hutasoit, Jakarta – At least 30 people from the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) demonstrated in Jakarta on Tuesday November 9 demanding that the PT Freeport Indonesia mine in Papua

Jakarta – The National Mandate Party (PAN) has organized a meeting with seven smaller political parties as it moves to form a confederation of parties to consolidate power for the next

Tom Allard, Jakarta – A military trial into abuses by soldiers in Papua, trumpeted by Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as evidence of the country's commitment to human rig

Jakarta – United States President Barack Obama must challenge Indonesia over its abuse and torture of Papuan civilians during his talks in Jakarta this week, human rights activists said

Jayapura – The trial of five Indonesian soldiers from an infantry battalion stationed in the Nabire Regency, West Papua, for allegedly "committing acts of violence" against civilians wi

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – The military has failed to say why it switched Friday's announced court-martial of five soldiers accused of torturing two detainees in Papua but has

Anita Rachman, Jakarta – Public confidence in the police force, prosecutors' offices and courts has fallen to a six-year low, according to a new study.

Ulma Haryanto, Fitri & Rahmat, Jakarta – One of the country's most conservative hard-line Islamic groups has lashed out against the upcoming visit by the "cruel" US President Barack

Waykanan, Lampung – Indonesia will have at least 500 rockets in the next four years for the country's defense, Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said.

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – While Indonesia grieves over a series of recent natural disasters, some college students preferred instead to hold a wanton protest against the existence of a

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Activists condemned the military's decision to hold a tribunal in Jayapura on Friday over an alleged torture video, calling it "misleading" and "a farce"

Doddy Ariefianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian economy has never looked better, with significant improvements in key areas, but economists and business players have warned of flaws that cou

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Former police advisor, diplomat, and now a graft convict, Sjahril Djohan, confirmed Thursday his role as a case broker in the National Police headquarters, t

Tom Allard – A Papuan man depicted in a video being burnt, suffocated and hit by Indonesian troops says he was tortured for two days, according to his testimony recorded and translated

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Indonesian Parliamentary Watchdog (Formappi) executive director Sebastian Salang lashed out at House of Representatives legislators for putting normativ