The Jakarta Metro Police have arrested 257 people alleged to have provoked and then taken part in violent riots during last night's post-election protests.

In the weeks since the April 17 presidential election, failed candidate Prabowo Subianto and his supporters have attempted to delegitimize not just the election but the entire Indonesi

A former Indonesian cop has vowed to fight for justice after he was dismissed from the police force for being gay, but he's already hit a legal roadblock after a court threw out his la

Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – Following the riots that took place in Jakarta on May 22, the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) and 15 LBH branches across Indonesia are calling on the

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) is calling on the political elite from the presidential election campaign teams of Joko Widodo-Ma'ruf Ami

Jakarta – Indonesia's second largest Islamic organization Muhammadiyah has spoken out against the rioting and violence that gripped Central and West Jakarta on Tuesday night and Wednes

Jakarta – The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) rose to 6,029.58 in the first trading session on Thursday, 1.51 percent or 89.95 points higher than its position the previous day, after sec

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto has called on his supporters to put their trust in the law as he plans to contest the election results.

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Failing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto tweeted a video late on Wednesday evening, calling on his supporters to abide by the law and avoid expressing

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – A number of non-governmental organizations (NGO) stated that May 22 riot was attributable to many remarks previously issued by political elites.

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – At least eight people were killed in two days of post-election riots in Central Jakarta, while hundreds required medical care, the city administration said on T

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have confiscated an ambulance marked with a Gerindra Party logo after it was found filled with rocks instead of medical equipment and arrested three people

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Sampang – A mob reportedly attacked and set fire to Tambelangan Police station in Madura, East Java, on Wednesday night following riots in Jakarta.

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Police have arrested another 185 suspected rioters during Wednesday night's clashes in Jakarta, bringing the total arrested so far to 442, a spokesman said on

Rangga Prakoso & Nurjoni, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has defended the government's decision to build the Batang Toru hydroelectric power plant in North Sum

Arie Dwi Satrio, Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) and the Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) have slammed the actions of both police as well as demonst

Juli Hantoro, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Politics, Legal, and Security Wiranto said that the government has already identified the intellectual actor behind the riot on May 22

Bogor – A number of student elements, initiated by the Indonesian Muslim Student Union (SEMMI), calls on the public to accept the 2019 Election results as announced by the KPU.

Andita Rahma and Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police (Polri) has identified the owner of an ambulance suspected to be operated by Gerindra Party's Tasikmalay

Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) chairperson Asfinawati has drawn a comparison between the May 21 and 22 riots in Jakarta, the May 1998 riots and the 1974 Malari affai

Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh – In Indonesia, at least six people have died and hundreds have been injured after supporters of former military commander Prabowo Subianto took to the

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Jakarta – People protesting the presidential election results attacked the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) dormitory on Jl.

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Former president and Democratic Party chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has congratulated President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo for winning the 2019 president

Jakarta – As riots escalated in the capital on Wednesday morning, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said that six people had died as of 9 a.m.

Jakarta – Former Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-era education and cultural affairs minister Muhammad Nuh has been appointed as the new chairman of the Press Council for the 2019-2022 term.

On Indonesian Twitter, the biggest trending hashtag today has been #TangkapPrabowo (#ArrestPrabowo), which is primarily being popularlized by netizens who think the two-time presidenti

Jakarta – The rupiah dropped to Rp 14,488 per US dollar on Wednesday from Rp 14,462 per dollar the previous day, according to the Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate (JISDOR) following

Jakarta – A series of post-election protests escalated in Pontianak, West Kalimantan as an unknown party set fire to a police post on Wednesday.

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The legislative complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta has been closed following unrest caused by a protest to challenge the victory of incumbent Presiden

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The campaign team of Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno has denied responsibility for the deadly riots that started during a rally involving supporters

Dozens of college students in Bali gathered in Denpasar on Tuesday to represent a coalition of student alliances staging a protest rejecting the "people power" movement that's brewing

Kate Lamb in Jakarta and agencies – Six people are dead and more than 200 are injured, according to Jakarta's governor, after mobs clashed with security forces and set fire to a police

Following the chaos that unfolded last night in Jakarta after the protests by supporters of Prabowo Subianto ran late into the night, leading to violent riots around Central Jakarta, m

Fake news and hoaxes tend to spread rapidly in the wake of any chaotic event, and the riots that took place in Jakarta last night (and continued into the morning in some parts of the c

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Police have said that clashes between supporters of Prabowo Subianto and security forces during election protests in Central and West Jakarta throughout Tuesd

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Police confirmed on Wednesday evening the arrest of nearly 260 protestors participating in the May 22 rally against the result of last month's presidential el

Jakarta – The Bandung Regional Legislative Council (DPRD Bandung) in West Java is scrutinizing city-owned water company PDAM Tirtawening following the halting of a water installation p

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The Bandung Corruption Court in West Java sentenced on Wednesday inactive Cirebon regent Sunjaya Purwadisastra to five years in prison after he was convicted in a

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said that the government will not tolerate anyone who disrupts the country's security and democracy as civil unrest

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Incumbent leader Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin were declared winners of the April 17 election in the early hours of Tuesday, following

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has called on presidential contender Prabowo Subianto and running mate Sandiaga Uno to help ease tensions after post-electi

Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Six people have been killed on the streets of Jakarta while protesting against the election victory of Indonesian President Joko Widodo in the worst political

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister of Politics, Law, and Security Affairs Wiranto said that the government is forced to temporarily limit the number of features across soci

Feriawan Hidayat, Jakarta – The Mosque Management Organization of the Jakarta Chapter of Nahdlatul Ulama, known as LTM PWNU Jakarta, called on all mosques in the capital city deny acco

Robertus Wardi & Carlos Ky Paath & Christian Lee, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security Wiranto said law enforcers have arrested a former commander of

Robert Wardy & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Police have seized an ambulance in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, which they presume was being used to carry stones to the location of an ongoin

Yustinus Paat & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission, or KPU, has given reasons for its decision to announce the results of the 2019 presidential and legislative

Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has claimed victory in the country's election, praising his "mature nation" for holding a peaceful and honest poll, even as h