Shannon Power – Indonesia has backtracked on its decision to reject 75 human rights United Nations' recommendations and will accept two regarding LGBTI issues.

Muhammad Genantan Saputra – Indonesian military (TNI) chief General Gatot Nurmantyo has ordered all TNI members to watch the film "Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI" (Betrayal of the September 30 Movement/Ind

Aman Rochman and Apriadi Gunawan, Malang, East Java and Medan, North Sumatra – Indonesians across the country celebrated on Thursday the Islamic New Year with traditional festivities and rituals.

Jewel Topsfield – Heru Kurnia, an Indonesian who joined Islamic State in Syria, is describing watching children kick around the head of someone decapitated by IS militants.

Phelim Kine – This week at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Indonesia accepted two recommendations from UN member countries to improve the situation for sexual and gender minoriti

Khoo Ying Hooi – Led by Mari Alkatiri, secretary-general of the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretilin) for the second time as the prime minister, the Seventh Constitutional Go

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – The latest press conference on free trade deal negotiations between Australia and Indonesia felt a lot like Groundhog Day.

Ali Kotarumalos and Stephen Wright, Jakarta – An Indonesian militant linked to the Islamic State group smiled and raised one finger toward heaven after a court on Wednesday sentenced him to 11 year

Karang Anyar, Central Java – Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen.

Dedy Priatmojo, Reza Fajri – House of Representatives (DPR) Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction member Eva Sundari says that TNI (Indonesian military) chief General Gatot Nurman

[The following opinion piece by Indonesian journalist and filmmaker Dandhy Laksono made headlines after he was reported to police under Indonesia's controversial online defamation laws for compa

Ambaranie Nadia Kemala Movanita, Jakarta – The Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy says that a film on the 1965 affair needs to be remade but with a more realistic story.

Reja Hidayat – On the evening of Friday September 15 following evening prayers, retired Major General Kivlan Zen arrived at the headquarters of the Indonesian Islamic Students Movement (GPII) on Jl

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The tough stance taken by the government against drug dealers has taken a deadly turn that has seen a significant rise in the number of victims being shot dead by

Panca Nugraha, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – The Judicial Commission has warned judges to be careful when using social media because it has the potential to violate certain codes of ethics.

Jakarta – Women and the elderly are the ones suffering the most from the growing repression of survivors of the 1965 mass killings, the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempu

Jakarta – Those who attacked the office of the Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) in Central Jakarta in the wee hours of Monday morning believed the event inside the building

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia's national police plan to get 15,000 more pistols to ensure officers are armed and are able to protect themselves amid threats against them from terrorist

Arkhelaus W., Jakarta – Retired Major General Kivlan Zen admits to meeting with Anti-Communist Student and Youth Alliance (Aliansi Mahasiswa dan Pemuda Anti Komunis) coordinator Rahmat Imran prior

Thomas Ora, Dili and Michael Sainsbury, Bangkok – Timor-Leste faces fresh political uncertainty after the youth focused Khunto Party pulled out of a three-way coalition two days before the Sept.

"[It's] a medium where the person or community you want to know about is usually communicating directly. It's their voice."

Jakarta – Jakarta Police have named seven people suspects for their alleged involvement in an anti-communism protest in front of the Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI), Menten

Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly has urged the public to not be easily provoked by issues related to the now defunct Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) or communism movements.

Jakarta – New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Indonesian government to uphold justice for the victims of the 1965 massacres.

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The gathering of hundreds of protesters at the headquarters of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute Foundation (YLBHI), which eventually culminated in a clash between protesters

Arif Hulwan Muzayyin, Jakarta – Efforts by the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) and the Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) to set history straight with regard to the alleged September 30 Mov

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Margareth Aritonang, Jakarta – Several lawmakers are calling for a total ban on discussion pertaining to the 1965 communist purge to prevent friction in society following

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Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies – Fake news about Indonesia's omnipresent bogeyman – communism – has been blamed for riots in Central Jakarta that injured five police officers and damaged vehicl

Jakarta – Hundreds of anti-communists besieged the office of the Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) on Sunday night, demanding that it dismiss a gathering inside the office.

Ray Jordan, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has no problem with the TNI (Indonesian military) and the public holding joint film screenings (nobar) of the film "The Treachery of the Septemb

Dwi Andayani, Noval Dwinuary Antoni, Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) advocacy head Muhammad Isnur says that retired Major General Kivlan Zen and Presidium 313 member Rahmat Himran

Dwi Andayani, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) and the Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) believe there is a link between yesterday evening's attack on the their offices and Pr

Ambaranie Nadia Kemala Movanita, Jakarta – Setara Institute for Democracy and Peace chairperson Hendardi believes that efforts to uncover the history of the 1965 affair are often used as an excuse

Krithika Varagur, Yogyakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia's only Islamic school for transgender people closed with much drama in February 2016 after it came under fire by a local hardline Muslim group.

Francis Chan, Jakarta – Police in Indonesia's West Java on Monday (Sept 18) foiled a plot to attack President Joko Widodo and his security detail, after they arrested a 31-year-old militant with fi

Jakarta – Students at an Islamic school that Indonesian authorities have linked to Islamic State returned home after villagers nearby demanded its closure, a school spokesman said on Sunday (17/09)

Nurkholis Hidayat – The past two days have seen paranoia about communism result in unprecedented attacks on one of the oldest and most influential civil society organisations in Indonesia, the Lega

Phelim Kine – The fear of communists is alive and well in Indonesia.

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – For Indonesian lawyer Lisa Hiariej, taking on the Australian government has been a bit like waiting for Godot.

Bambang Muryanto and Agnes Anya, Yogyakarta/Jakarta – Thirty pro-democracy groups in Yogyakarta have urged the National Police to take action against officers that broke up a public discussion on t

Guteriano Neves – After almost two months of intense political theater among the Timorese political elites, the new government was finally sworn in on September 15, 2017 with the new minority gover

One of the founders of the West Papuan independence movement, Nicolaas Jouwe, has died in Jakarta at the age of 93.

The West Papua National Coalition for Liberation says its decolonisation aspirations are focussed on action at the United Nations.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have taken into custody 22 people following a mob protest that turned violent in front of the Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) early on Monday.

Jakarta – Anyone who wants to live a healthy life may have to consider moving out of Jakarta, as the city continues to climb up the rankings for the world's worst air quality.

Francis Chan – The challenge to eradicate fake news is a tall order for the Indonesian authorities in a country where more than half of its 260 million population are Internet users.

Samantha Hawley, Indonesia – Siti Musdah Mulia can't remember a time when she didn't wear a hijab. Now the Islamic cleric sees it as her duty to don the head covering while in public.

Wahyu Sabda Kuncahyo – The Islamic based Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS) supports increasing public vigilance against latent communism which is being demonstrated by the public's interest in org

Jakarta – The Army has instructed its personnel to hold screenings of the propaganda film Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (Betrayal of the Communists) on Sept. 30.