Dessy Sagita – Indah Kristina, a working mother with a 5-year-old daughter, is deeply concerned about the string of media reports on sexual abuse of children in Indonesia over the past

Jakarta – An antigraft watchdog has called on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to question Edhie "Ibas" Baskoro Yudhoyono without delay, following a statement by graft convic

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Hopes of seeing the generals allegedly responsible for the May 1998 riots dragged into an international rights tribunal have been dashed, after the Internati

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – A group of activists grouped together as the Assembly of the Sovereignty of the Indonesian People (MKRI), has called for the creation of a transitional government

After refraining from executing individuals for four years, the Indonesian authorities executed a Nigerian national, Adami Wilson, on 14 March 2013.

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has verified as genuine a video depicting officers from a police counterterrorism squad allegedly using

Prabowo is "somebody who is perhaps the greatest violator of human rights in contemporary times among the Indonesian military."

Munawwaroh, Jakarta – Former Pancasila Youth (PP) chairperson Yorrys Raweyai objects to the bad image sometimes held by the public about the youth organisation PP, which is now more th

Indonesia's Forest Ministry will investigate claims of continued deforestation in Riau's protected Tesso Nilo National Park after lawmakers lashed out at the World Wildlife Fund's alleg

Jakarta – Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection has highlighted the lack of women participation in politic in Indonesia, hence they will push the female contribution throug

Dessy Sagita – A group of educators, experts and parents have delivered a petition with more than 1,500 signatures to the Education Ministry, rejecting Indonesia's new school curriculum

Indonesia's national antigraft body says they have no evidence to charge Agriculture Minister Suswono as a suspect in the beef import quota bribery case.

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – Members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) in Depok gathered outside the mayoralty office compound on Friday to protest, what they deemed

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Five years after executing the three Bali bombers in 2008, Indonesia sent a drug convict to the firing squad on Thursday night, in a move human rights activi

Vento Saudale, Depok – An Islamic fundamentalist group has demanded city officials in Depok knock down a rundown, illegal building that they claim has been used to run a prostitution se

Indonesia's life expectancy has climbed but education levels have fallen in the past year, in aggregate allowing the country to inch forward in the latest United Nations Human Developme

Hans David Tampubolon, Reportage – Prostitution has existed since the beginning of civilization and in some parts of the world, like in Dolly, Surabaya, it has become part of the commun

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been holding a series of meetings with several prominent figures as he approaches the tail end of his time in office a

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Indonesia's life expectancy has climbed but education levels have fallen in the past year, in aggregate allowing the country to inch forward in the latest United Nations Human Developme

Bagus BT Saragih, Headlines – Seven retired but politically wired Indonesian Military (TNI) generals held a meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the State Palace on Wednes

Yuliasri Perdani and Andi Hajramurni, Jakarta/Makassar – For the first time as a young couple, Vicar Munan and Nur Hikmah, took a flight from Makassar, South Sulawesi to Jakarta on Wedn

Yeremia Sukoyo – The National Police's counterterrorism unit, Densus 88, should not use its success in fighting terrorism as justification to violate human rights, a rights activist say

Former convicts will now be able to run in regional legislative elections, a commissioner from Indonesia's election commission said on Thursday.

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made an off-the-cuff statement on Wednesday about his modest working quarters at the State Palace.

Margareth S. Aritonang – People react differently to authoritarian leadership.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Entering the fifth year of its implementation, the Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (IJ-EPA) has yet to bring significant improvements to trade r

Camelia Pasandaran – Bekasi police have charged a local pastor for allegedly assaulting a member of an intolerant group on Christmas Eve last year.

Dessy Sagita – A constitutional court justice issued an apology after making a statement against gay marriage during a fit and proper test at the House of Representatives.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The widely publicized meeting between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and chief patron of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Lt. Gen.

Margareth S. Aritonang – The chief patron of the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party, Lt. Gen. (ret.) Prabowo Subianto, is known as a strong-willed military leader.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – As pollsters predict a grim outlook for Islamic parties in the 2014 legislative election, some parties are making an effort to appeal to fringe Muslim groups in t

Fifteen years after the start of the Reform movement, the call for a return to an authoritarian system has ironically been promoted by the country's political parties, which should have

Indonesia's Supreme Court on Wednesday implemented a new policy stipulating that the theft of anything less than Rp 2.5 million ($258) would be classified as a petty crime and would not

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – In what may look like emotional outpouring, the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party's chief patron, Prabowo Subianto, is defending former crime lord He

Phelim Kine – Denial and blame the messenger.

Zakir Hussain – Bonnie Triyana was buying men's magazines for his friends back home while attending a conference in Brazil eight years ago when he realized he had better buy a more resp

Zakir Hussain – Dewi Kanti, 37, has known only one faith all her life. But it has never been recorded on her identity card.

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Carlos Paath & Yohannie Linggasari – While several female politicians, including former legislator Angelina Sondakh, have been embroiled in graft cases recently, politicians and exp

Ezra Sihite – Former military general and founder of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Prabowo Subianto on Monday commended President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for his manage

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The electability of Islamic parties is expected to plunge further in the 2014 general election, with major parties like the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) em

Novianti Setuningsih – The Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (Fitra) has described the process of allocating development funding as a highly politicized process.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Prominent antigraft watchdog Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) says the House of Representatives could be complicit in a multi-million graft case at the Na

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has begun analyzing a video of the alleged violence committed by authorities against terror convicts in Poso

Jakarta – Police named former crime lord Hercules Rozario Marshal and 49 others as suspects on Saturday for their alleged involvement in a fight with police in Kebon Jeruk Indah, West J

Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) said on Friday its victories in two recent gubernatorial elections had boosted its confidence amid predictions it was losing public support

Ansyor Idrus and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The clash between members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police in Ogan Komering Ulu in South Sumatra has sparked calls

SP/Anastasia Winanti Riesardhy – The Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) slammed the Jakarta Police's arrest of former gang leader Rozario "Hercules" Marshal on Saturday, calling

SP/Carlos Paath – The House of Representatives is still waiting to see if the government's human rights watchdog can resolve an internal dispute before it is forced to take over the bod