Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-004-2019

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Jakarta – National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) Commissioner Beka Ulung Hapsara says the prosecution of past cases of gross human rights (HAM) violations is being hindered by t

William Chalk – For the first time in Indonesia's history, the president, vice president, and constituents of the People's Consultative Assembly will be selected on the same day during

Erin Cook – With a week left until Indonesia's presidential election, polls are tightening and huge mass rallies show the 193 million voters keen to have their say.

An alleged case of abuse against a middle school student in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, continues to dominate the conversation on Indonesian social media today as police continue inves

Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab is not welcome on Instagram, at least according to his supporters, as several of them have publicly claimed that the social media pla

Christian Lee, Jakarta – Economic stability or possible protectionism?

Among the many incidents of violence in the conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi, the attack by Christian militants at Kilometre 9 in Lage subdistrict in May 2000 is the one that former j

Jakarta – State-owned oil and gas holding company Pertamina announce that it had found new oil and gas reserves in intensive explorations conducted in the first quarter of 2019.

Erwida Maulia and Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – With less than a month to go before election day, a grinning President Joko Widodo stood inside a jammed subway car and touted the opening of

Izzan Fathurrahman, Jakarta – A new movement called "Indonesia without feminism" has started its online campaign through popular social media platform Instagram.

Vikram Nehru – The runup to Indonesia's general election on April 17 has so far seen four revealing presidential debates.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Several public figures went to the General Elections Commission (KPU) building in Central Jakarta to encourage them following threats made by the Prabowo Subia

Fadli, Batam – Beaches near Nongsa resorts in Batam, Riau Islands, have been covered with a thick film of stinky, black oil since Tuesday, forcing foreign tourists staying at the resor

Iqbal Tawakal Lazuardi (Contributor), Jakarta – The Indonesian election supervisory agency (Bawaslu) published its latest report on Indonesian regions that are prone to dispute during

Bambang Nurbianto, Jakarta – The head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), National Development Planning Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro, has said Indonesia is still l

Nurlis Meuko & Muhamad Al Azhari, Jakarta – A high-ranking officer in Indonesia's military has downplayed rumors that some powerful political figures might try to challenge the out

Jakarta – Political changes in post-Suharto Indonesia have triggered ethnic and religious violence across the country, says a book by Andreas Harsono, a veteran Indonesia researcher fo

Iwu Dwisetyani Utomo – A recent Gender and Reproductive Health Study in Indonesia found a surprisingly high degree of comprehension of sexual harassment among Indonesian students and t

More families of victims of the Lion Air crash in Indonesia are suing Boeing after its chief executive apologised and said a software update for the MAX 8 jet would prevent further dis

Kate Walton, Jakarta – As the Indonesian President Joko Widodo campaigns for a second term after coming into power five years ago on a wave of reformist optimism, the voters who once b

Dessy Sagita (AFP) – When Indonesian authorities arrested a politician with some 400,000 cash-filled envelopes, it was a stark reminder that a long-time election staple is alive and we

Almost every recent survey about the Indonesian presidential election agrees that incumbent Joko Widodo is comfortably ahead of his rival Prabowo Subianto in the run-up to the April 17

In the recent televised debate between Indonesia's vice presidential candidates, Ma'ruf Amin and Sandiaga Uno, were asked about the threat of "dehumanisation" of the workforce in the f

Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto showed a glimpse of his notorious temper at a campaign event in Yogyakarta on Monday.

Jakarta – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has blamed the West Java administration for the lack of activity at Kertajadi International Airport in Majalengka, saying that the i

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara has been named the Best Halal Tourist Destination on the 2019 Indonesia Muslim Travel Index (IMTI), followed by destinations

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – A joint search and rescue team has rescued two miners and recovered five dead bodies after a landslide hit an artisanal diamond mine in Banjarbaru, South Kal

Jakarta – The National Police's criminal investigation body has announced that it has uncovered four human trafficking networks that sent an estimated 1,200 Indonesians to work in Syri

Jakarta – Two people have been arrested for allegedly spreading a video claiming that the General Election Commission's (KPU) computer servers were being manipulated to ensure the vict

Indonesians have been freed from the shackles of work on April 17, as President Joko Widodo yesterday passed a decree mandating that election day will be a public holiday to encourage

Jakarta (Antara) – The advisory board chairman of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Salim Segaf Aljufri accompanied by the PKS Faction head of the House of Representatives (DPR) Jazul

Jakarta – The uptrend in airline tickets is hitting the domestic tourism industry hard.

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The Prabowo-Sandiaga campaign team spokesman Andre Rosiade conveyed his suspicion on the alleged mobilization of State-owned Enterprises (SOE) workers t

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Press agencies and legal aid organizations have formed the Journalist Safety Committee in the face of the rise in violence against journalists in Indonesia,

Indonesia's Supreme Court has officially denied the second appeal by Meliana, the woman who was found guilty of blasphemy for complaining about the volume of her neighborhood's mosque,

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Sandiaga Uno should be on a high after their massive Kampanye Akbar (Grand Campaign) event yesterday at Jakarta's Gelora Bu

On 20 March, a day after the vice presidential debate featuring Ma'ruf Amin and Sandiaga Uno, President Joko Widodo and Ma'ruf's campaign team reported online publication tirto.id to t

Martin Slama – Observers have noted the relative tranquillity that has characterised Indonesia's election campaign this year.

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia's Supreme Court has upheld a jail sentence for a mother of four who was convicted last year on blasphemy charges for complaining that her neighbourhood mo

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – As Indonesia heads toward its presidential election on April 17, incumbent Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, will be partially judged on his economic trac

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is criticizing the opposition's allegations that fraud was being committed by his side for the upcoming election, while

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Foreign exchange reserves strengthened in March to US$124.5 billion, up from $123.3 billion in the previous month, on the back of improved foreign exc

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has claimed that 1 million supporters attended his open rally at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Senayan, Jakarta, on Sunday.

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad have objected to the European Union's plan to reduce the use of palm oil in biofuel to

Jakarta – PT Berkarya Makmur Sejahtera president commissioner Hutomo Mandala Putra, who is also known as Tommy Soeharto, plans to establish at least one Goro wholesale grocery store in

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry issued on March 29 new regulations on airfare, namely Transportation Ministerial Regulation No.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Incumbent President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is scheduled to meet thousands of his supporters in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, on Monday, while challenger P

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Representatives from online marketplaces and online retailers have welcomed the government's decision to revoke a regulation on e-commerce taxes that

Iqbal Tawakal Lazuardi (Contributor), Jakarta – Democrat Party's secretary-general Hinca Pandjaitan said the grand presidential campaign held by the Prabowo Subianto – Sandiaga Uno tic