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Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Thousands of hectares of forests in Mount Leuser National Park in North Sumatra and Aceh are reported to have been illegally encroached upon and converted into widespread p

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – As the deadline for the government to respond to the House of Representatives' second attempt to deliberate the controversial tobacco bill approaches, President Jo

Jakarta – In the heat of the campaign period ahead of the Jakarta gubernatorial runoff election, a family claimed on Friday that local mosque authorities in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, had denied the

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government might involve the planned Council for National Harmony (DKN) to settle the country's past human rights abuses despite a previous statement saying th

Jakarta – The Indonesian police have promised to improve their performance after Transparency International Indonesia, or TII, released a survey naming the police force as the fifth most corrupt in

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – It has been a busy period for the Constitutional Court's (MK) ethics council.

Jakarta – The ongoing trial of an alleged graft case related to the electronic identity card (e-KTP) procurement project, in which prosecutors mentioned names of figures with strong political influ

Karishma Vaswani – On top of a rock formation on the Indonesian island of Bali, sits Tanah Lot.

Jakarta – Danish Ambassador to Indonesia Casper Klynge paid a courtesy call on Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu here on Thursday to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between the two

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Hundreds of activists from various groups celebrated International Women's Day in Yogyakarta on Thursday, calling on the government to bring an end to the violence ag

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – Empty streets were seen in areas across Bandung, West Java, on Thursday as hundreds of public transportation drivers operating in the city staged a strike to protest

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Jakarta – The Public Works and Public Housing Ministry and the Indonesian Military (TNI) are cooperating to improve infrastructure in villages across Indonesia during the latter's community service

Jakarta – About 500,000 traditional miners, including 100,000 women and children, are exposed to the highly toxic mercury, a recent survey shows.

Jakarta – Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has protested the decision of the Central Jakarta District Court for prohibiting TV stations to broadcast the high-profile trial on alleged corru

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The first trial of the corruption case related to the multi-million dollar procurement of electronic IDs (e-KTP) on Thursday has revealed possible involvement of some of t

Jakarta – The government has to put more effort into fighting growing intolerance toward minorities in Indonesia and its potential to develop into terror attacks, an analyst has said.

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – Political instability has alarmed European businesspeople as they are now weighing their reinvestment options in Indonesia.

Jakarta – A lecturer of Jakarta's Prof. Dr.

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama ought to be running on all cylinders to catch up to his rival Anies Baswedan after losing his first day of the runoff campaign period tangle

Jakarta – After voicing his strong opposition to Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono's cash assistance program, Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Anies Baswedan has reportedly adopted a similar program at the c

Almost 1 thousand women workers from the IndustriALL Indonesia Council Women's Committee commemorated International Women's Day (IWD) along the length of the road in front of the House of Represent

Jakarta – Palm oil giant Wilmar on Tuesday (07/03) denied accusations by a rights group that it had intimidated workers in an attempt to cover up a string of labor abuses from child labor to low wa

Jakarta – Several trade unions gathered in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building on Jl.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) has deplored the court's verdict that sentenced three leaders of the Fajar Nusantara Movement (Gafatar) to years in prison for bl

Edzan Raharjo, Yogyakarta – International Women's Day in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta was commemorated by several different organisations with a long-march through the Jl.

Jakarta – Just two days before the Jakarta Corruption Court begins the trial of the high-profile e-KTP graft case that reportedly implicates a number of legislators, the latest global corruption re

Tris Jumali, Yogya – Hundreds of students from the National Student Front (FMN) and the People's Struggle Front (FPR) held a long-march from the Abu Bakar Ali parking area to the Yogyakarta Regiona

Budi Rahmat, Pekanbaru – Crimes against women and children along with human trafficking were the central issues taken up by scores of demonstrators from the All Indonesia Student Executive Committe

Ngadri, Pontianak – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has called on all parties to protect the rights of women, rights that they have yet to gain.

Alfian, Makassar – The Legal Aid Foundation of the Indonesian Women's Association for Justice (LBH-APIK) recorded that there were 1984 cases of violence against women in 2016.

Bandung – Activists from the Women's Liberation Committee of Struggle (KPPP) held a rally to commemorate International Women's Day (IWD) in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung on Wednesday

Jakarta – Jakarta deputy governor nominee Sandiaga Uno has promised there will be no more "tearful evictions" of slums in the capital if he and governor nominee Anies Baswedan are elected in the up

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – An advocacy group claiming to represent 13,000 fishermen and seaweed farmers from East Nusa Tenggara has lambasted an Australia proposal to provide financ

Yulius Martony, Bali – Papuan students, Ahmadiyah housewives and National Student Front (FMN) activists under the banner of the Bali Women's Alliance (APB) commemorated International Women's Day (I

Grace D. Amianti, Jakarta – The government warns that it will revoke operating permits of mining and coal companies with arrears in non-tax revenue (PNBP) payment as the amount remains large.

Andreas Harsono, Indonesia Researcher – A coalition of Pacific island states is urging the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate human rights abuses in Indonesia's easternmost province

Jakarta – Anti-tobacco activists have accused three private broadcasters of airing cigarette ads during family viewing hours in another example of just how aggressive tobacco companies can be in ad

Jakarta – Dian Permata Sari was determined to escape when she was brought to the maid recruitment office in Saudi Arabia for the sixth time and paraded in front of potential employers alongside 14

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Judges presiding over the blasphemy trial of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama refused to hear testimony on Tuesday from his Muslim godbrother, Ana

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's former running mate in the 2007 Bangka Belitung gubernatorial election, Eko Cahyono, defended the incumbent in

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Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – As the runoff of the Jakarta gubernatorial election draws closer, the Election Organization Ethics Council (DKPP) has warned the Jakarta General Elections Commissio

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura, Papua – All people must be free from violence because any violence, including gender-based violence, can weaken security, undermine dignity, slow down economic develop

Jakarta – The East Jakarta District Court has declared three leaders of the Fajar Nusantara Movement (Gafatar) guilty of blasphemy and sentenced them to years behind bars.

Phelim Kine – The Indonesian government's persecution of the Gafatar religious community resulted in blasphemy convictions today of three of the group's leaders.

Jakarta – Nine wholesalers have been accused of involvement in a red chili cartel, particularly for red bird's eye chilies, which has been blamed for uncontrollable prices of the commodity in a num

Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly says there must be a paradigm shift in handling people arrested for drug offenses to solve prison overcapacity problems.