Jakarta – A number of human rights activists under the Civil Society Alliance for the Constitution (Amsik) have said Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama is a victim of a crime he did not

Adam Harvey, Indonesia – Police in Jakarta say they have foiled a plot by extremists to detonate a bomb today at the presidential palace.

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Jakarta – Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has signaled that another Cabinet reshuffle is likely to take place should Indonesia fail to narrow its position gap with regional powerhouses in the World

Jakarta – Activists say they doubt that the court can maintain their independence during Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's blasphemy trial, arguing that there have been serious quest

Jakarta – Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil posted on his official Facebook account a series of notices regarding an incident on Tuesday, Dec.

Bambang Muryanto and Arya Dipa, Yogyakarta/Bandung – Dozens of hijab-clad students were sitting in groups in the yard of Sanata Dharma Catholic University in Yogyakarta on Friday afternoon, seeming

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – On the heels of a series of intolerant acts by hard-liners, including the recent mob attack on a Christmas service in Bandung, West Java, Christian groups have sai

Suherdjoko, Semarang – After four days of walking approximately 150 kilometers from Rembang to Semarang in Central Java, Kendeng mountain farmers ended their journey in disappointment to find that

Djemi Amnifu, Kupang – Nine Muslims from South Sulawesi who landed at El Tari Penfui Airport in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, on Thursday were intercepted by a group calling themselves the Brigade Me

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Jakarta – Protests against the blasphemy case launched by Muslim hardliners against Jakarta's Christian governor are mounting ahead of his first trial, with observers calling him a "victim of crimi

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Nusye Hanarti wears a nostalgic smile while remembering her experience in 1998, when she joined her aunt, the late senior journalist and activist Siti Latifah Hera

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – Activist, researcher, scholar and former Tempo magazine journalist George Junus Aditjondro died in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on Saturday at 5:45 a.m. local time.

Pekanbaru – After months of questioning, the Riau Police have detained six of their officers suspected of taking part in a brawl with locals in the Meranti Islands of Riau province.

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru, Riau – After months of investigation, six police officers have been arrested and named suspects for allegedly torturing a detainee.

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Environmentalists have hailed the government's decision to issue a total ban on the clearing of carbon-rich peatland across Indonesia through the revision of a governm

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Moving the venue of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's blasphemy trial to a safer location is necessary both to maintain the independence of judges and to av

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Haeril Halim, Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, and Bambang Muryanto, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – The National Police have come under fire for failing to uphold the law in the face of intoler

Jakarta – The government should flex its muscles to protect the rights of all Indonesian citizens to conduct religious ceremonies according to their faith, a legal expert said on Thursday, Dec.

Jakarta – Chief Security Minister Wiranto has called on Indonesians to respect the right of all religious communities to practice their faith, while stating that no organization may disrupt such ac

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil has asserted that religious services in the city do not require permits, though the organizer should send a notification letter to the pol

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Universities in Yogyakarta with billboards featuring hijab-clad students do not violate ethical codes of advertising, a communications expert has said.

Safrin La Batu and Ahmad Junaidi, Jakarta – Cases of religious intolerance could increase in Indonesia amid Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's blasphemy trial and ahead of Christmas c

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Treason suspect Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, the daughter of the country's first president Sukarno, has denied the police's accusation that she had organized meeti

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – The amplification of negative news regarding the Jakarta gubernatorial candidate pairs on social media may compromise voters' ability to make informed decisions when elect

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono has promised to humanely relocate residents from densely populated villages near riverbanks and help th

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The owner of some of Australia's most famous food brands has been linked to deforestation in Indonesia after new footage of land clearing in North Sumatra was obtained by 7.30.

Edward Febriyatri Kusuma, Jakarta – I Love the Fatherland (Aku Cinta Tanah Air, ACTA) deputy chairperson Ali Lubis is suing Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama over the campaign speech he made

Ina Parlina and Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo told Education and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy on Wednesday to think twice before moving ahead with his plan to scra

Haeril Halim and Arya Dipa, Jakarta/Bandung – The country's largest Muslim organizations have vowed to help protect Christians across the country ahead of Christmas, in the wake of the latest intol

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Jakarta – Police have named an inmate at Tangerang penitentiary in Banten a suspect in a case of defamation against National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian.

Jakarta – Activists in Jakarta issued a joint communique on Thursday, Dec.

Novan Iman Santosa, Manila – Indonesia will hold a trilateral military exercise in Kalimantan early next year, Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has said.

Palu – The number of cases of violence against women and children in Central Sulawesi this year had reached 305 as of October, already more than double the 117 recorded in 2015, according to the Ce

Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Having admitted to an error while relaxing a civil registry requirement for native-faith followers, the government is seeking a resolution from a c

Jakarta – West Java Governor Ahmad "Aher" Heryawan has lamented an Islamic group's raid of a Christmas celebration service in Bandung on Tuesday evening.

Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia has strengthened its moratorium on converting peat swamps to plantations in a move a conservation research group says will help prevent annual fires and substantially

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The mass rallies on Nov. 4 and Dec.

Greg Fealy – On 2 December, a vast number of Muslims crowded into Jakarta's central park, Medan Merdeka, and surrounding suburbs for what organisers called "Defending Islam Action III"

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – Amid growing criticism from rights activists, the government has softened its stance and announced that internet content generated by press institutions is not among the inf

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has called on television stations to improve their news programs by providing more balanced and independent content as its new

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) says that its internal solidarity has been maintained despite the recent arrests of two retired Army generals for alleged treason,

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Four indigenous communities from Jambi, South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi and Banten are demanding that the government fulfill its pledge to grant custody of customary forests