Jayapura, Jubi – Students at Cenderawasih University hosted a screening of a documentary about the human rights defender Munir Salid Talib, known as Munir, at the Cenderawasih University Auditorium

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Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – It might have been a once-in-a-lifetime sight: hundreds, nearly a thousand, people flocking to the Taxation Directorate General's headquarters in South Jakarta to register

Taufiq Hanafi, Leiden, The Netherlands – In the preface to the textbook Sejarah Nasional Indonesia (Indonesian National History, 1990), historian and former education minister Nugroho Notosusanto d

Jakarta – The House of Representatives' ethics council has revoked a verdict which found former speaker Setya Novanto – now Golkar chairman – guilty for violating the legislative body's ethical cod

Budi Hernawan, Jakarta – In an unprecedented move, seven UN member states from the Pacific raised their concerted voices on Papua during the prestigious 71st session of the UN General Assembly in N

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government is set to introduce legal reform packages that are expected to improve law enforcement and the justice system, says Coordinating Political, Legal, a

Karanganyar – Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen.

Agnes Anya, Jakarta – The South Jakarta Immigration Office arrested Fulbright researcher Frank Sedlar during the eviction in Bukit Duri, Tebet, South Jakarta on Wednesday for an alleged visa violat

Corry Elyda and Agnes Anya, Jakarta – Ranto Poltak Tambunan, a 48-year-old resident of Bukit Duri, South Jakarta, looked dazed as an excavator escorted by 550 personnel from the Jakarta Police and

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Activists from 70 civil organizations nationwide grouped under Gema Demokrasi (Democratic Resonance) expressed their solidarity with Bukit Duri evictees, saying

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has demanded the elimination of its ad hoc status so that it becomes a permanent state institution in order to strength

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Most corruption cases in Indonesia originate in the private sector through bribes and gratuities in the procurement and licensing process, according to the Corruption Erad

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The government is expected to have a hard time defending its human rights record in front of the UN Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) upcoming Universal Periodic Review (

Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has downgraded its forecast for Indonesia's economic growth for this year and 2017, taking into account the subdued pickup of investments despite the gove

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – As urban job creation stagnates in 2016, many employment opportunities are shifting to rural areas supported by dana desa (village funds) amid the prolonged wet season d

Jakarta – About 10,000 workers are set to hold a rally on Thursday along the main roads in Jakarta.

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The slow economy has forced many university graduates to take lower-skilled jobs, government data shows.

Jakarta – Police have started an investigation into an incident in South Jakarta on Friday afternoon (30/09) that saw pornographic material being displayed on a so-called videotron, or outdoor vide

Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Recent evictions carried out by the city administration have been met with resistance by various parties, including human rights group, scholars, urban planners and the evi

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) has slammed the city administration for the upcoming evictions that will be conducted in the Bukit Duri urban kamp

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank has warned about the displacement effect of the tax amnesty program, arguing that the tax office's limited resources are primarily focused on

Hans Nicholas Jong and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Which is worse: traveling to Indonesia without proper travel documents or funding terrorism?

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Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government has yet to maximize efforts to comply with UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) recommendations, including with regard to resolving human rights abuse ca

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The government's proposed incentives for oil and gas businesses may not be the game-changer policy the weak industry badly needs.

Jakarta – People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) member Ahmad Basarah has warned teachers on the dangers of liberalism, saying that it has drugged the nation.

Jakarta – Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo said on Monday that his ministry would revoke a large number of bylaws deemed to be hampering regional development.

Panca Nugraha and Ruslan Sangaji, Jakarta/Mataram/Palu – Floods have been hitting a number of regions across the country, displacing people, destroying agricultural fields and inundating hundreds o

Jakarta – Jakarta Police deputy chief Brig. Gen.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – While constantly under fire for poor and unfair decisions, judges at lower courts are also shouldering the heaviest task in upholding justice, since they are the ones who fir

Jakarta – Women's rights activist Gadis Arivia, who is also the founder of feminist publication Jurnal Perempuan, says censorship holds back and humiliates female bodies.

Phelim Kine – The Indonesian government has launched a long-overdue campaign to eradicate the cruel practice of female genital mutilation (FGM).

Prima Wirayani, Jakarta – After a slow start, Indonesia has seen soaring redemption funds paid under the tax amnesty over recent days, a success the government attributes to taxpayers' increasing a

Jakarta – Indonesia's women's movement has gone through ups and downs since the nation's first women's congress was held in 1928.

Stefani Ribka, Jakarta – The political force aiming to outlaw the production, distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages has collapsed against a wall of opposition, as lawmakers share their pessi

Jakarta – The National Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) will handle cases of extortion and ethical violations allegedly committed by Bali Police narcotics director Sr. Comr.

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Padang – A legislator from West Sumatra apparently cannot understand why local authorities are opposing his business interests in the province, which he has represented at the

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – While the government and the House of Representative have failed to comply with the public's call to revoke the controversial defamation article from the 2008 Electronic Inf

Jakarta – The government has argued that it must build coal-fired power plants (PLTUs) across the country to meet soaring electricity demand.

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Behind the glitz and glamour of the Indonesian film industry, there are a few passionate individuals who do their work quietly and silently contribute to the preser

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Indra Budiari, Jakarta – Ending a marriage is not always an easy thing to do, but more couples are getting divorced in the country, including in Jakarta.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Recent dialogue between a number of prominent human rights campaigners and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has given a glimmer of hope to efforts in resolving past atrocities

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Less than month after promoting former members of the Army's "Tim Mawar" (Rose Team), Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The youth wing of Indonesia's second-largest Islamic organization Muhammadiyah has called on the government to uphold its commitment to eradicating corruption, say

Jakarta – For many Jakartans who seek short rides to places where no buses or minibuses can reach, Bajaj, a three-wheeled taxi, always comes in handy.

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Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) says it has not been asked to participate in the drafting of a final recommendation to settle the 1965 communi