Jakarta – The government has retained articles banning communism in a proposed revision of the Criminal Code (KUHP), raising concerns that a crackdown on cultural events and anything else related t

Melbourne – Gadjah Mada University (UGM) historian Dr Abdul Wahid has put forward a hypothesis that intellectual genocide occurred in Indonesian tertiary education institutions following the 1965 a

Jakarta – A recommendation to resolve the 1965 communist purge has been prepared and is ready to be submitted to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

Nursyahbani Katjasungkana, Jakarta – On July 20, a video of presiding judge Zak Yacoob reading out the major conclusions of the International People's Tribunal on the 1965 Crimes Against Humanity i

Helen Jarvis, a member of the seven-judge panel of the International People's Tribunal on 1965 Crimes Against Humanity in Indonesia (IPT), outlines findings that condemn the Indonesian state and it

It may not be legally binding, but the International People's Tribunal on Indonesia's mass violence carries enough moral and political weight to warrant action.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) has reminded the government to resolve the 1965 communist purge without the intervention of any external party.

Jakarta – Unlike other government institutions, the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has warmly welcomed the International People's Tribunal's (IPT) verdict finding the state of Ind

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The International People's Tribunal (IPT) on 1965 will move ahead with its fight for the rights of victims of the 1965 purge, despite the government's dismissal of

Jakarta – The government should take the conclusion of the International People's Tribunal on the 1965 crimes against humanity (IPT 1965) into consideration in the efforts to resolve past human rig

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Efforts to resolve the 1965 massacre, which has been called a grave human rights violation, will continue despite differences among the relevant parties, the Natio

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government is denying the findings by the International People's Tribunal on the 1965 crimes against humanity (IPT 1965) that claimed three foreign countries w

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – Powerhouse countries like the US, the UK and Australia were directly involved with the Indonesian government in the 1965 communist purge, the International People's Tribun

Liza Josephine, Jakarta – Members of the International People's Tribunal on the 1965 crimes against humanity in Indonesia (IPT 1965) are resolved to pursue justice over the genocide of the 1965 ant

Liza Josephine, Jakarta – The International People's Tribunal on the 1965 Crimes Against Humanity (IPT 1965) concluded on Wednesday that the Indonesian government had committed acts of genocide, as

Findings and recommendations of the International People's Tribunal on Crimes against Humanity Indonesia 1965, The Hague 10-13 November 2015

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – The government has reaffirmed its stance of no apology to the victims and survivors of the 1965 communist purge or their families as recommended by the International Peopl

Many Indonesians' perception of rape is limited to the traditional definition of a stranger grabbing the victim, physically restraining her, raping her and running away.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives says it plans to accelerate its deliberation on passing the regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on sexual violence against children into law.

Jakarta – National University of Singapore's (NUS) research center for culture-centered approach to research and evaluation (CARE) recently launched "Learning65" – an online creative writing campai

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has called on the government to honor its pledge to address issues relating to the 1965-1966 communist purge by taking into considerat

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has clarified that he does not have any plan to apologize to former members of the now defunct Indonesian Communist Party (PKI).

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said the government would not apologize to the now defunct Indonesian Communist Party, or PKI, saying one of Indonesian history's darkest moments will not b

Silvanus Alvin, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi attended a fast breaking event with TNI (Indonesian military) officers at the TNI's headquarters in Cilangkap, Jakarta, where he took the o

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The mapping out of the political powers involved in the aborted coup of 1965 remains unclear to this day, with historians yet to reach consensus on what forces were behi

Jakarta – Retired military generals and members of several mass organizations claim to have evidence of a rising communist movement in Indonesia and have warned the public of possible threats from

Muslim AR, Jakarta – Former Army Strategic Reserves Command (green berets) Chief of Staff Major General Kivlan Zen made a surprising statement during the anti-PKI symposium not long ago.

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Jakarta – Attempts at formal reconciliation and settlement for victims of the 1965 political conflict and violence would only reopen old wounds, as many efforts at "natural" reconciliation have tak

Jakarta – A number of retired Army generals this week organized a symposium claiming to protect the country's national ideology, Pancasila, from the feared revival of communism and other ideologies

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – At least 10,000 people representing various hard-line and civil society groups marched to the State Palace on Friday in protest of what they claimed to be the revival of

Jakarta – Several mass organizations have protested against the use of their logos without permission during a recent anti-communist symposium.

Jakarta – In the wake of a public outcry to resolve past human rights abuse cases, retired Army general Kiki Syahnakri has said Indonesians must learn to move on as nothing good comes from opening

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) governor Let. Gen. (ret) Agus Widjojo smiled when a fellow soldier, retired Army general Maj. Gen.

Jakarta – Hard-line Islamic groups and a number of retired army generals plan to hold a rally in front of the State Palace on Friday to protest the government's efforts to bring about reconciliatio

Jakarta – Former vice president Try Sutrisno called on Wednesday for an addendum in the 1945 Constitution to ensure that communism, Leninism and Marxism were prohibited ideologies in the country.

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Rina Atriana, Jakarta – Retired Major General Kivlan Zen says that the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) has already been revived and has formed an organisational party structure and has prepared as

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government says it will draft a recommendation on the settlement of the 1965 communist purge, combining input resulting from a government-sponsored national sy

Jakarta – Ideological tensions may heat up as some retired Army generals have organized an anti-communist symposium for Wednesday in response to an event in April when participants discussed the de

Jakarta – Activists and religious leaders demanded on Sunday that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo end the division among his aides over the events surrounding the 1965 communist purge, which they sa

Indonesian activist Adlun Fiqri could be jailed for wearing a t-shirt allegedly bearing a leftist logo, one of many caught up in a backlash against efforts to shine a light on military-backed, anti

Jakarta – Resolving the 1965 tragedy is the government's first priority as the long-neglected case has grabbed the negative attention of the international community.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The unresolved tragedy of 1965 has left at least 1,571 victims displaced and alienated from society.

Haeril Halim – Despite an earlier vow for a conciliatory solution to end the controversy regarding the 1965 communist purge by the end of this year, the government has made it clear that no state a

Jakarta – Human rights watchdog Setara Institute has called on President Joko Widodo to come down hard on Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu for ignoring the president's instructions on dealing wit

Jakarta – The team from the National Symposium on the 1965 Tragedy is set to submit to the government their recommendations, based on detailed analysis of the communist purge, in the hope of provid

Fadli, Batam/Jakarta – The nationwide crackdown on activities and symbols related to communism continues.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama on Tuesday criticized the prohibition of books on communism and the raids against various left-wing-related activ

Jakarta – A number of writers and literacy activists have condemned the recent bans on leftist books ordered by the military in an apparent attempt to prevent a feared revival of communism.