Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Army chief of staff Gen.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Aris Cahyadi – Legislators vetting Gen.

Surabaya, West Java – The Indonesian Marine Corps and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) have carried out a joint exercise at the Baluran Combat Training Center of Marine Corps in Ka

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Hundreds rallied at the II-11 Yogyakarta Military Court on Monday in support of 12 Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) operatives on trial for the alleged mu

Bambang Muryanto, Bantul, Yogyakarta – The team of lawyers representing five of the defendants in the case of the prison attack that killed four detainees in Sleman, Yogyakarta, have as

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Members of the House of Representatives Commission I overseeing defense will question Army chief of staff Gen.

Slamet Susanto and Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta District Court on Monday sent four defendants involved in an attack against an Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) member,

Bambang Muryanto and Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – The trial of 12 of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) members who allegedly attacked a prison in Sleman, Yogyakarta, has once again d

The Timor-Leste Defence Force (F-FDTL) plan to install a naval base in Hera will cause a lot of problems for the community living in Hera, according to the Director of security monitori

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A former bouncer at Hugo's Cafe, Joko Kurniawan, said there were more than four people involved in the assault and murder of chief Sgt.

Bambang Muryanto, Bantul, Yogyakarta – Second Sgt.

Bambang Muryanto and Slamet Susanto, Bantul – Seven of the eight witnesses in the trial of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) members accused of killing four detainees at a penitentia

Bambang Muryanto, Bantul, Yogyakarta – Witnesses in the case of the 12 members of the Army's Special Force (Kopassus) charged with killing four detainees at a Sleman prison were not at

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The IV/Diponegoro Military Command (Kodam) chief spokesman denied on Wednesday an allegation that the military was intimidating journalists and activists monitori

Bambang Muryanto – The People's Coalition for Military Court Monitoring (KRPM) is to report the intimidation of activists monitoring the Cebongan trial to the Indonesian Military (TNI),

The Timor-Leste President Taur Matan Ruak has plans to introduce compulsory military service in the future for young people, but before this he will hold discussions with relevant insti

Jakarta – The People's Coalition for Military Court Monitoring (KRPM) reported the intimidation of journalists covering the Cebongan trial to the press council, asking for an immediate

Slamet Susanto and Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Deputy Law and Human Rights Minister Denny Indrayana called on the public to keep watching the progress of the Cebongan trial.

A soldier standing trial for the summary execution of four detainees at a police detention center in Yogyakarta's Sleman district in March claims that he shot at the victims in self-def

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The families of the four men, who were murdered by members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) at Cebongan Penitentiary in Sleman, Yogyakarta, are dou

Sri Wahyuni and Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Twelve members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) accused of killing four detainees at a Cebongan Penitentiary in Sleman, Yogyakarta,

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Witness and Victims Protection Agency (LPSK) has said that the latest developments in the trials of 12 of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) members

Presidential Regulation (Perpres) 40 of 2013, a new order issued by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to "Build Roads to Faciltate the Expansion of Development in Papua and West Papua

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) fears intimidation of witnesses at the trials of 12 of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) members a

Ina Parlina and Slamet Susanto, Jakarta/Yogyakarta – The first trial in the Cebongan Penitentiary murder case at Yogyakarta Military Court was marred when National Commission on Human R

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) released on Wednesday a report on its inquiry into the execution-style killing of detainees in Cebongan Penit

Ethan Harfenist – The national human rights body has called on judges in the court martial of 12 soldiers charged with the summary execution of four men in police custody to ensure tran

George Roberts, Indonesia – Indonesia's Human Rights Commission is under fire from supporters of 12 soldiers who stormed a prison and executed 4 suspects.

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Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A team of psychologists examining 42 witnesses in the attack that took place in Cebongan Penitentiary, Sleman, Yogyakarta, said 10 witnesses would require

A NGO wants the government to scrap its plan to introduce mandatory military service, which could burden the state budget.

Bambang Muryanto and Yuliasri Perdani, Yogyakarta/Jakarta – The Yogyakarta military prosecutors are keeping the public in the dark on the prison raid by commandos in which four detainee

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – All community elements in Yogyakarta have been told to remain in control during the planned trial of members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus).

AWPA has written to Senator Carr about the possibility of another crackdown by the security forces on rallies called by the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) for the 10 June.

Yeremia Sukoyo – Newly installed Army Chief of Staff Gen.

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – Rights groups are strongly opposed to the proposal for mandatory military service, saying that the plan would compromise the capability of the Indonesian Mil

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Anastasia Winanti Riesardhy – A controversial bill that calls for a mandatory draft has polarized opinion at the House of Representatives.

The secretary of the KNPB – National Committee for West Papua – Ones Suhuniap has said that the governor of Papua, the chief of police and the commander of XVII Cenderawasih Military Co

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro has mooted the idea of a military discipline law to address a recent spate of cases of soldiers involved in criminal cond

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed on Monday Lt. Gen. Moeldoko as the new Army chief of staff to replace Gen.

According to the plan of H.E.

Sabine Siebold & Gareth Jones, Berlin – The German government confirmed on Wednesday the sale of 104 used Leopard 2 tanks and 50 armored personnel carriers by industrial group Rhein

Sabine Siebold, Berlin – The German government has approved the sale to Indonesia of about 100 used Leopard 2 tanks and 50 armored personnel carriers but has put off a decision on a tan

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-066-2013

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George Roberts – Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says his country should strive to have a more powerful military than Australia.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – An activist criticized former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen.

Bagus BT Saragih and Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – A string of criminal acts committed by members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in the first four months of 2013 have raised concerns ov

Biak – The Indonesian Military (TNI) is inviting native Papuan high school graduates to enlist as cadets in the military.

Semarang – The Indonesian Army chief Gen.