Yuliawati, Jakarta – Scores of police have blocked Papuan student in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta who planned to hold a demonstration today.

Badriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesian military (TNI) chief General Gatot Nurmantyo was relaxed in response to news that there is a West Papua people's petition seeking to separate West Papua from the Un

Jakarta – University of Indonesia lecturer Ade Armando has been named a suspect for allegedly violating the Electronic Information and Transactions Law.

Jakarta – Chief Security Minister Wiranto has expressed certainty that the current administration will not become an authoritarian regime.

Jakarta – Indonesian Chief Minister of Security, Political and Legal affairs Wiranto called upon the public here on Monday not to hold frequent public demonstrations.

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Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The National Police have added more charges to the dossier of Bambang Tri Mulyono, the author of a book titled "Jokowi Undercover", who is now under investigation

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Jakarta – Police have arrested Bambang Tri Mulyono, the author of a book titled "Jokowi Undercover". Bambang has been accused of spreading hatred against President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

Jakarta – Police arrested a man named Jamil Adil, 47, on Thursday morning for allegedly defacing a wall under the Kebon Baru toll road in North Jakarta with profane words directed at President Joko

Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – Not everyone is happy with the design of the new banknotes recently released by Bank Indonesia.

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Indonesia breached the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) that was ratified in 2005 by keeping its blasp

Fadli, Batam – Batam Police have arrested a 30-year old man on blasphemy charges over a Facebook post.

Just five months before Indonesia is set to host UNESCO's 2017 celebration of World Press Freedom Day, its government still has not met a regional human rights watchdog's demands to address press f

Jakarta – The National Police confirmed on Thursday that its general crime directorate (Bareskrim) had summonsed comedian-turned National Mandate Party (PAN) politician Eko Hendro Purnomo for quest

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.

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

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – Lawyers for protesters attending a West Papua liberation rally in Jakarta on Thursday have accused police officers of beating their clients after a clash broke out betwe

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government plans to intensify online monitoring to prevent offline conflicts, many of which have been triggered by incendiary comments on social media.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Fierce debate is arising on social media after the revised Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law took effect on Monday, a month after the House of Representatives

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Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak – This is what we see on television today: A stream of blurred images, whether it is the bare flesh of a woman, a lit cigarette between fingers, the weapon of a police offic

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – With the rise of social media, insulting the government for its flaws, or just for fun, has become easier than ever.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government says it will intensify its crackdown on websites accused of spreading hatred based on issues of ethnicity, religion and race (SARA) after receiving

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The newly revised Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law has once again shown its draconian nature in inhibiting the right to freedom of expression afte

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – The government says the "right to be forgotten" clause in the new Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law will be upheld, although critics say the country lack

Jakarta – The newly revised Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law could limit people's rights to freedom of expression because many provisions in the law expanded the government's role

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has finally passed into law the controversial amendments of the 2008 Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law, regarded by many as a th

Jakarta – An article in the newly revised Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law, which establishes a right for electronic information deemed no longer relevant to be deleted, will poten

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The House of Representatives and the government have agreed to include the controversial "right to be forgotten" provision in the amendment of the much-criticized 2

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Amid the clamor of the Jakarta gubernatorial election, a draconian cyber law that has seen hundreds of netizens imprisoned looks set to be passed once again followi

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Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – The use of the internet is becoming ever more omnipresent and unavoidable in the country.

Jakarta – Police seized copies of the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels at a book fair held at the Jakarta Convention Center on Saturday and questioned four people involved in t

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

Thousands of Papuans rallying yesterday across Indonesia were reportedly dispersed by police and at least 75 were arrested.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia is internationally recognized as the world's third-largest democracy after India and the US.

Jakarta – On Wednesday September 14 the Social Movement for Democracy (GEMA Demokrasi) called on Facebook to take responsibility for revisions to the 2008 Electronic Information and Transactions (U

Jakarta – A controversial poet who criticized a book on influential literary figures in Indonesia was sentenced to five months in jail on Thursday after a Jakarta district court found him guilty of

Jakarta – The House of Representatives is set to pass the revision of the controversial 2008 Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law by the end of this month despite mounting criticism fr

Jakarta – The jury for the Suardi Tasrif Award for freedom of expression on Friday night bestowed the prize on two groups that have fought stigma and the legacy of a dark past.

Hans Nicholas Jong & Liza Yosephine, Jakarta – A group of LGBTIQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning) advocates was bestowed with the Suardi Tasrif Award, given to th

Jakarta – Following uproar on social media on Friday, a painting entitled #The Indonesia Idea (.ID) by Galam Zulkifli at the new Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport has been taken do

Jakarta – With the public standing behind it in opposition to the possible prosecution of its leader for defamation, the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has pushed

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Haeril Halim, Jakarta – "If we can't express our opinions in social media, then where?

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Jakarta – Human rights activist Haris Azhar has questioned the move by the National Police, the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) to report him on allegations of def

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – One of Indonesia's most prominent human rights activists has cancelled a trip to Australia because he has to fight a criminal defamation suit after he alleged the militar

Jakarta – Academics from Indonesian universities have voiced their support for Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) coordinator Haris Azhar in a case of alleged defamati