Jakarta – An Indonesian atheist was lawfully jailed for two-and-a-half years after being accused of blaspheming Islam, the Supreme Court decided in a ruling posted on its website on Tue

The 1st July is a very important day in the West Papuan struggle for self-determination and independence. On 1st of July in 1971, West Papuan leaders Brig. Gen.

The Free West Papua Campaign says Dutch New Guinea veterans are angry they have been stopped from carrying the West Papuan Morning Star flag during a a march this week in The Hague.

A Joint Oral Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Center (ALRC), Franciscans International (FI), International Coalition for Papua (ICP), Tapol, Vivat International, West Papua Netz

Jakarta – The Gerindra Party says presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto will guarantee the freedom of the press in Indonesia, and is convinced that under his leadership, there would b

Yunantyo Adi S – Tan Malaka, a deceased former leader of the Indonesian Communist Party, was declared a national hero in 1963.

From KNPB and West Papua Media sources in Jayapura – A cultural parade organised by university students in Jayapura was blockaded and then dispersed with force by Indonesian police on F

Jakarta – The apparent controversy surrounding a book on independence fighter and former communist party member Tan Malaka grew on Monday after protesters in Central Java attempted to s

Surya Didik Mashudi, Kediri – A "Tan Malaka" book dissertation in Surabaya was closed down by protesters from the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI).

Jakarta – Surabaya police refused to issue a permit for a book discussion on independence fighter Tan Malaka after Islamic groups, including the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), rallied i

Edwin Fajerial, Surabaya – A book discussion on Tan Malaka that was due to be held at the C-20 Library on Number 20 Jl.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – A popular Indonesian blogger and minor Twitter celebrity has been sentenced to one year of probation over libelous tweets ai

Jakarta – Alexander Aan, who was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison in 2012 for publicly declaring himself an atheist on Facebook, was released from prison on Jan. 27.

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – Watchdog groups have urged the government to immediately review the 2008 Information and Electronic Transactions (ITE) Law, saying the current regulation could

Students of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) no longer have to hide atheism or other state-unrecognized religions as the university has finally lifted the ban.

Bagus BT Saragih, Nusa Dua, Bali – Students in Bali from the restive province of Papua have become the targets of raids by security forces that could view them as threats to Indonesia's

The trial of Benny Handoko who is known on popular microblogging site Twitter for his critical opinions, began on Monday, he is accused of defamation of former member of the House of Re

Jakarta – The Communications and Information Ministry has decided to revise the libel articles in the 2008 Information and Electronic Transactions (ITE) Law to make it less severe on th

Jakarta – Support for a blogger student who was expelled from Dian Nuswantoro University for criticizing campus management has grown with dozens of students from several campus publicat

Jayapura – Dozens of people taking part in peaceful actions organised by the KNPB to mark International Democracy Day were forced to retreat by the security forces who sprayed them with

A journalist in Indonesia's Papua province says yesterday's student rally was forcibly broken up by police who are currently searching for the organiser.

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Brooke Baskin – A Melbourne pensioner charged with planning to travel to West Papua as a mercenary fighting against the Indonesian government had his matter briefly heard in the Brisban

Well over 1000 people engaged in a colourful and vibrant demonstration calling for West Papuan independence on Manokwari on January 17, despite Indonesian police banning the march and t

Jakarta – Muhammad Fajriska Mirza may become the first person in Indonesia imprisoned for making statements on Twitter.

Indonesia's state ideology of Pancasila has come under scathing criticism for enabling a culture of repression against atheists, with an international rights organization citing a case

Jakarta – A law think tank wants to protect freedom of speech by scrapping articles in several laws that provide prison terms for defamation.

Farouk Arnaz – A pastor was found dead on a street in Merauke, Papua, on Thursday morning with a gunshot wound to her head.

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The Australian Greens have expressed serious concern about reports of further violence in West Papua.

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Padang – Alexander Aan, 31, a South Sumatra civil servant who was sentenced to two years and six months' imprisonment for defaming Islam after declaring himself an

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has urged the government to take concrete actions to stem the burgeoning support for the separatist movement in Papua.

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Ezra Sihite – The Supreme Court on Monday overruled a defamation verdict handed down to Prita Mulyasari over an e-mail that was originally deemed a violation of the Law on Electronic In

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Police have been reported to the Indonesian Ombudsman (ORI) for their slow handling of the attack by a Muslim organization against Canadian

Jakarta – Human rights groups have called for the release of Shiite cleric Tajul Muluk who was sentenced to two years for blasphemy against Islam.

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court chief Mahfud MD said on Sunday that no one could be punished for being an atheist or communist, reaffirming his controversial statement on Indonesia's

Indra Harsaputra, Sampang – Shiite cleric Tajul Muluk described his two-year prison sentence as a politically engineered verdict aimed at alienating Shia Muslims after he was sentenced

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Amir Tejo, Surabaya – Lawyers for a Shiite cleric standing trial for blasphemy in Sampang, East Java, have highlighted glaring irregularities in the trial, one day before the verdict is

An Indonesian court sentenced a Shiite cleric Thursday to two years in prison for blasphemy, saying his teachings deviated from mainstream Islam and had caused "public anxiety."

Ulma Haryanto – The Sampang prosecutors office in East Java on Wednesday demanded a four-year prison term for a local leader of the Shiite branch of Islam, on charges of blasphemy.

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Jakarta – In what critics have condemned as a precedent that may harm free speech and individual liberty, a court in West Sumatra sentenced on Thursday Alexander A

Amnesty International has called for the immediate and unconditional release of an Indonesian man detained for professing atheism, calling his imprisonment a serious setback for freedom

An Indonesian man arrested after writing "God doesn't exist" on his Facebook page was jailed for 30 months Thursday for sharing explicit material about the Prophet Mohammed online.

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, Padang – Alexander Aan, 32, a Minang civil servant who was arrested for blasphemy after he declared himself an atheist on a social media website, was sentenced to

Febriamy Hutapea – Human rights activists have called for a court to acquit a civil servant who faces up to three and a half years in prison for admitting to being an atheist.

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Human Rights Council
Twentieth session
Agenda Item 3
Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Police have been urged to be serious in dealing with the forced abandonment of the recent discussion forum, allegedly marred by acts of vio

Jakarta – Even though the Constitution guarantees freedom of expression, the nation needs tougher regulations to deal with religious hate speech that might lead to violence, rights acti

Arientha Primanita – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto said on Monday that he would pray for Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) chief Rizieq Shiha