Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Journalist Safety Committee has said that the murders of Maratua Siregar and Maraden Sianipar in Labuhan Batu, North Sumatra, suspected to be related to pa

Jakarta – North Sumatra Police say they are on a manhunt for three fugitives who are part of a conspiracy linked to a palm oil company to murder two journalists in Labuhan Batu, a dist

Stanley Widianto and Jessica Damiana, Jakarta – The murder of two Indonesian activists, allegedly ordered by a palm oil businessman, highlights the threats faced by environmentalists,

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – North Sumatra Police have arrested an oil palm plantation owner believed to be the mastermind behind the murder of two journalists-cum-activists, Maraden Siani

An Indonesian palm oil executive has been arrested for allegedly ordering the killing two activist journalists who were mediating a land dispute between his company and local residents

Karana Ww, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Commission IV Deputy Dedi Mulyadi strongly urges the government, in this case, the Environment and Forestry Ministry (KLHK), to guar

Medan, Indonesia – Two men have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of a pair of Indonesian activist journalists who were mediating in a land dispute between a palm oil

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Jakarta – Two journalists who mediated a protracted land dispute between local residents and an oil palm plantation were found dead in Labuhan Batu regency, North Sumatra, their bodies

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA) secretary-general Dewi Kartika was cynical toward President Joko Widodo's constant land certificate distributions.

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Aaron Fernandes – Golfrid Siregar dedicated his life to defending Indonesia's environment and exposing corruption. It's a role that his family fear may have cost him his life.

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – Khairul Bukhari is in mourning.

The death of an Indonesian activist leading a lawsuit to block a Chinese-funded hydroelectric dam has raised "numerous alarm bells" and should be investigated, Human Rights Watch (HRW)

Mei Leandha, Jakarta – Human rights activist and the legal council coordinator for the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), Golfrid Siregar died on Sunday, October 6th, at the

Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) should delay the ratification of the Land Bill at the end of this parliamentary session.

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – Members of Suku Anak Dalam (SAD), grouping remote indigenous communities in Jambi, are marching from their villages to the State Palace to demand that President Jo

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Coordinator of Balinese' Peoples Forum (ForBali) Wayan Gendo Suardana urged state-owned port operator PT Pelindo III to immediately publish the envi

Aulia Zita, Jakarta – Indigenous community of Raja Na Opat living in Sigapiton Village protested the development project of National Tourism Strategic Area (KSPN) of Lake Toba, North S

Paulina Quintao – Rede ba Rai is urging the government to temporarily stop the land registration process being conducted throughout the territory and to establish an independent team t

Jakarta – The construction of a new observation tower near the offices of the South Tangerang administration has apparently irked local residents living nearby.

Jakarta – The Mesuji Police have confiscated a range of weapons, including firearms and sharp objects, from the Register 45 plantation area in Mekar Jaya Abadi, Mesuji, Lampung, follow

Jakarta – Indonesia must pass the new land bill into law to give investors legal certainty and avoid conflict with indigenous communities, experts say.

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Four people died while seven others were injured in a bloody clash in Mesuji, Lampung, the local police said on Thursday.

Jakarta – Squatters living along the banks of the West Flood Canal in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta know that they are not supposed to dwell in the area, but limited options have forced