Khoirul Amin, Jakarta – Forestry companies have raised concerns over a new ministerial regulation that requires them to allocate at least 20 percent of their existing concession areas to local peop

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – To deal with rampant land disputes involving indigenous communities, the government has unveiled a plan to allocate at least 20 percent of current concession areas ope

Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta/Bogor – The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has called on the government to clean up its land certification system, the source of numerous disruptive land disputes and tenure issu

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Alison Moodie – In late February, a young Indonesian farmer named Indra Pelani showed up at a checkpoint manned by security guards for Asia Pulp and Paper, a Chinese-Indonesian company, in central

Kennial Caroline Laia, Malinau, North Kalimantan – The recent death of a farmer in Sumatra's Jambi province has highlighted the need to address land conflicts often interwoven with rampant deforest

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – Environmental group Greenpeace has suspended cooperation with giant Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) as police are trying to prevent further violence after a farmer was allegedly beat

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has urged the North Sumatra provincial administration and police to get involved and uphold the rights of members of th

Estevao Nuno – Member of Parliament Eladio Faculto has criticized the government for using force to move on fish and coconut vendors at the Lecidere beachfront.

Estevao Nuno – Squatters living in the former Comoro market will be evicted to establish new National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) dormitories.

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Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Five hundred farmers from four subdistricts in Kulon Progo regency, Yogyakarta, staged a rally at the Kepatihan gubernatorial office complex in Yogyakarta

Jakarta – Indigenous peoples across Indonesia have high hopes that the new government will award them the management of customary forests.

Hasyim Widhiarto and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Medan, North Sumatra – Speaking in her native Batak language, Opung Putra Lumbangaol quickly stole the attention of hundreds of people atte

Makassar – Attempts by the Makassar District Court to settle a land dispute in an area consisting of 46 households on Jl.

Ansyor Idrus, Palembang – Scores of farmers and activists convened at Palembang District Court on Thursday and demanded the release of six of their colleagues charged with damaging fore

Jakarta – The Indigenous People's Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) said on Wednesday that president-elect Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his deputy Jusuf Kalla must keep their promise to pr

PT Sumber Air Mas Pratama, Jakarta – Hundreds of farmers in Karawang, West Java, who lost their land to PT Sumber Air Mas Pratama (SAMP) urged the National Police and the Corruption Era

Camelia Pasandaran, Jakarta – Ten people were injured on Wednesday in a clash between hundreds of farmers and thousands of police officers south of Jakarta over a land dispute between f

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The Indonesian Air Force (TNI- AU) said that their officers were not responsible for the shooting and injuring of five civilians in Palembang, South Sumatra,

Jakarta – Hundreds of women and children fled their homes when two officers from the police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) fired shots on Tuesday in Sukmajaya, Depok, in an attempt to drive

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – Environmental activists in Aceh slammed the prosecution for seeking what they view as lenient punishment for the director of a palm oil company who is accused

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The alliance between the state and corporations was the main contributor to human rights violations during agrarian or natural resource conflicts throug

Jakarta – The Indigenous People's Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) has called for the immediate ratification of the indigenous people's rights acknowledgment and protection bill, so t

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Mataram – At least 120 farmers from three villages in Central Lombok regency staged a rally in front of the West Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial office on Wednesday, demanding payment for l

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – While thousands of people throughout the country have had to flee their homes to escape flooding, the Suku Anak Dalam (SAD) indigenous people in Jambi have been for

Nurfika Osman, Jakarta – An alliance of the country's indigenous communities called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to revoke a 2013 decree by the forestry minister that obliged i

Bandung – The Bandung District Court sentenced on Tuesday two board members of the Indramayu United Farmers (STI) to one-and-a-half years in prison each for instigating a riot after a d

Syamsul Huda M.Suhari, Manado – Fishermen in Manado, North Sulawesi, have called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to immediately stop land reclamation to develop a commercial distr

Apriadi Gunawan, Samosir – Millions of hectares of customary territories in Indonesia reportedly have yet to be mapped, which could potentially spark open conflicts among communities, d

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Traffic along the Cikampek toll road was disrupted for three hours on Thursday when some 300 farmers staged a rally at the 44 kilometer point, West Telukjambe distr

Prodita Sabarini – Rahmat Sulaiman, information and documentation manager with the Community Mapping Network (JKPP), sat facing his laptop at his office in Bogor.

On May 16, the Constitutional Court issued a ruling favoring the country's indigenous peoples.

Prodita Sabarini – The government is signaling the possible restitution of customary forests to indigenous communities after the Constitutional Court annulled the government's ownership

Prodita Sabarini, Jakarta – Indigenous communities will be erecting placards in their customary forests, stating that they do not belong to the state, following the Constitutional Court

Jakarta – A group of indigenous people said the government should apologize for neglecting their rights following the Constitutional Court ruling last month that annulled the government

Camelia Pasandaran – In a landmark decision for indigenous rights, the Constitutional Court decided on Thursday to make null and void the government's ownership of customary forest area

Oyos Saroso HN, Bandarlampung – The Lampung Police arrested Silaturahmi Forum (Forsil) leader Edi Cokro Prayitno on Monday after a meeting to resolve conflict between Forsil and PT Cent

Farouk Arnaz – At least 15 officers were injured and seven villagers were shot in clash at the Barumun Tengah Police station in North Sumatra on Saturday morning, in what police officer

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Humbang Hasundutan Police on Tuesday detained 31 people involved in vandalism during a clash with PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL) security guards in an incense f

Ansyor Idrus, Palembang – Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) South Sumatra director Anwar Sadat is suing South Sumatra Police chief Insp.

Jakarta – Members of the Dayak community are seeking protection from the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) over a land dispute with several coal-mining companies.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court upheld on Wednesday the 2011 Land Acquisition Law, which is seen as crucial to removing hurdles that have long impeded key infrastructure

The House of Representatives is pushing for an amendment to the 43-year-old Agrarian Law, saying that the regulation is no longer relevant and has paved the way for numerous civilian co

Hayley Davis – Academics have called on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to resolve agrarian conflicts and prevent indigenous land rights being compromised by upcoming elections.

More than 7,000 people have signed an online petition demanding the National Police Chief and South Sumatra Police release an activist arrested during a protest rally held by farmers an

Twenty three farmers and three activists of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) have been arrested in connection with violent protests in Palembang, South Sumatra, police c

Oyos Saroso H.N., Bandarlampung – After taking 18 days to walk the 500-kilometer distance from Jambi to Lampung, dozens of farmers who were on their way to convey their aspirations to P

Oyos Saroso H.N, Bandar Lampung – An increasing number of illegal occupants at the Register 45 area in Mesuji regency, Lampung, is hindering work to resolve the violent agrarian conflic