Nick Baker – Refugees in Indonesia who claim to be the "forgotten" victims of Australia's border protection policies held protests around the Southeast Asian nation on Tuesday.

Jakarta (Antara) – Refugees temporarily accommodated at a former building of the West Jakarta military command (Kodim) in Kalideres took part in several games to commemorate the 74th a

Adi Ahdiat, Jakarta – The Nduga Regency Humanitarian Team has again called on the government to withdraw Indonesian military (TNI) and police from Nduga regency in Papua because the mi

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The endless flow of refugees and asylum seekers into Indonesia and other countries around the world in the past few years has strained the resources of the United

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia are at risk of being used as a front for human trafficking syndicates, the Immigration Office said on Tuesday.

Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge – After eight months of the armed conflict between Indonesian security forces and West Papuan pro-independence fighters in Papua's central highlands,

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Asylum seekers living in the former building of the West Jakarta Military Command (Kodim) in Daan Mogot, Kalideres, are now depending on the public help

Yudha Baskoro – Around 50 refugees and asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and Pakistan, most of whom were single with no family of their own, protested in front of the UN Refu

An aid group in Indonesia's West Papua has reported 182 civilians have died fleeing violence in the highlands.

Jakarta – Nduga Regent Yairus Gwijangge has asked for help from House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo to covey to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo that he wants the imm

Jakarta – Hundreds of refugees living in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands, staged a rally in front of the local office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday, deman

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Volunteers grouped under the Nduga Solidarity Civil Society Coalition reported in a statement on Thursday the deaths of 182 civilians who were taking refuge

Victor Mambor, Gisela Swaragita and Ardila Syakriah, Jayapura and Jakarta – Despite government efforts to distribute aid for civilians who escaped armed conflict in Nduga regency, Papu

Jakarta – The Jakarta Social Affairs Agency will soon stop logistical aid to refugees from the Middle East currently housed at the former building of the West Jakarta military command

Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – A group of about 100 migrants protested in front of the offices of the United Nations Refugee Agency in Central Jakarta on Monday.

Bayu Marhaenjati & Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Thousands of refugees and asylum seekers in Jakarta will be able to breathe easier this week after the government, private compan

Primus Dorimulu, Jakarta – Bambang Soesatyo, the speaker of the House of Representatives, has reminded Australia not to avoid the responsibility of accepting refugees currently transit

Benny Mawel, Jayapura – A church group in Papua has called on the Indonesian government to actively seek an end to clashes between the military and rebel groups in Papua that have disp

Ilham – Despite having dealt with transiting refugees for nearly 45 years, Indonesia is still unable to properly address the problem.

Indonesia's government has distributed aid to West Papuans displaced by violence in the Central Highlands.

Dina Fitri Anisa & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – James Riady, founder and chairman of Pelita Harapan University, expressed concern over asylum seekers' access to education and health care

An aid group says at least 139 people have died in displacement camps in the highlands of West Papua.

Jakarta – Thousands of people in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua have been displaced by fighting between soldiers and separatists, and at least 139 of them have died from mal

Mohammad Baqir Bayani & Tamara Gondo – Last week the plight of refugees in Indonesia came to the forefront in Jakarta, as hundreds of refugees camped outside the United Nations Hig

M Yusuf Manurung, Jakarta – Social Affairs Ministry's Director General of social security and protection, Harry Hikmat, pressed the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR

After spending weeks living on the streets in front of the offices of the United Nations High Council in Jakarta, a group consisting of around 300 refugees were finally removed from th

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – The government and the Jakarta capital administration plan to provide help to the asylum seekers currently dwelling in on the sidewalks of Kebon Sirih Road

Yudha Baskoro, Jakarta – The narrow sidewalks of Jalan Kebon Sirih in Central Jakarta are now occupied by refugees and asylum seekers who were kicked out of their tents near the immigr

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The United Nations Refugee Agency, or the UNHCR, will work together with the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Justice and Human Rights Ministry to find a way out

Jakarta – Asylum seekers from several war-torn countries are camped out on the sidewalks of Jl.

Papua, Jubi – About 250 West Papuans have been served notices of eviction to leave their settlement in Port Moresby, reports The National.

Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge – Just like any 12-year-old boy, Daniel appeared happy and carefree as he played soccer with his friends in the churchyard of Kingmi Weneroma.

There are an estimated 14,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Indonesia.

Yudha Baskoro – A tiny alley just around the corner from the United Nations' refugee agency, the UNHCR, on Jalan Kebon Sirih in Central Jakarta, has become a home in transit for a grou

Volunteer education services continue for West Papuan children displaced by ongoing conflict in the Highlands.

A human rights group has reported that tens of thousands of people in Indonesia's Papua province have been displaced by conflict.

Ian Morse, Makassar, Indonesia – Earlier this month Sajad Jacob, an asylum seeker from Afghanistan who had been living in an Indonesian detention centre for nearly two decades, died in

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – "I don't think it will be like before," 21-year-old Hussain Badavi says, as he contemplates the idea of taking a boat to Australia – something the young Iranian re

Jack Board, Bireuen, Indonesia – For one of the world's most persecuted minorities, in the midst of their struggle, there was always one place they were welcomed.

Junior Ukaha – West Papuan refugees seeking to live in Papua New Guinea have not come to look for land or home but were forced out of their country, according to John Lanta.

Sheany, Jakarta – Unresolved conflicts result in increasing violence and persecution, which force millions of people to flee their homes in search for safety.

Krithika Varagur, Bireuen – The 79 Rohingya refugees who set off on a boat from Myanmar's Rakhine state last month were terrified when they were intercepted and redirected by Thailand's

Kate Lamb and Ben Doherty – It has been 58 days.

Banda Aceh – Five Rohingya stranded at sea for almost three weeks have been rescued by Indonesian fishermen but several others died during the harrowing ordeal, officials said Friday, w

Jakarta – The recent clash between Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel and a local armed group at the Sinai Opitawak Church in Tembagapura, Papua, has forced hundreds of villagers into

Niniek Karmini and Stephen Wright, Jakarta, Indonesia – A commander of rebels in Indonesia's easternmost Papua region said Tuesday that as many as 100 villagers have taken shelter with

Siktus Harson, Kupang – For nearly two decades, life has never been a celebration for Maria Pereira.

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Refugees in Indonesia are being told the devastating news that most will never be resettled in Australia or any other country.

Jakarta – Thousands of Muslims protested outside the Myanmar embassy in Central Jakarta on Wednesday demanding an end to violence against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority.

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – Islamic groups behind the mass anti-blasphemy protests that rocked Jakarta last year are planning a "solidarity action" near Borobudur – the world's large