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Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed Government Regulation No.59/2016 to regulate mass organizations founded by foreigners.

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Haeril Halim and Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Amid concerns about rising sectarianism that threatens the nation's commitment to pluralism, the government has said it may revise the 2013 Mass O

Pekanbaru – Hundreds of police and Army personnel conducted sweeps on Monday against South and West Sulawesi delegates of the 29th Indonesian Islamic Students Association (HMI) in Pekan

Pekanbaru – Scores of students from the Makassar chapter of the Association of Islamic Students (HMI) burned used tires and blocked off Jl.

Ahmad Junaidi, Jombang, East Java – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Islamic organization, ended its 33rd muktamar (national congress) in Jombang, East Java, on Thursday, appointing seni

Haeril Halim and Andi Hajramurni, Jakarta – Despite Muhammadiyah's firm stance on protecting beleaguered religious minorities in the country, an internal discussion during the fourth day of the sec

Haeril Halim, Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – A calm and laid-back plenary session at the Muhammadiyah muktamar (national congress) in Makassar, South Sulawesi, endorsed on Thursday sociology professor

Haeril Halim and Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – The muktamar (national congress)of Muhammadiyah, the country's second largest Muslim organization, chose 13 new members for its leadership board for the

Ahmad Junaidi, Jombang, East Java – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Islamic organization, will likely be divided into two factions after noted cleric Mustofa "Gus Mus" Bisri was chosen

Ahmad Junaidi, Jombang, East Java – Hundreds of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) youth gathered on Sunday on the sidelines of the country's largest Islamic organization's 33rd muktamar (national congress) to p

Ahmad Junaidi, Jombang, East Java – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo opened on Saturday the 33rd national congress, or muktamar, of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Islamic organizatio

Haeril Halim/Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – The country's second-largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, held a plenary session on Saturday in Makassar, South Sulawesi, to select a short list of 39

Jakarta – More than 120 representatives of Asian civil society organizations gathered for a three-day conference in Jakarta in support of the role of regional CSOs.

The NGO law is a throwback to the repressive Suharto era by subjecting the activities of civil society groups to excessive and unpredictable government control.

The Parliament's passage of the civil organizations law (RUU Organisasi Kemasyarakatan or Ormas Law) on Tuesday 2 July 2013 represents the third significant step backwards for Indonesia

Bangkok – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) deplored the passage of the Bill on Societal Organizations (Ormas Bill), which it says does not comply with inter

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Batam – Scores of workers from the Indonesian Metal Trade Workers Federation (FSPMI) in Batam, Riau Islands, held a demonstration at the Batam Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) b

Siti Aisyah, Jakarta – Around 600 people from various labour organisations held an action opposing the Draft Law on Mass Organisations (RUU Ormas) on Tuesday July 2.

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives were finally able to reach compromise on the Mass Organization Bill on Tuesday, as the country's largest union vowed to appeal the controversia

F-5/YUD, Jakarta – Hundreds of workers held a sweeping action in the Pulogadung Industrial Zone in East Jakarta on Tuesday July 2.

Putra Prima Perdana, Bandung – Voices of protest against the Draft Law on Mass Organisations (RUU Ormas) have again been taken up by students.

Jakarta – Antigraft activists are urging the House of Representatives to not pass the mass organizations bill into law as it would limit people's freedom of of expression.

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Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment, or Walhi, objects to the House of Representative's plan to ratify the mass organization bill since it would threaten the freedom of t

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & SP/Carlos Paath – The House of Representatives decided to postpone the passage of the highly-debated mass organizations bill on Tuesday after several poli

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The House of Representatives is expected to pass the draft revision to the 1985 Mass Organizations Law next week, as all factions in the House have reportedly reached compromise on seve

Novi Lumanauw & Ezra Sihite – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has embraced foreign nongovernmental organizations as valuable partners in the development process, in a marked brea

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Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Bowing to public pressure, the House of Representatives finally halted the deliberation of the controversial mass organizations bill on Thursday.

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – Lawmakers plan to bring a bill on mass organizations before a plenary session this week, despite concerns from Muslim and human rights groups.

Yeremia Sukoyo – Criticism continues to pour in against a controversial bill that would tighten the regulation of mass organizations, ahead of its expected passage this week by the Hous

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Hundreds of activists from various mass organizations gathered at the House of Representatives on Tuesday to protest the controversial mass organizations bill, which is slated to be pas

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A group of United Nations independent experts has warned that Indonesia's bill on mass organizations threatens to curtail rights to freedom of association, expression and religion.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – A special committee of the House of Representatives said they would prefer to justify Indonesia's bill on mass organizations according to the 1945 Constitutio

Zakir Hussain – The world's largest Muslim organization, with some 40 million followers, marked its 87th anniversary with a musical ensemble and a wayang performance featuring a Javanes

The Council of Minsters has decided to maintain the ban on martial arts groups after it decided they could cause conflict for another year.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Mahfud MD has been elected the next chief of one of the nation's most influential Muslim organizations, boosting his credibility as one of the strongest pote