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.

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

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Heavy downpours around the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta somewhat dampened the jubilation of those attending the centenary celebratio

Rizky Amelia – The House of Representatives is being urged to scrap proposed legislation on mass organizations by civil society groups that fear the law would cripple freedom of express

National – Lawmakers want to require all NGOs receiving money from overseas to submit a financial report to the Home Ministry for auditing.

Jakarta – The country's second largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, wrapped up its annual leadership meeting on Sunday by issuing a recommendation that the organization would leav

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – A bill on mass organizations proposed by the government to replace the current Law No.

Ezra Sihite – Legislators deliberating a bill to regulate mass organizations said over the weekend that foreign nongovernmental organizations would also be subject to the new legislatio

Jakarta – With help from a prominent lawyer who stepped in to negotiate with the Jakarta governor, a building supervisory agency's plan to seal the "private residential" office of Green

Dofa Fasila & Ismira Lutfia – The Jakarta administration's threat to close the Greenpeace office on Monday fizzled after the environmental group asked for more time to move out of i

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Ulma Haryanto – Legal aid activists and supporters showed on Friday their backing for under-fire environmental group Greenpeace, which is being evicted from its office by the Jakarta ad

Elisabeth Oktofani & Dofa Fasila – Environmental group Greenpeace has lashed out at the Jakarta administration's decision to seal off its office for zoning violations, calling the m

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Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Greenpeace Indonesia defended itself on Tuesday from a new round of attacks, as religious groups called for the environmental group to be investigated for all

The Indonesian Bishops Conference has added its voice to those of other religious-based organizations calling for environmental group Greenpeace to be evicted from the country if it is

As the country's largest Islamic organization celebrated its 85th anniversary on Sunday, religious and national leaders vowed to tackle the rising tide of Islamic radicalization and to

Nurdin Hasan, Banda Aceh – The Aceh Jaya district administration has banned four nongovernmental organizations from conducting relief work after the groups were accused of carrying out

Arientha Primanita – The government has completed its revisions to a law that Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi says will detail new arrangements for mass organizations.

Jakarta – On the heels of House Speaker Marzuki Alie's recent comments on the presence of a United Nations body at the House of Representatives, several NGOs urged the government to eva

Indonesia's gaffe-prone speaker of the House of Representatives has done it again, this time suggesting that the United Nations Development Programme should vacate their offices in the

Jakarta – The Public Interest Research and Advocacy Center said Wednesday that a recent study indicated that most aid management bodies lacked accountability.

Jakarta – The splinter group of the Association of Indonesian Farmers (HKTI) filed on Saturday a report to the Jakarta Police against the organization's original group chairman, Prabowo

Amir Tejo & Candra Malik, Surabaya – A congress of the Ansor Youth Movement, which is linked to the country's largest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, on Monday elected a new

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – The importance of electing a new leader for Ansor, the youth wing of the Nahdlatul Ulama, the country's largest Islamic organization, looks set to be overshadowed

Indonesia's government has been accused of clamping down on the most prestigious and well-established NGOs operating in the Papua region following its decision to ban another leading ag

Indonesia's government has been accused of running a campaign to limit global awareness of Papua following its decision to ban another leading international NGO from working there.

The West Papua Advocacy Team says ordinary Papuans stand to lose considerable benefits after another leading NGO was banned from working in Indonesia's easternmost region.

Banyan – Slowly but surely, Papua is emerging as a serious international problem for the otherwise well-liked Indonesian administration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Indonesia still opens its door to NGOs that want to operate in Papua, as long as they benefit the people without involvement in politics and commercial activitie

Made Arya Kencana, Denpasar – In a move surprising no one, Prabowo Subianto was re-appointed chairman of the country's largest agrarian group, following a much-derided selection by accl

The national congress of the Indonesian Farmers Association on Tuesday night reelected incumbent chairman Prabowo Subianto by acclamation for the 2010-15 period.

Armando Siahaan, Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Antara – Long forgotten as a political vehicle until it resurfaced behind Prabowo Sugianto in his failed bid for the presidency last year

Made Arya Kencana, Denpasar – The usually sedate national congress of the Indonesian Farmers Association has suddenly become a who's who of political heavyweights thanks to a string of

One of the daughters of deceased dictator Suharto, Siti Hediati Hariyadi, says she is running for the leadership of the Association of Indonesian Farmers to help her realize her father'

A human rights activist claims the beating of a West Papuan political prisoner in Jayapura underlines the need for Indonesia to re-allow access to the region for the International Commi

Australia's government has sent a quiet signal to Indonesia about mounting concern over human rights conditions in Indonesia's restive Papua region The Rudd government – facing accusati

Ismira Lutfia & Putri Prameshwari – The Indonesian government on Friday reiterated its position that the International Committee of the Red Cross would not be allowed to open an off

The Australian upper house has supported a motion to urge for the International Red Cross to be granted full access to Indonesia's restive Papua province.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – The widespread raising of the outlawed separatist Bintang Kejora flag in Papua, even during Monday's Independence Day celebrations, was branded as a form

Erwida Maulia – Indonesian Military Chief Gen.

Lincoln Tan – A West Papuan activist is leading protests in Auckland to ban imports of kwila, an endangered tropical hardwood used in decking and outdoor furniture.

Sunanda Creagh, Jakarta – Indonesia has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to leave the politically sensitive Papua region after its officials visited separatis

Sydney – The Australia West Papua Association, Sydney, has asked Australia's Foreign minister Stephen Smith to raise what it says is the continuing deteriorating situation in West Papua

Jakarta – While the number of non-governmental organizations has increased sharply since the collapse of the New Order, some question whether their professionalism has kept pace.

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso said Monday he was happy to meet with police to find a way to disband groups that justified acts of aggression with religion or ethnicity.

Muhammad Nafik and ID Nugroho, Malang – In a foregone conclusion, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) secretary-general Din Syamsuddin was officially declared the new chairman of Muhamma

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – A government decision to restrict the presence of international aid agencies in Aceh would force them to abandon their unfinished work in the province