Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) want more authority to launch preventive measures against suspected terrorists despite public concerns over po

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – No one can deny that living life as a victim of a terrorist attack, or indeed of wrongful arrest, is heartbreaking, as efforts to heal psychological and hidden phys

Haeril Halim, Jakarta – The family of terrorist suspect Siyono, who died while in custody of the National Police's counterterrorism unit, Densus 88, are now turning to the Corruption Eradication Co

Jakarta – Parents must be involved in developing reading habits in their children in the current fast-paced digital era as populations with a low literacy rate are prone to fanaticism and radicalis

Jakarta – The National Police objected on Wednesday to the plan to increase supervisory measures for its counterterrorism unit, Densus 88, during the ongoing amendment of the Terrorism Law, saying

Nani Afrida – Ayom Panggalih and Nur Syawaluddin were strolling to the mosques in their respective neighborhoods in Surakarta, Central Java, for afternoon prayer when Densus 88 counterterror squad

Jakarta – A panel holding an ethics hearing on the case of two Densus 88 counterterrorism squad members involved in the arrest of terror suspect Siyono has ruled that the agents only breached proce

Jewel Topsfield, Cirebon – It's hard to know for certain what a Muslim saint who was born in 1448 might have looked like, but for a reasonable price you can wear his portrait on a T-shirt.

Under a democratic political system, people's aspirations are supposed to be channeled through government – in Indonesia's case, through the House of Representatives.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – National Police chief Gen.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – The House of Representatives' special committee on the revision of the 2003 Terrorism Law has called for a supervisory mechanism to oversee the extended detention period fo

Erika Anindita Dewi – The Terrorism Law revision must include human rights protection to prevent incidents such as the recent death of terrorism suspect Siyono from reoccurring, House of Representa

Terror suspect Siyono's family continues to receive threats from the police, a defense team for the family has said.

Siyono's wife Suratmi probably did the best thing she could when she asked for help from Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second largest Islamic organization, to figure out why her husband died in the cus

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Marguerite Afra Sapiie – Human rights activists will treat the case of Siyono, an alleged terrorist, who died during interrogation by the National Police's counterterrorism squad Densus 88, as a cr

Elly Burhaini Faizal – It was the saddest day for the family of Siyono, 34, who on March 8 was arrested on suspicion of being a terrorist, who then returned to his hometown, in Pogung, in a coffin

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Stefani Ribka – In view of the potential for human rights abuses by special operations police officers, some have called for the National Police to evaluate the work and o

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – Police officers allegedly gave Rp 100 million ($7,619) to the family of Siyono, an alleged terrorist who died under suspicious circumstances in police custody, the National

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – An alleged terrorist, Siyono, died as a result of a broken rib piercing his heart, an independent autopsy overseen by the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM),

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Islamic outfit, has come to the police's defense over the death of alleged terrorist Siyono, who died in police custody.

Ganug Nugroho Adi – Residents of Klaten regency in Central Java are demanding that the government and National Police reveal the true cause of death of alleged terrorist Siyono amid allegations of

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – The House of Representatives must carefully review the draft amendments of the terrorism law, particularly the regulations related to the arrest of terrorist suspects, an e

Jakarta – At least 121 innocent people accused of being terrorists or involved in terrorist networks have died at the hands of the Detachment 88 Special Anti-Terror Unit (Densus 88) after being det

Jakarta – Indonesia's human rights body has reminded the government and the House of Representatives not to misuse the revision of the Terrorism Law to limit freedom of expression, in relation to a

Jakarta – Poor knowledge about the history of Islam has led the public to adopt fanaticism and misguided beliefs, which then helps to maintain decades-long economic disparities in the country.

Ayomi Amindoni, Jakarta – Newly inaugurated National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) chief Ins. Gen.

Kusumasari Ayuningtyas and Apriadi Gunawan, Klaten, Central Java/Medan – Relatives of an alleged terrorist who died in police custody said on Sunday that they would file a report to the National Co

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Human rights watchdogs have voiced their objections to what they claim as efforts by security authorities to sacrifice civil liberties in the name of national secu

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Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Jakarta's police chief has revealed the key role the Australian embassy bomber played behind bars in masterminding this year's Jakarta terror attacks a

Indonesia's human rights body has demanded lawmakers include the supervision of antiterror squad Densus 88 in the ongoing revision of the Terrorism Law.

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Tama Salim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has officially opened the legislation process for revising the 2003 Terrorism Law to strengthen measures to thwart growing radical

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The National Police have vowed to follow up on reports that five mosques in Jakarta have been used as recruitment centers for the Islamic State (IS) movement.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – House of Representatives Commission III overseeing legal affairs has agreed to increase the budget for the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) to bolster the a

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Research, Technology and Higher Education Ministry has called on university campuses to remain vigilant regarding religious student organizations to thwart any

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Radical Islamic ideology has spread freely on secular university campuses across Indonesia, with students from science and engineering majors more susceptible to i

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government has proposed that a mooted revision of the 2003 Terrorism Law contain a new category for terrorism offences.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – The government and security apparatus, particularly the police, could use groups opposed to the Islamic State (IS) movement to counter IS in Indonesia, but doing so would b

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Indonesians suspected of plotting to carry out an act of terrorism could be detained for up to six months under proposed new laws in response to the Ja

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Indonesia has cracked down on terrorists incarcerated on the notorious penal island of Nusakambangan amid concerns the Jakarta attacks were plotted there behind bars.

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – As Abu Tholut sips on his guava juice, his wispy silver beard brushing against the glass, he mulls the state of global jihad and his not insubstantial role in it.

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – An Indonesian meatball seller who claimed he was lured to join Islamic State in Syria by the promise of a large payment will serve three years behind bars.

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Jakarta – The House of Representatives should reject proposed amendments to Law No.

Erika Anindita, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo asked for the help of Islamic groups on Friday in order to tackle the spread of radical ideology in Indonesia, in the wake of last month's t

Jakarta – Based on the assumption that prisons accommodating convicted terrorists may be fertile ground for radicalization, the government has introduced measures to curb the spread of radical teac

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – More terrorist attacks are likely in Indonesia as local Islamic State groups compete to carry out plots and establish their supremacy, terrorism expert Sidney Jones has w

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Communications and Information Ministry has blocked more radical websites in an attempt to prevent the dissemination of radical ideas that could contribute to terrorism.