Terrorism in Indonesia has been reduced to "low-tech, low-competence, low-casualty attacks" by weakened groups – but could shift up to a more deadly threat if Indonesians fighting in Sy

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The Indonesian prison system is a fertile recruiting ground for terrorist organizations to find new recruits, a former jihadist said on Wednesday.

Washington – The US Treasury on Wednesday placed sanctions on two Indonesian men it said were closely involved with two radical Islamist groups behind attacks and bombings over more tha

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) will have a greater role in domestic security following the signing of an agreement with the nation's counterterrorism agency,

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) should be given a greater role in the war against terror to back up the National Police's Densus 88 counterterrorism squad, a top official says.

Indra Wijaya, Jakarta – Commandant General of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) Major General Agus Sutomo said he was formulating several formats for the planned armed forces (TNI)'s

Jakarta – Three wives of imprisoned terror suspects filed a report on Friday with the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) claiming they were sexually harassed by police whi

Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia's elite anti-terrorism squad arrested eight more suspected militants, including a former convicted terrorist, in connection with a plot to bomb the Burma

David Wroe and Paddy Doulman – Indonesia still faces significant terrorism threats despite the dismantling of major Jihadist networks after the Bali bombings, a top expert says.

Farouk Arnaz – Anti-terrorism police arrested a member of the hard-line Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) on Sunday in connection with last week's fatal shooting of two police officers in B

Bayu Marhaenjati – Two fuel bombs were hurled into the backyard of St. Fransiskus Assisi Catholic private high school in Tebet, South Jakarta, at around 1:00 a.m.

Two terror suspects arrested and later released by the Densus 88 Counterterrorism Unit last month are known to be members of Muhammadiyah, the second largest Muslim organization in the

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Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said the perpetrators of Sunday's bombing of Ekayana Buddhist Vihara in West Jakarta did not respect the sanctity of the Muslim holy

Jakarta – A bomb exploded inside the Ekayana Buddhist Vihara in West Jakarta late on Sunday, injuring three people and destroying some parts of the site, which was established in 1995 t

Jakarta – Terror fugitive Santoso's recent video, posted on YouTube on Sunday, illustrates the contemporary methods used by terrorist cells to employ cyberspace – and social networking

Jakarta – National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) commissioner Siane Indrani spoke on Monday of the shooting chronology of an alleged terrorist in Poso regency, Central Sulawes

Peter Lloyd – An elite counter-terrorist police unit in Indonesia has been accused of carrying out a mass killing in a village in the disputed Papua province.

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The National Police's Densus 88 counterterrorism unit arrested Nu'aim Ba'asyir, nephew of firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, for allegedly supplying weapon

Oyos Saroso H.N., Jakarta/Bandar Lampung – The arrest of more than a dozen terror suspects in a series of raids conducted by the National Police's antiterror squad, Densus 88, in four p

Adi Marsiela, Bandung, Indonesia – Indonesia's elite anti-terrorism unit went on a busy 24-hour spree to root out suspected Islamic militants, killing seven and arresting six others in

Michael Bachelard – Islamic terrorists in Indonesia have a new target after militant godfather Abu Bakar Bashir threatened holy war against the Buddhists of Myanmar.

Bayu Marhaenjati & AFP – Hundreds of members of radical Islamic groups on Friday called for "jihad in Myanmar" during rallies in front of the Myanmar embassy in Menteng, Jakarta, to

Angela Dewan – The elite police unit on the front line of Indonesia's lauded terrorism clampdown faces fresh allegations of torture and unlawful killings, raising concerns it is fueling

The Central Jakarta District Court on Thursday jailed two men who were involved in several shootings in the Aceh province in the lead-up to the April 2012 gubernatorial elections.

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has verified as genuine a video depicting officers from a police counterterrorism squad allegedly using

Yeremia Sukoyo – The National Police's counterterrorism unit, Densus 88, should not use its success in fighting terrorism as justification to violate human rights, a rights activist say

Ruslan Sangadji, Palu – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has begun analyzing a video of the alleged violence committed by authorities against terror convicts in Poso

Farouk Arnaz/AFP – The Central Sulawesi Police have detained five of its members over the alleged torture of militants after a video posted on YouTube showed a suspect being shot and ot

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Ezra Sihite – Despite mounting criticism against the National Police's counterterrorism unit, Densus 88, calls to disband the body are excessive and unnecessary, a minister said on Tues

Jakarta – The National Police are examining the allegation that some of their members have been involved in human rights abuses when handling suspected terrorists in Central Sulawesi.

Yeremia Sukoyo – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) on Sunday warned of fresh violence in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso and Maluku after the publication of a YouTu

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Lawmakers from House of Representatives Commission III are planning a working committee to monitor the performance of the National Polices counterterrorism unit, Densus 88.

Jakarta – Muslim groups have called on the National Police to dissolve the country's anti-terror squad (Densus 88) in the wake of allegations it has tortured, wrongfully arrested or kil

Jakarta – Following allegations of human rights violations, the House of Representatives announced plans on Friday to strengthen supervision over counterterrorism operations carried out

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Indonesia tightened its grip on financial transactions on Tuesday as the nation introduced its first law aimed at choking off funding for radical organization

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Palu, Central Sulawesi – The chief of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT), Ansyaad Mbai, said terrorists were seeking to break the military-police unity to weaken the power of

Zubaidah Nazeer – Some Muslim women in Indonesia are stepping up to a more active role in radicalism as the country's terror cells regroup, with analysts warning the authorities to stre

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Ed McWilliams – In a December 5, 2012 lecture at Stanford University's International Policy Studies program (revised January 22, 2

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Tolikara Legislative Council member Husia Yosia Karoba was beaten to death by a mob at a polling station as Papuans elected a governor on Tuesday.

Chris Brummitt and Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – Indonesia's US-funded police anti-terror squad has killed seven suspected militants recently, reviving allegations that the force is not try

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra Police's bomb squad on Saturday secured an alleged homemade bomb, that contained 500 grams of nails, which was found in the backyard of Salaon

Jakarta – Police's special anti terror squad known as Densus 88, handled 14 terrorist cases with 78 suspects so far this year.

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-203-2012

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The Australian Greens today called for Foreign Minister, Senator Bob Carr, to explain what Australia is doing to help put an end to violence and human rights abuses in West Papua.