Bagus BT Saragih and Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura/Jakarta – Armed groups were believed to have infiltrated cities and towns in Papua as calls for tougher measures grew in the wake of es

Arientha Primanita – The head of Indonesia's State Intelligence Agency has spoken of the need for a sweep of Jayapura for armed civilians following heightened violence in the capital of

Jakarta – Speaking in Jakarta on Wednesday April 18, Indonesian Military (TNI) headquarters information centre chief Rear Admiral Iskandar Sitompul said that intelligence personnel on d

Michael Victor Sianipar – As the judicial review of the 2011 State Intelligence Law enters its final phase, the government is contending that the concerns of the civil rights groups cha

Banjir Ambarita, Arientha Primanita & Farouk Arnaz – The identity of the gunmen who on Sunday fired machine guns at a commercial plane in Papua may already be known by authorities.

Yan Christian Warinussy – The appointment and deployment of Major-General Mohammad Erwin Syafitri (former deputy chief of BAIS, Indonesia's joint strategic intelligence agency) as comma

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is looking to delay the deliberation of the controversial national security bill following public rejection due to claims that

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Lt. Gen.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) will begin deliberations over a draft of the national security law despite strong objections from civil society activists

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Victims and families of human rights violations have joined forces to urge the Constitutional Court (MK) to review the Intelligence Law, arguing that some article

Ezra Sihite & Keyko Ranti Ramadhani – Human rights groups and press freedom advocates filed a motion at the Constitutional Court on Thursday to challenge the controversial new Intel

Ismira Lutfia – Analysts have urged the government to shelve a contentious bill on state secrecy that they argue is both open to interpretation and redundant.

Jakarta – The Papua Parliamentary Caucus called out to Papuans studying in Java, Bali, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Kalimantan to stay calm following the circulation of threatening text messag

Jakarta – The Indonesian Police Watch (IPW) says that the ouster of former National lice chief Gen.

Jakarta – The newly-installed National Intelligence Agency (BIN) director, Army Lt. Gen.

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) criticized the speedy ratification of the Intelligence Law, saying that the House of Representatives had i

Anita Rachman & Ezra Sihite – The ink is barely dry on the new Intelligence Law but already activists are preparing to contest its constitutionality.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – It was not too early for National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Gen.

Jakarta – An NGO has voiced protests over the recent House approval of the 2011 Law on Intelligence, which grants intelligence officers authority to wiretap during investigations.

Jakarta – The enactment of the Intelligence Law by the House of Representatives (DPR) on Tuesday afternoon was greeted by protests by several different groups around the country.

Triono Wahyu Sudibyo, Semarang – A protest action by scores of students calling themselves the Democratic Concern Student Forum (FPMD) against the enactment of the draft Intelligence La

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The State Intelligence Agency (BIN) became a terrifying institution not only for its silent operations but also and mainly for its abusive practices in ser

Ezra Sihite & Ulma Haryanto – With the much-criticized bill on state intelligence moving closer to ratification, a rights group is raising concerns over the vague language of the la

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The National Intelligence Agency (BIN) and all factions at the working committee have resolved all contentious issues in the intelligence bill and agreed t

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Articles stipulating that intelligence bodies must obtain permission from a district court chief to intercept communications have been dropped in the most re

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Following last week's rejection of a government proposal on the state intelligence bill by three political parties, human rights activists voiced similar c

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Anita Rachman – In the wake of Sunday's bomb attack in Solo, the House of Representatives is saying that it is optimistic that a controversial and much-de

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Wiretapping telephone conversations and the interception of other modes of communication are against the law because they go against the Constitution and are

Ronna Nirmala – A controversial intelligence bill originally scheduled for passage in June is facing more delays as lawmakers, the administration and intelligence officials try to resol

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Three parties rejected a government proposal to grant intelligence officials power to wiretap and make arrests.

Jakarta – Lawmakers have denied that they are secretly revising the bill governing the nation's intelligence agencies that is currently under deliberation at the House of Representative

Ismira Lutfia – Drawing attention to human rights and democratic shortcomings in the draft bills on national security and intelligence, the Press Council has urged civil society organiz

Leaked military documents show Indonesia is engaged in a vast illegal surveillance operation against ordinary people in the restive eastern region of Papua, Human Rights Watch said Mond

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Farouk Arnaz & Camelia Pasandaran – The National Police said on Wednesday that they had sent members of their elite counterterrorism unit to Papua after a recent spate of violence i

The Indonesian Army has threatened to take firm military action against separatists allegedly involved in the recent spate of violence in Papua.

Jakarta – Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the demand for a referendum as voiced by a group of Papuan people recently was supported by few members of the region's community.

Around 10,000 Papuans have been demonstrating in support of independence from Indonesia.

Surya Anta, a leading member of People's Liberation Party (formerly KPRM-PRD), was arrested by the Metro Jaya regional police in Jakarta at 12noon on August 1.

Ismira Lutfia – The Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday that a controversial draft bill on national security was not an attempt to return to the country's repressive past.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – A lawmaker said that the government should improve how it monitors foreigners' activities in Indonesia to prevent espionage.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The bill on intelligence currently deliberated within the House of Representatives is flawed because it focuses more on the State Intelligence Body (BIN)

Jakarta/Brussels – Indonesia should put the passage of a controversial intelligence bill on hold until there is a more comprehensive assessment of its security needs, according to a new

Jakarta/Brussels – Indonesia should put the passage of a controversial intelligence bill on hold until there is a more comprehensive assessment of its security needs.

Jakarta – More than 70 noted experts and activists issued a declaration on Sunday condemning a House bill regulating the nation's intelligence agencies, saying it would return authorita

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – In its defense, the government says that the much-criticized national security bill is necessary to protect the country from various threats, an argument that sec

Jakarta – Out-dated perspectives on viewing security problems are being strengthened through the Draft Law on National Security (RUU Keamanan Nasional).

Jakarta – A human rights watchdog Imparsial says the national security bill currently being deliberated at the House of Representatives has the potential to authorize the president to m

Ulma Haryanto – The National Security bill does not automatically grant law enforcement authorities the right to arrest and wiretap those who pose a threat to national security, First A

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Legislators are set to deliberate on the national security bill, which aims at improving coordination among state institutions in facing various security threats,