Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have arrested six people for allegedly forcing underage girls to work as prostitutes in a cafe under horrific conditions, where each vict

After having failed to meet two police summons for a witness statement last week, Siwi Widi Purwanti, an air hostess who has been accused by a whistleblower of being a key figure in an

Following the huge Garuda Indonesia luxury goods smuggling scandal, which led to the dismissal of disgraced president director Ari Askhara, more scandalous allegations have been levele

Celestina Soares – The Director of BELUN Organization, Luis Ximenes said it is necessary to provide basic training to local authorities and the security agencies of the border areas, t

A man named Ridwan Solihin has been accused of the murder of a sex worker, identified by her initials OS (28), who was found dead in a hotel room in Karawang, West Java last Monday.

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M Yusuf Manurung, Jakarta – Head of the Indonesian Child Protection Agency (LPAI) Seto Mulyadi sees the issue regarding child pornography in Indonesia fits the iceberg phenomenon analo

Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The Surabaya District Court in East Java sentenced local celebrity Vanessa Angel to five months in prison on Wednesday for the online distribution of

Two Indonesian women have been repatriated from China, bringing to light a suspected human trafficking ring involving financially desperate Indonesian women being tricked into working

The pair allegedly behind the child sex trafficking case that was uncovered in Sanur earlier this year could be facing well over a decade in prison after the prosecutor in their case d

Jakarta – The National Police's criminal investigation body has announced that it has uncovered four human trafficking networks that sent an estimated 1,200 Indonesians to work in Syri

Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) on Tuesday called for the National Police chief to investigate police officers in Wamena, Papua, for "arbitrarily" shaming al

Yusuf Manurung, Inge Klara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) recorded children mostly became victims to cases involving online prostitution and exploitation

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A joint team of police and immigration officers has rescued 252 Bangladeshi nationals who were discovered locked inside a shop house in Kampung Lalang, just of

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Rights activists have criticized the police for allowing the identity of a soap opera star, officially identified only as VA and allegedly involved in a

In Indonesia, the act of prostitution, specifically the transaction between sex worker and client, is not a crime, as the law only states that pimping or the facilitation of prostituti

Jakarta – The East Java Police have named a soap opera star, identified as VA, a suspect in a prostitution case after reportedly discovering nude photos and videos of her and tracking

Kukuh S. Wibowo, Jakarta – Upon further investigation, the East Java Police Chief Insp. Gen.

Fachrul Sidiq, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has urged authorities to make a thorough investigation into alleged prostitution involving minors that is repo

Even though prostitution is illegal in Indonesia, there are many "localized" ("lokalisasi" in Indonesian) sites, akin to red light districts, where authorities turn a blind eye to the b

Nethy Dharma Somba and Evi Mariani, Jakarta – Sorong Police in West Papua province confirmed they ordered a group of people praying on SPG Sorong field on Saturday to disperse and accused the congr

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – The closure of the Kalijodo red light district in North and West Jakarta is just one stage in the government's ambition to close down all 168 such areas across

Paulina Quintao – The Executive Secretary of the National Commission For Combating HIV/AIDS in Timor-Leste (KNKS-TL) Daniel Marcal said his commission is undertaking consultations and meetings abou

Jayapura, Papua – Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa has launched the Prostitution-Free National Movement 2015 in the Papua provincial city of Jayapura on Friday in a bid to free Indo

Archipelago – The Central Java administration plans to revise outdated regional regulations on prostitution that charge illegal sex workers a penalty of Rp 10,000 (72 US cents).

Bayu Marhaenjati & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The National Police have pledged full assistance to the South Jakarta Police as the latter investigate an upscale prostitution ring said to involved h

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Prostitution remains thriving in Surabaya, East Java, despite the closure of the Dolly red-light district, purportedly the biggest in Southeast Asia, as the

Jambi – The planned closure of the Payosigadung or Pucuk red-light district by the Jambi municipality has been met by opposition from local residents.

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang – With the support of its provincial government, East Kalimantan's large cities are continuing their war on prostitution, citing fears of an unmonitored spread

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Residents who oppose the closure of the Dolly red-light district in Surabaya have reported repressive actions by the police to the National Commission on Hu

Indonesian police on Sunday fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters at the country's infamous "Dolly" red light district, where workers are refusing to accept government orders to clos

Dita Alangkara, Surabaya, Indonesia – The mayor of Indonesia's second-largest city has officially shut down "Dolly," one of Southeast Asia's biggest red-light districts, but the world's

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – A community leader at the Payosigadung red-light district in Jambi city, Amir, said the forthcoming closure of the area's brothels would see hundreds slipping into

Jakarta – Hundreds of sex workers at Gang Dolly protested on Wednesday the Surabaya administration's plan to close the city's red light district after dusk.

Indra Harsaputra and Ainur Rohmah, Surabaya/Semarang – Sex workers, pimps and local residents whose livelihoods have been dependent on the Dolly red-light district in Surabaya, East Jav

Surabaya – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) urged on Thursday the Surabaya administration not to forcibly close Dolly, dubbed Southeast Asia's largest red-light dist

Surabaya – Sex workers in the Dolly red-light district of Surabaya, East Java, staged a rally on Thursday, protesting the city administration's plan to shut down the area, which is one

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – The sharia police in Banda Aceh, Aceh Nanggroe Darussalam, have rounded up 15 young women after they were "caught" in a late-night coffee shop.

Dyah Ayu Pitaloka & Tunggadewa Mattangkilang, Malang – Security officers in the East Java town of Malang rounded up 13 commercial sex workers during a raid on Tuesday night, highlig

Jakarta – Prostitutes are heroines to their families because they can feed their families on their own; therefore, it would be inhumane to close down brothels, a regent has said.

Margie Mason, Bandung, Indonesia – Chimoy flicks a lighter and draws a long drag until her cheeks collapse on the skinny Dunhill Mild, exhaling a column of smoke.

Amir Tejo, Surabaya – The Surabaya city administration's plan to close down the Klakah Rejo red light district in the western suburbs has raised concerns among social activists who have

Ainur Rohmah, Semarang – A plan by the Social Affairs Ministry to close down 50 red-light districts across Indonesia has caused nervousness among inhabitants of the Argorejo red-light d

According to the President of the Parliamentary Women's Group of Timor-Leste, MP Josefa Alvares Soares, now is not the time to localize prostitution to one place because society and the

Tunggadewa Mattangkilang, Balikpapan – The city of Balikpapan is gearing up for a vice crackdown involving enforcement of alcohol restrictions, a moratorium on new karaoke bars and spas

Vento Saudale, Depok – An Islamic fundamentalist group has demanded city officials in Depok knock down a rundown, illegal building that they claim has been used to run a prostitution se

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – Members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) in Depok gathered outside the mayoralty office compound on Friday to protest, what they deemed

Hans David Tampubolon, Reportage – Prostitution has existed since the beginning of civilization and in some parts of the world, like in Dolly, Surabaya, it has become part of the commun

East Java Deputy Governor Saifullah Yusuf vowed on Thursday to close down all red-light districts in the province but warned it could only be done in steps.

Kusumasari Ayuningtyas, Surakarta – Surakarta Deputy Mayor F.X. Hadi Rudyatmo has promised to facilitate a meeting of around 600 sex workers in the city at his official residence.