Desy Nurhayati, Denpasar – Environmental activists and university students held a mass prayer and art performance on Saturday to mark National Farmers Day, in protest over what they cal

Apriadi Gunawan and Panca Nugraha, Medan/Mataram – In conjunction with the commemoration of National Farmers Day, about 1,000 farmers and university students staged two separate rallies

Hangga Brata, Yogyakarta – Six activists camped outside the Yogyakarta provincial legislature marked the third day of their hunger strike on Friday in protest against the detention of a

Jakarta – Journalists and students rallied together in Bandung in front of Gedung Sate in the West Java capital, in a protest over the recent student vs journalist fracas at SMAN 6 High

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – Activists from the Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JANN) staged a rally on Monday, calling for an end to animal cruelty in the form of traveling monkey perf

Jakarta – The ruling Democratic Party has expressed its disapproval of the rally by activists in front of the State Palace on Friday who presented a mock buffalo head to President Susil

Camelia Pasandaran & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono used the occasion of his 62nd birthday – and his party's 10th – on Friday to reaffirm his administ

Newmont Nusa Tenggara, a unit of US miner Newmont Mining Corp, said on Sunday there had been no significant impact on production from several days of protests at its Indonesian copper a

Banyumas – Nearly 9,000 teachers in Banyumas, Central Java, demanded the local education office Thursday pay their overdue allowances, which they claim had not been disbursed in the las

[The following essay by Surya Anta was written in response to a series of questions, I emailed him yesterday, August 4, 2011.

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura/Jakarta – Thousands of people in Papua staged coordinated rallies Tuesday in a show of support for the conference of International Lawyers for West Papua (I

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – Hundreds of residents in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), demanded on Tuesday the local administration revoke a permit to build a new mosque.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government said it was not worried about demonstrations held in London on Tuesday demanding Papuan independence.

Cilacap – The construction of the Central Java II steam power station (PLTU) in Bunton in Central Java's Cilacap regency has been suspended for the past two weeks due to protests from l

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Sidoarjo, East Java – Hundreds of mudflow disaster victims from Mindi village in Sidoarjo, East Java, staged a rally on Tuesday, by blocking highways and dismantli

Ismira Lutfia – In a show of solidarity with Malaysian activists calling for electoral reforms in their country, a number of Indonesian civil society organizations staged a rally on Tue

Jakarta – Rallies against Bogor Mayor Diani Budiarto – and his recent fourth marriage – turned violent Tuesday as protesters vandalized the heavily guarded City Hall in the West Java to

More than a hundred students from various universities in Bogor held a rally in front of the Bogor City Hall in West Java on Tuesday to protest the recent marriage of the city's mayor w

Jayapura – Three candidate pairs running in the West Papua election walked out during the draw for their candidate ticket numbers in Manokwari on Monday to protest alleged duplicity by

Bakti Buwono Budiastyo, Bantul – Scores of people from Parangkusumo beach in Bantul district, south of the Central Java city of Yogyakarta, besieged the Bantul regent's office on the ea

To all components of West Papuan society,
inside and outside of the Land of Papua

Liberation greetings,

Thousands of people from a village in Bogor rallied outside the House of Representatives in Jakarta on Wednesday, demanding the government hand back land they claim is rightfully theirs

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The Nusantara Marijuana Network (LGN) staged a march Saturday to campaign for the legalization of marijuana.

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta - The Nationwide Marijuana Circle (LGN) staged a march on Saturday to campaign for the legalization of marijuana in the country.

Novi Christiastuti Adiputri, Jakarta – The Nusantara Marijuana Circle (LGN) held a long-march through the Farmers Monument area in Central Jakarta on Saturday May 7 to commemorate the G

Medan – Hundreds of journalists rallied in front of Medan Police headquarters to protest the closure of TOPKOTA and an attack on Orbit, two local daily newspapers.

Local and provincial Police stopped demonstrators from continuing on their route to the House of Representatives of Papua building in Jayapura.

Yuli Tri Suwarni and Panca Nugraha, Bandung/Mataram – Students nationwide marked National Education Day on Monday with peaceful rallies demanding free education, better infrastructure a

Fitri R., Mataram – Hundreds of vendors and fishermen destroyed stalls and storage boxes at a market in Mataram, Lombok, on Friday to protest an influx of fish from outside the area tha

Fitri – Hundreds of residents marched toward the Batu Layar subdistrict office in West Nusa Tenggara on Wednesday to demand that officials immediately cancel plans to split their villag

Makassar – Gowa-Makassar Students' Forum for Solidarity held a rally in front of Makassar City Hall on Monday, demanding a termination of beach reclamation on Jl.

Jakarta – Farmers from Toili, Banggai, Central Sulawesi, plan to erect a tent and camp in front of the presidential palace on Tuesday for three days to seek support after their land was

More than 10,000 Indonesians have rallied peacefully to support pro-democracy movements in Libya, Yemen and Bahrain.

Zaky Pawas & Arientha Primanita – Dozens of demonstrators on Sunday continued their protest over plans to build a block of apartments in Rawasari, Central Jakarta, with at least two

Andi Saputra, Jakarta – Despite the drizzle, scores of domestic workers (PRT) remained indifferent to the falling rain and continued washing their bosses' clothing.

Yogyakarta – Scores of demonstrators from the Yogyakarta Domestic Worker Protection Network (JPPRT) took to the streets on Monday February 14 demanding decent wages and protection for d

Jakarta – Thousands of honoree staff of state schools staged a demonstration in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Monday, causing traffic jams in the area.

Sleman – The first year and 100 days of the second term of the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and Vice President Boediono was marked by a student protest in

Yogyakarta – Scores of demonstrators from the Student Struggle Center for National Liberation (Pembebasan) held an action in front of the Gajah Mada University traffic circle on Friday

Hundreds of Papuans protested on Wednesday rejecting the region's special autonomy within Indonesia and demanding a referendum on self-determination.

Jakarta – A group of demonstrators from the Crescent Star Party (PBB) gathered in front of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) on Monday, urging prosecutors to stop investigating a graf

Palembang, South Sumatra – Angry because their roads have been damaged by large coal-hauling trucks, residents of Prabumulih set up a blockade preventing trucks from passing between Mua

Bogor – Residents in Ciawi, Bogor, took to the street on Monday protesting the activities of some drinking water supply companies which they accused of damaging roads in their neighborh

Palu – Hundreds of people from the Palu Anti-violence Coalition staged a rally to demand that police arrest the perpetrators of an attack on a media office.

Slamet Susanto and Apriadi Gunawan, Yogyakarta/Medan – Demonstrators in cities across the Indonesia staged rallies on Wednesday to commemorate National Women's Day, demanding protection

Jakarta – There are thirteen rallies scheduled in Greater Jakarta today, according to Jakarta Police Traffic Management Centre (TMC).

Fitri R., West Lombok – Around 700 people from five villages in West Lombok district rallied outside the West Nusa Tenggara governor's office on Thursday to protest the administration's

Banyumas, Central Java – Around 1,500 village representatives from 310 villages in Banyumas regency left for Jakarta on Tuesday to join a rally to demand employment status promotions.

Andi Hajramurni and Oyos Saroso H.N., Makassar/Bandarlampung – Students in Makassar, South Sulawesi, commemorated the World Human Rights Day on Friday by attacking and damaging three po

Andi Hajramurni and Ruslan Sangadji, Makassar/Palu – Some student rallies to mark International Anti-Corruption Day on Thursday in a number of big cities throughout country turned ugly.