Jakarta – City thoroughfares are busy again as they were reopened on Tuesday after being closed for around a week following protests staged by supporters of losing presidential candida

Jakarta – The riots that gripped parts of Central and West Jakarta from late May 21 to the early hours of May 23 have left behind many questions, including who masterminded the apparen

Antara/Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – 52 minors suspected of being involved in the Jakarta riots on May 21-22 have been sent to the Handayani Children's and Social Rehabilitation Center, or BRS

In the wake of the post-election protests and riots that gripped Jakarta last week, a viral video emerged showing a group of riot police in the Kampung Bali neighborhood of Jakarta bea

Tim Lindsey – The violent riots that shook Jakarta last week led to at least six deaths, over 700 injured and more than 200 arrests.

Jakarta – A joint investigation of the May 2019 affair in Jakarta has found alleged human rights (HAM) violations against journalists, medical teams, local people and protesters in the

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) politician Adian Napitupulu urged police personnel to truly uncover the mastermind behind the May 22 riots that br

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – Rioters comprising of local youths of Kampung Bali in Central Jakarta's Tanah Abang area showed remorse after a police report revealed that the initial group o

Jakarta – An online petition calling for the dismissal of Anies Baswedan from his post as Jakarta governor has resurfaced after his controversial approach to last week's postelection r

Jakarta (Antara) – The Indonesian Police have created a fact finding team to investigate the deaths of teenagers during a clash on May 22 between demonstrators and police officers duri

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – About 34,000 members of the security forces were deployed in various parts of Jakarta to secure the capital during last week's deadly protests by an estimated 6,0

Agus Maryono, Banyumas – A police officer has been injured after a group of unknown assailants fired at the National Police's Mobile Brigade headquarters (Mako Brimob) in Purwokerto, B

Beritasatu Team & Farouk Arnaz & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Seven people have been arrested while misusing ambulances to transport protesters, weapons and logistics to the locat

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has suffered Rp 465 million (US$32,302) in losses because of public facilities damaged during the riots on Wednesday, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswed

Jakarta – The National Police have officially confirmed that a viral video actually shows officers beating an unarmed man near Al-Huda Mosque in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, but denie

Jakarta – The area in front of the Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) in Central Jakarta saw a different crowd on Thursday night.

Ben Bland – Images of rioting by supporters of defeated presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta have been beamed around the world this week, tainting what was otherwise a fr

Jakarta – The two-day postelection riots in Jakarta have not only claimed eight lives and injured over 700 others but also taken a toll on the livelihood of small vendors.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – A video showing a group of police officers beating an unarmed man near Al-Huda Mosque in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, has been circulating online in recent

Juli Hantoro, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Politics, Legal, and Security Wiranto said that the government has already identified the intellectual actor behind the riot on May 22

Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – Following the riots that took place in Jakarta on May 22, the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) and 15 LBH branches across Indonesia are calling on the

Jakarta – Four of the six people who were killed during post-election protests that turned into a full-fledged riot on Wednesday (May 22) had sustained stab wounds, according to the Ja

David Lipson – The white toothpaste smeared in lines across their faces looked like war paint, but it was actually there to offer scant protection against the clouds of tear gas that s

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) is calling on the political elite from the presidential election campaign teams of Joko Widodo-Ma'ruf Ami

Kanupriya Kapoor and Tommy Ardiansyah, Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesian police fired water cannon and rubber bullets at protesters setting fires and trying to breach barbed wire barricad

Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Two suspects affiliated with a radical Islamist group who were "intending to perform jihad" were arrested during the Indonesian protests that killed at least

The Jakarta Metro Police have arrested 257 people alleged to have provoked and then taken part in violent riots during last night's post-election protests.

Jakarta – Indonesia's second largest Islamic organization Muhammadiyah has spoken out against the rioting and violence that gripped Central and West Jakarta on Tuesday night and Wednes

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto has called on his supporters to put their trust in the law as he plans to contest the election results.

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Failing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto tweeted a video late on Wednesday evening, calling on his supporters to abide by the law and avoid expressing

Andita Rahma and Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police (Polri) has identified the owner of an ambulance suspected to be operated by Gerindra Party's Tasikmalay

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – A number of non-governmental organizations (NGO) stated that May 22 riot was attributable to many remarks previously issued by political elites.

Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) chairperson Asfinawati has drawn a comparison between the May 21 and 22 riots in Jakarta, the May 1998 riots and the 1974 Malari affai

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Sampang – A mob reportedly attacked and set fire to Tambelangan Police station in Madura, East Java, on Wednesday night following riots in Jakarta.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have confiscated an ambulance marked with a Gerindra Party logo after it was found filled with rocks instead of medical equipment and arrested three people

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – At least eight people were killed in two days of post-election riots in Central Jakarta, while hundreds required medical care, the city administration said on T

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Police have arrested another 185 suspected rioters during Wednesday night's clashes in Jakarta, bringing the total arrested so far to 442, a spokesman said on

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The legislative complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta has been closed following unrest caused by a protest to challenge the victory of incumbent Presiden

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The campaign team of Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno has denied responsibility for the deadly riots that started during a rally involving supporters

Robert Wardy & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Police have seized an ambulance in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, which they presume was being used to carry stones to the location of an ongoin

Jakarta – As riots escalated in the capital on Wednesday morning, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said that six people had died as of 9 a.m.

Dozens of college students in Bali gathered in Denpasar on Tuesday to represent a coalition of student alliances staging a protest rejecting the "people power" movement that's brewing

Kate Lamb in Jakarta and agencies – Six people are dead and more than 200 are injured, according to Jakarta's governor, after mobs clashed with security forces and set fire to a police

Following the chaos that unfolded last night in Jakarta after the protests by supporters of Prabowo Subianto ran late into the night, leading to violent riots around Central Jakarta, m

On Indonesian Twitter, the biggest trending hashtag today has been #TangkapPrabowo (#ArrestPrabowo), which is primarily being popularlized by netizens who think the two-time presidenti

Feriawan Hidayat, Jakarta – The Mosque Management Organization of the Jakarta Chapter of Nahdlatul Ulama, known as LTM PWNU Jakarta, called on all mosques in the capital city deny acco

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has called on presidential contender Prabowo Subianto and running mate Sandiaga Uno to help ease tensions after post-electi

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said that the government will not tolerate anyone who disrupts the country's security and democracy as civil unrest

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Police confirmed on Wednesday evening the arrest of nearly 260 protestors participating in the May 22 rally against the result of last month's presidential el

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Police have said that clashes between supporters of Prabowo Subianto and security forces during election protests in Central and West Jakarta throughout Tuesd