Indonesia's human rights body has demanded lawmakers include the supervision of antiterror squad Densus 88 in the ongoing revision of the Terrorism Law.

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Tama Salim and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has officially opened the legislation process for revising the 2003 Terrorism Law to strengthen measures to thwart growing radical

Fedina S. Sundaryani, Jakarta – The National Police have vowed to follow up on reports that five mosques in Jakarta have been used as recruitment centers for the Islamic State (IS) movement.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – House of Representatives Commission III overseeing legal affairs has agreed to increase the budget for the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) to bolster the a

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Research, Technology and Higher Education Ministry has called on university campuses to remain vigilant regarding religious student organizations to thwart any

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Radical Islamic ideology has spread freely on secular university campuses across Indonesia, with students from science and engineering majors more susceptible to i

Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – The government has proposed that a mooted revision of the 2003 Terrorism Law contain a new category for terrorism offences.

Marguerite Afra Sapiie – The government and security apparatus, particularly the police, could use groups opposed to the Islamic State (IS) movement to counter IS in Indonesia, but doing so would b

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Indonesians suspected of plotting to carry out an act of terrorism could be detained for up to six months under proposed new laws in response to the Ja

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Indonesia has cracked down on terrorists incarcerated on the notorious penal island of Nusakambangan amid concerns the Jakarta attacks were plotted there behind bars.

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – As Abu Tholut sips on his guava juice, his wispy silver beard brushing against the glass, he mulls the state of global jihad and his not insubstantial role in it.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives should reject proposed amendments to Law No.

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – An Indonesian meatball seller who claimed he was lured to join Islamic State in Syria by the promise of a large payment will serve three years behind bars.

Reject overbroad proposed restrictions on citizenship and speech

Jakarta – Based on the assumption that prisons accommodating convicted terrorists may be fertile ground for radicalization, the government has introduced measures to curb the spread of radical teac

Erika Anindita, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo asked for the help of Islamic groups on Friday in order to tackle the spread of radical ideology in Indonesia, in the wake of last month's t

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – More terrorist attacks are likely in Indonesia as local Islamic State groups compete to carry out plots and establish their supremacy, terrorism expert Sidney Jones has w

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The Communications and Information Ministry has blocked more radical websites in an attempt to prevent the dissemination of radical ideas that could contribute to terrorism.

Cilacap – The leader of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) Rizieq Shihab has admitted to having had connections to terrorism convict Abu Bakar Ba'asyir through a fundraising initiative, but claimed it

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – Abu Bakar Bashir's lawyer has forcefully denied the radical Indonesian cleric had anything to do with the Jakarta terror attacks, declaring them an attemp

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen.

Ruslan Sangadji, Poso – Hundreds of elite Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers are set to swarm Central Sulawesi's Poso forests in an effort to capture the country's most wanted terrorist, Santoso, a

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Police have arrested 18 terror suspects, six of them were accused of being involved in the Jan.

Sentani, Papua – The US government continues to cooperate with the Indonesian government to combat the threat of terrorism.

Jakarta – An overwhelming majority of Indonesians disapprove of the Sunni militant group Islamic State, according to results from a survey published on Friday.

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has vowed to tighten anti-terrorism laws in the wake of Jakarta's deadly attacks but it faces a delicate task given the history of repression un

Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Jakarta – Human rights activists slam the government's plan to revise terrorism laws to expand the authority of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) because it may allow a

Tama Salim, Jakarta – Lawmakers have expressed reservations about the government's plan to amend antiterrorism legislation, saying the plan is a knee-jerk reaction to the recent terror attack.

Jakarta – Terrorism analysts have questioned the police's claim that alleged Islamic State (IS) movement member Bahrun Naim is behind the Jan.

Paul Toohey – East Timorese police have issued a wanted poster for a suspected Islamic State militant they believe has crossed into the country from the Indonesian province of West Timor.

Jewel Topsfield – In the wake of the Jakarta terror attacks there were two manhunts: one for the terrorists and one for a handsome police officer at the scene who broke the internet.

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – Although Indonesia is home to the largest Muslim population in the world, it only contributes a small number of fighters to radical movements in Syria and Iraq, a report says

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the suicide bombing and explosion that took place in Sarinah shopping center, Jakarta, Indonesia on 14 January 2016.

Agus Maryono, Banyumas – The Banyumas chapter of Barisan Ansor Serbaguna (Banser), the youth wing of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, has condemned recent deadly terror att

Jakarta – Thursday's terror attack in Jakarta was proof Indonesia needs "stronger" antiterrorism laws, an official has said, pointing to a lack of legal support to make preemptive arrests.

Jakarta – Thursday's attack on the heart of the city should have been prevented by police, as the attackers were "the same old persons" who have long been on the radar of intelligence and police ha

Jakarta – Indonesian police said they have arrested 12 people suspected of links to the Jakarta bombings, as the death toll rose to eight after a third civilian succumbed to wounds.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has reprimanded seven television stations and one radio station for inaccurate and inappropriate reporting of the terroris

Jakarta – Indonesia shut down at least 11 radical websites and several social media accounts on Saturday after a deadly gun and bomb attack claimed by Islamic State rocked the capital earlier in th

Jakarta – Police on Saturday named the five men they suspect launched this week's gun and bomb attack in the heart of Jakarta and said they had arrested 12 others linked to the plot, which was clai

Anton Hermansyah, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration plans to reactivate the New Order legacy of community patrols, known as siskamling, in a bid to help prevent terrorism by curbing the developm

Jewel Topsfield – At least one of the five assassins in the Jakarta attacks had been jailed for terrorism offences raising fears those convicted are becoming further radicalised behind bars.

Kanupriya Kapoor and Randy Fabi, Jakarta – Seven years ago, Bahrun Naim was quietly running an internet cafe in the small Indonesian city of Solo.

Beh Lih Yi in Jakarta and Oliver Holmes in Bangkok – Up to seven blasts and multiple gunfights hit the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday, including one outside the United Nations building in t

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Seven people have been killed in a terrorist attack in central Jakarta, including five who are believed to be perpetrators linked to the Islamic State.

Jewel Topsfield and Amilia Rosa, Cilacap – Radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has claimed he was wrongly jailed for 15 years on terrorism charges when he was merely donating money to suppor

Jakarta – A number of minority groups have joined Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Muslim organization, to launch a nationwide, grassroots movement aimed at combating extremism.

Jakarta – A member of the House of Representatives has criticized the National Police's counterterrorism squad, Densus 88, which on Friday wrongly arrested two men on suspicion of terrorism in Sura

Adam Harvey, Indonesia – A terror financing investigation has uncovered about $500,000 in Australian cash sent to Indonesia to arm and train extremists and support their families.