Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Two attacks and the arrest of nearly 100 suspects in recent weeks show that Islamist terrorism remains a substantial threat in Indonesia – both from pro-Islamic
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April 8, 2021
Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) is concerned that the discourse on labeling armed criminal groups (KKB) in Papua as
Lies Marcoes – Last week, an Indonesian woman opened fire at police at the National Police Headquarters in Jakarta.
April 7, 2021
Jakarta – Without accountability, the police will lose public trust. People will suspect that the war on terror is being used to distract attention from other issues.
April 1, 2021
Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Indonesian police said on Thursday (Apr 1) that they will be stepping up security at churches across the country ahead of the Easter weekend, after two recent te
March 31, 2021
London – TAPOL strongly denounces the proposal put forward by the Indonesian National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT/Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Terorisme) to categorise the Free Papua
Konradus Epa, Jakarta – Security officers will guard churches across Indonesia at Easter following the suicide bombing at a cathedral on Palm Sunday.
Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Last week, Indonesia's handling of insurgencies in Papua took a new turn, eliciting a strong response from rights watchdogs and experts.
Farouk Arnaz, Bayu Marhaenjati, Jakarta – The gun-waving woman who was gunned down at the National Police headquarters in Jakarta has fired at least six shots into officers before her d
March 30, 2021
M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Two suspected terrorists who were arrested in Condet and Bekasi had been seen coming to the East Jakarta District Court, to attend the trial of former FPI
Bayu Marhaenjati & Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – A number of suspects arrested in an anti-terror crackdown following the Sunday's church bombing in Makassar have suspected links to the no
March 29, 2021
Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – The two suspected suicide bombers who attacked a Catholic church in Makassar, Indonesia were husband and wife who received online training on bomb making, author
A bomb believed to have been detonated by two suicide attackers in Indonesia exploded outside a Catholic cathedral in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Sunday morning, wounding at least 20 a
Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura – The people who choose to fight for the freedom of Papua Land, or internationally known as West Papua, with guns have been called criminals by the Indonesian g
March 28, 2021
Makassar – A bomb exploded near a church in the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar on Sunday morning with police suspecting involvement by a suicide bomber.
Agencies, Jakarta – An explosion occurred outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday, police said.
March 25, 2021
Benny Mawel, Jayapura – National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) is mulling over a plan to put West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) into a terrorist group category, a plan that ha
Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura – The government appears to be at a loss as to how to quell the struggle by the Free Papua Organisation or OPM with its plan to designate Papua independence org
March 23, 2021
Erric Permana, Jakarta, Indonesia – The Indonesian government is considering adding an armed group in the easternmost province of Papua to the list of terrorist organizations, a senior
March 22, 2021
Genta Tenri Mawangi, Jakarta – The National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) plans to propose that armed criminal groups (KKB) in Papua and the Free Papua Organisations (OPM) be designate
March 13, 2021
Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Dete Aliah has been involved in deradicalisation efforts for almost a decade in her capacity as the executive director of Society Against Radicalism and Violent
March 1, 2021
Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Counter-terrorism squad Detachment 88 has arrested 12 suspected militants with alleged links to global terror network the Islamic State in separate operations in
February 18, 2021
Antara, Jakarta – The West Kalimantan Police announced the arrest of three suspected terrorists that were captured in an operation led by the antiterrorist group Densus 88.
February 5, 2021
Dozens of Indonesian terror victims, mainly those from the Bali bombings in 2002 and 2005, were finally granted compensation yesterday, following years of struggle for financial support
February 2, 2021
Konradus Epa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government says it aims to purge the country's civil service of people who support or have links to Islamic hardline groups after revealing that h
Jakarta – Indonesia has detained a British woman named in a list of global terror suspects and plans to deport her for visa violations, authorities told AFP.
January 27, 2021
Chaula Rininta Anindya – In November 2020, the East Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT) killed four residents of Lembantongoa village in Sigi district, Central Sulawesi.
January 25, 2021
Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The Aceh Provincial Police have arrested five men, including a local civil servant, for alleged role in a series of terror attacks and suspected link with global
January 22, 2021
Ben Fox, Washington – After an unexplained delay, the US Defence Department has announced plans to try in a military court three men held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who are suspected of i
January 21, 2021
Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko has asked members of the public to back the President's Regulation No.
January 19, 2021
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – The Indonesia government is pushing back against violent extremism by introducing a presidential regulation to allow civil societies and communities to
January 18, 2021
Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – As Indonesia grapples with the impact of COVID-19, terrorism cells in the country continue to spread radical messages, actively seeking new recruits and plotting
Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Chairperson Asfinawati says that Presidential Regulation Number 7/2021 which was signed by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo earlier this
January 8, 2021
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Fana Suparman, Jakarta – Terrorist convict Abu Bakar Baasyir was freed from the Gunung Sindur Penitentiary in Bogor, West Java; on Friday morning, without a single s
Nava Nuraniyah and Jordan Newton – Today, Indonesian firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Bashir will walk free from prison.
Anthony Galloway – Phil Britten knew the day was coming when the alleged mastermind behind the Bali bombings would walk free.
Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Indonesia has released from prison Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, the suspected mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings and among the most notorious ext
January 7, 2021
Aisyah Llewellyn, North Sumatra, Indonesia – Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), the al-Qaeda-affiliated group that masterminded the Bali bombings in 2002, has found a new source of income – a netwo
January 6, 2021
Jakarta – The National Police's Densus 88 antiterror squad shot dead two suspected terrorists resisting arrest in Biringkanaya district, Makassar, South Sulawesi on Wednesday morning.
Jakarta – Two militants linked to a 2019 church blast in the Philippines have been shot dead by police, authorities said Wednesday, as officers arrested scores of pro-Islamic State radi
Colin Packham, Canberra, Australia – The Indonesian government must ensure a radical cleric and suspected mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings does not incite more violence when he is r
January 5, 2021
Jakarta – Terror convict and firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, who was closely linked to the 2002 Bali bombings, is expected to walk free this week after serving the bulk of his orig
Jakarta – The Indonesian Police on Tuesday told supporters of terror convict Abu Bakar Baasyir not to crowd his home or public places when the elderly cleric returns to his hometown in
Anthony Galloway and Stanley Widianto – Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne says the release of the alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings, Abu Bakar Bashir, will be deeply d
December 27, 2020
After 18 years on the run, the Indonesian leader who orchestrated the Bali bombings has bared the inner workings of the terrorist organisation, revealing that charity boxes in food stal
December 18, 2020
Jakarta – The National Police have said 20,068 alms boxes in 12 regions were used to raise money and fund activities for the Jaamah Islamiyah terrorist group.
December 15, 2020
Jakarta – The National Police's Densus 88 antiterror squad has apprehended a fugitive wanted in connection to the first Bali bombing who was on the run for 18 years.
December 14, 2020
Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Indonesia's anti-terror police squad Densus 88 has arrested Zulkarnaen, also known as Aris Sumarsono, a senior member of the Jamaah Islamiyah, or JI, a terrorist
December 13, 2020
Indonesian police have arrested a man believed to be the military leader of the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah network who has eluded capture since 2003, and is suspected of being inv
December 4, 2020
Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The National Police's counterterrorism detachment unit Densus 88 announced Friday the arrests of 32 suspected terrorists affiliated with the East Indonesia Mujah
