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March 22, 2021

Antara News - 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

Channel News Asia - 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

Jakarta Globe - 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

Tempo - 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

Coconuts Bali - 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

Agence France-Presse - February 2, 2021

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.

UCA News - 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

January 27, 2021

Indonesia at Melbourne - 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

Jakarta Globe - 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

Associated Press - 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

Tempo - 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

Straits Times - 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

CNN Indonesia - January 18, 2021

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

Channel News Asia - 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

January 8, 2021

Jakarta Globe - 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

Reuters - January 8, 2021

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

Sydney Morning Herald - January 8, 2021

Anthony Galloway – Phil Britten knew the day was coming when the alleged mastermind behind the Bali bombings would walk free.

Sydney Morning Herald - January 8, 2021

Nava Nuraniyah and Jordan Newton – Today, Indonesian firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Bashir will walk free from prison.

January 7, 2021

Al Jazeera - 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

Reuters - January 6, 2021

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

Jakarta Post - 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.

Agence France-Presse - January 6, 2021

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

January 5, 2021

Jakarta Post - 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 Globe - January 5, 2021

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

Sydney Morning Herald - January 5, 2021

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

Australian Associated Press - 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 Post - 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 Post - 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

Jakarta Globe - 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

Associated Press - 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

Tempo - 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

December 2, 2020

Jakarta Globe - December 2, 2020

Yeremia Sukoyo, Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Jemaah Islamiyah, or JI, a terrorist group responsible for the 2002 Bali bombing, has deployed charity boxes at minimarkets in several regions th

December 1, 2020

Tempo - December 1, 2020

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) asked President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to postpone the enactment of the Presidential R

November 30, 2020

Sydney Morning Herald - November 30, 2020

James Massola and Karuni Rompies – The brutal murder of four Christians in the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi was inspired by the Islamic State, but not ordered by it, accordin

November 29, 2020

Jakarta Globe - November 29, 2020

Rully Satriadi, Jeis Montesori, Jakarta – The National Police and Indonesia Military has launched an operation to hunt down an Islamist terror group East Indonesia Mujahidin, or MIT, hi

November 28, 2020

Straits Times - November 28, 2020

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesian police were searching on Saturday (Nov 28) for suspected militants accused of killing four people said by rights groups to be Christians, beheading one an

November 17, 2020

Tempo - November 17, 2020

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Indonesian Anti-terror squad Densus 88 and the Tinombala Task Force shot dead two suspected terrorists, W a.k.a. AAM and AA a.k.a.

November 9, 2020

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2020

Budi Sutrisno and Fadli, Jakarta and Batam – The National Police's counterterrorism squad, Densus 88, has arrested dozens of people across Indonesia in recent months amid concerns about

November 2, 2020

October 5, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 5, 2020

Jakarta – The National Police's Densus 88 counterterrorism squad arrested four suspected terrorists in separate areas in Bekasi, West Java, on Sunday.

September 8, 2020

Jakarta Post - September 8, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Fachrul Razi has found himself in hot water again as lawmakers question him over his controversial remarks on radicalism and the mini

August 22, 2020

August 19, 2020

Jakarta Globe - August 19, 2020

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – A woman believed to be the wife of terror fugitive Ali Kalora has been arrested in Central Sulawesi as she planned to deliver logistics to the militant group, th

August 4, 2020

Kompas.com - August 4, 2020

Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is urging the government and the House of Representatives (DPR) to be transparent in its deliber

July 27, 2020

Jakarta Post - July 27, 2020

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The government is set to grant protection and compensation to people were impacted by past acts of terrorism at home and abroad.

July 20, 2020

Straits Times - July 20, 2020

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – The top leader of South-east Asian terror group, Jemaah Islamiah (JI), was sentenced to seven years jail on Monday (July 20) by an Indonesian court for

July 5, 2020

Jakarta Globe - July 5, 2020

Beritasatu, Jakarta – Counter-terror squad Detachment 88 arrested three suspected militants in Central Java in connection to last month's attack on police officers, a spokesman said on

July 1, 2020

Indonesia at Melbourne - July 1, 2020

Unaesah Rahmah – Terrorist groups in Indonesia are continuing to stage or plan attacks and a key feature of recent ones is that they have involved firearms.

Jakarta Post - July 1, 2020

Jakarta – The National Police have announced a plan to extend the joint police-Indonesian Military (TNI) Operation Tinombala, as it has not captured 14 terrorists at large in Central S

June 25, 2020

Agence France-Presse - June 25, 2020
Jakarta – An Indonesian couple with links to the Islamic State (IS) group who tried to assassinate the country's chief security minister were jailed Thursday.

A Jakarta court handed a 12