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Indonesian AG set to carry out third wave of executions

Any move to execute convicts on the death row continues to draw strong criticism since many NGOs strongly oppose and ...

Hugua, back as NGO activist again

Hugua is now back to his old passion, becoming an NGO activist, after completing his second term as district head of ...

Environmental activist`s murderers sentenced to 20 years in jail

The district court of Surabaya, East Java, has sentenced village Head Hariyono and Mat Dasir to 20 years in jail each, ...

Will Smith, Lenox Lewis to be pallbearers at Muhammad Ali funeral

Actor Will Smith and former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis will be among the pallbearers for Muhammad Alis funeral ...

Police detain eight people on way to protest against Ahok

The Jakarta Metro Jaya Police detained eight people, who were heading to a demonstration against Jakarta Governor ...

Indonesian senior security minister to inspect communist mass graves

Coordinating Minister of Law, Security and Political Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said he would inspect mass graves ...

Indonesia to be host for World Press Freedom Day 2017

Indonesia has been chosen as the host for the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) in 2017, according to Indonesian ...

Indonesian women remain marginalized: Academician

When viewed from the health and educational aspects, Indonesian women remain in a marginal position, or continue to be ...

Agency to restore over 800 thousand hectares of peatland areas

Two months after its establishment, the Indonesia Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) has claimed that it is now ...

Counterterrorism Actions Must Uphold Human Rights

The Indonesian government has been working to strengthen its Special Detachment (Densus) 88 counterterrorism squad by ...

Jokowi congratulates new Myanmar president Htin Kyaw

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has congratulated Htin Kyaw on being elected the new president of Myanmar. "On ...

Establishment of Indonesia`s Peatland Restoration Agency lauded

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) installed Nazir Foead, former conservation director at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), ...

RI must protect its citizens overeseas from ISIS` influence

Indonesia, which has millions of migrant workers overseas, particularly in the Middle East, should protect them from ...

Two Indonesian ISIS suspects repatriated by S Korea

Two of the three Indonesian migrant workers who were suspected to have links with the ISIS radical group have returned ...

Indonesia considering exclusive prison for terrorists, pre-emptive detention powers

The Indonesian government is preparing to effect a revision in Law No. 15 Year 2003 on counter-terrorism, following a ...