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UN must respect Indonesian sovereignty on death penalty

House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fadli Zon reiterated that the United Nations must respect Indonesian rule of ...

Execution not against international laws: Foreign ministry

Spokesman of the Indonesian foreign affairs ministry Arrmanatha Nasir has said that executions carried out by the ...

14 death-row convicts to be executed: Attorney general

Attorney General HM Prasetyo has given the assurance that 14 death-row convicts will be executed in Nusakambangan ...

Third wave of executions of drug traffickers imminent

Despite the Indonesian media lately giving greater coverage to the planned cabinet reshuffle, but it does not mean ...

AGO tight-lipped over third round of death-row executions

The Attorney Generals Office (AGO) is tightlipped about plans to carry out the third wave of executions of death-row ...

Execution of death row prisoners in Nusakambangan imminent?

The island of Nusakambangan is closed for a week to visitors adding to the speculation that execution of death row ...

Ending violence against children

In a bid to end violence against children in Indonesia, National Childrens Day 2016 was for the first time observed in ...

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 ...

Malaysian authorities suspected of neglecting drug smuggling into W. Kalimantan

Mayor of Pontianak Sutarmidji suspects that the Malaysian authorities are neglecting a large number of attempts to ...

Three people detained on charges of carrying 150 kg of hashish

Police have detained three people on charges of transporting 150 kilograms of hashish from Aceh province to North ...

Politicians, activists laud new govt regulation on child protection

Politicians and child protection activists have lauded the issuance of Government Regulation No. 1 of 2016, which is ...

Rapists-cum-murderers deserve harsh punishment

More and more horrific and brutal rape-cum-murders have been reported across the country lately even as the public and ...

Nigerian citizen gets 20 years in narcotic drugs case

A Nigerian citizen has been sentenced to 20 years in jail and fined Rp1.2 billion for facilitating narcotic drug ...

Indonesia likely to carry out third wave of executions this year

Drug trafficking has become Enemy Number One of Indonesia, as some 30 to 50 people, mostly young men, die of drug ...

House urged to expedite debate of bill on sexual violence

The Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Zulkifli Hasan urged the House of Representatives (DPR) to accelerate ...