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Russia accuses osce of double standards

Russia on Wednesday accused the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for not sending a ...

Civilian deaths up in 2011 Israeli-Palestinian fighting: NGO

The past year saw a sharp rise in the number of civilians killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, an Israeli human ...

UN prioritizes termination of violence in Syria

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said that stopping the violence in Syria was the UN`s priority. At a ...

President Yudhoyono, UN Chief discuss Papua issue

President Susilo Yudhoyono and UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon discussed security issues in Papua during their bilateral meeting ...

FM Marty receives Myanmar human rights delegation

Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty M. Natalegawa received Chief of Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHCR) U ...

Myanmar`s human rights commission records 1,000 complaints

Since its establishment in September 2011, Myanmar`s Human Rights Commission has received 1,000 complaints said ...

Israeli officials: blocking SWIFT transfers crippling Iranian economy

Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said Sunday that blocking Iran`s access to the international bank transfer ...

RI to stop sending domestic helpers in 2017

Indonesia will stop sending domestic helpers to foreign countries beginning in 2017, Manpower Transmigration Minister ...

Saudi sends military equipment to Syria rebels: diplomat

Saudi Arabia is delivering military equipment to Syrian rebels in an effort to stop bloodshed by President Bashar ...

President names another three deputy ministers

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the State Palace here on Sunday afternoon named another three deputy ministers. ...

Syrian forces kill leading activist in tribal east

Government troops on Saturday shot dead a prominent activist in eastern Syria who helped organise peaceful ...

Syria draft constitution to be ready in 4 months: SANA

President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday announced the creation of an ad hoc committee tasked with preparing a new ...

AI sends letter to RI home affairs minister on Ahmadiyah

Amnesty International (AI) has sent an open letter to Indonesia`s home affairs minister to convey its concern over ...

Amnesty calls on Canada to arrest Bush

Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities Wednesday to arrest and prosecute George W. Bush, saying the ...

Amnesty calls on Canada to arrest Bush

Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities Wednesday to arrest and prosecute George W. Bush, saying the ...