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Philippines requests MLA for Mary Jane

The Philippine government requests Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) for death row convict Mary Jane Veloso, a Philippine ...

Clemency for Antasari not against constitution: Minister Yasonna

Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly said it is not against the Constitution if the President Joko Widodo ...

Israel frees Palestinian hunger striker

Israel overnight released a Palestinian prisoner who staged a 56-day hunger strike while being detained for a year ...

Al Jazeera says its journalist to remain in German custody

One of the pan-Arab television network Al Jazeeras best known journalists, Ahmed Mansour, was remanded in custody by a ...

Germany arrests Al Jazeera journalist in Berlin

The German police arrested on Saturday Egyptian well-known Al Jazeera journalist at Berlin airport at the request of ...

White House intruder gets 17-month jail term

A US war veteran who climbed over the White House fence and made it into the presidential mansion armed with a knife ...

Jokowi administration opens foreign media access to Papua

The administration of Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has announced to lift restrictions on foreign media in Papua, after on the ...

Pardon granted for Papuan to eliminate conflict stigma: President Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said here on Saturday that he pardoned five political prisoners in Papua to eradicate ...

President Jokowi pardons five political prisoners in Papua

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) pardoned five political prisoners during his visit to Abepura Penitentiary in Jayapura, ...

Indonesia's Second Batch Executions Trigger Strong Reactions Overseas

Despite pressures and appeals from various quarters at home as well as overseas, Indonesia went ahead and executed ...

Indonesia should keep calm against withdrawal of Australia`s Ambassador: House

Deputy Chairman of House Commission I Ahmad Hanafi Rais stated that the Indonesian Government should calmly accept the ...

Australian govt regrets executions of Chan and Sukumaran

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop on Wednesday issued a joint press ...

Australian ambassador`s withdrawal will not disrupt trade relations: Indonesia`s VP

The withdrawal of the Australian ambassador to Indonesia will not disrupt the trade relations between Indonesia and ...

Mary Jane remains a convict: Attorney general

Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso remains a convict as her execution was not cancelled but merely postponed, stated Attorney ...

Former Indonesian President Yudhoyono cancels trip to Australia

Former Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has cancelled his plan to visit Perth, Australia. He cited ...