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Yearender - Indonesia lends helping hand to Rohingya problem

Indonesia has expressed concern over the problem in Rakhine State in Myanmar, where Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority ...

Indonesia takes comprehensive approach to address Rohingya crisis

Indonesian government is adopting a comprehensive approach towards the Myanmar government in order to address the ...

Three killed in Burundi as toll from political violence rises

A ruling party official and two others were killed in a bar in southern Burundi, an official said on Tuesday, as the ...

Indonesia is not obliged to comply with IPT`s ruling: House speaker

The Indonesian government is not obliged to comply with the International Peoples Tribunal (IPT) 1965s decision, which ...

Govt terms ruling of International People`s Tribunal illogical

Coordinating Minister for Political, Security and Legal Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan stated here on Thursday that the ...

Belgians hunt `third man` after Islamic State bombings

A "third man" seen with two Islamic State suicide bombers at Brussels Airport was the focus of a Belgian manhunt on ...

Counterterrorism Actions Must Uphold Human Rights

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

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 ...

China returns corruption suspect from Britain

China has secured the return of a top corruption suspect from Britain, Chinas anti-corruption watchdog said on ...

UN body calls detention of Malaysia`s Anwar "arbitrary"

A UN body has determined that former Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been jailed illegally and called ...

Israel passes law allowing force feeding of prisoners

The Israeli parliament approved Thursday a law allowing prisoners on hunger strike to be force fed if their life is in ...

Rohingya Asylum Seekers Treated With Compassion In Aceh

- Since the issue emerged, the people and government of Aceh Darussalam have sympathized with and shown their ...

Benjina slavery case sheds light on other crimes

The alleged slavery case by the Thai firm PT Pusaka Benjina Resource (PBR), based in Aru Island, Maluku province, has ...

Bangladeshi ex-minister sentenced to death for war crimes

A former junior minister in a Bangladeshi military government was sentenced to death on Tuesday after a war crimes ...

UN Watchdog Slams Israel Abuses, Demands Gaza War Probe

A UN human rights watchdog on Thursday urged Israel to respect the rights of Palestinians, and demanded the country ...