The original Kamisan activists were families of several protesters who were shot dead in late 1998; they initiated the weekly action and it has rolled on
Raft of recent moves by Indonesian government to curb presence of hardliners and terrorists has human rights activists worried
Pagar Nusa claims three million followers, and training combines 'physical strength, martial arts, and spiritual intelligence'
Some wonder whether writer La Ode Munafar's group has the effect of increasing child marriage, already a problem in the country
Kreteks, clove cigarettes that are omnipresent in Indonesia, account for as much as 90 percent of all local cigarette consumption
Former US president addresses Congress of Indonesian Diaspora in Jakarta, the Indonesian city that he called home for part of his childhood
This year’s Ramadan, a month of fasting and reflection, comes after a year of upheaval in the Indonesian capitals
Because the fishing industry in Southeast Asia is still lightly regulated, exact numbers of human trafficking victims are hard to come by, but there are signs that it is huge
Call for UN to declare illegal fishing an organized crime signals growing frustration, new approach from Jakarta
Canings, raids and a new anti-LGBT task force are causing concern for many
Ahok was accused of blasphemy during his re-election campaign when video surfaced of him quoting verse in Quran to prove to his supporters that there were no restrictions on Muslims voting for non-Muslim politicians
Governments have seized on specter of 'fake news' to squelch press freedoms in region already infamous for ubiquitous censorship
After months of racially-charged campaigning, incumbent Chinese-Christian governor Ahok lost in a landslide
While pointedly discouraging political action or extremism, the rise of Salafi conservatism causes friction in diverse and tolerant Indonesia
Election revealed deepening splits in Indonesian society
Incumbent governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama faced off with former education minister Anies Baswedan. Neither of them got the 50 percent of votes needed last time to win
Thousands of Afghan refugees in Indonesia were not mentioned during President Ghani's recent visit
Program, which will conclude this week, has already netted over $330 billion for government
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