Indonesia’s parliament is debating a bill that would outlaw so-called deviant sexual behavior, raising alarm among human rights activists about a possible increase in violence against LGBTQ people
Ten soldiers were named as suspects in the alleged torture deaths of at least six people who had been kept in two cage-like rooms in the house of a regency chief in North Sumatra province, Indonesia’s military chief said Monday
Many of the 24 suspects arrested in Central Sulawesi with alleged links to a pro-Islamic State militant group wanted to join another extremist outfit whose decimated membership has dwindled to two, Indonesian police said Wednesday without disclosing details
A group known as the Islamic State of Indonesia (NII) was plotting to overthrow the government before the next gene5ral election, police claimed Monday, saying they obtained documents related to the alleged conspiracy by interrogating 16 suspects arrested in West Sumatra last month
Hospitals In Indonesia Are Overburdened As The Delta Variety Spreads At An Unprecedented Rate. Many Residents Are Being Forced To Care For Sick Families Themselves As A Result Of The Situation
COVID-19 Has Reached A New Peak In Indonesia. In June, Infection Numbers Surpassed Two Million, With The Delta Variant Driving The Current Uptick. Children Account For One Out Of Every Eight Confirmed Cases, According To The County’s Paediatricians, And The Fatality Rate Among Children Is The Highest In The World
Discrimination And Harassment Of Sexual And Gender Minorities Continues To Be A Global Problem.In Indonesia some transgender women are finding solace in religious teachings
Some 14,000 refugees live in limbo in Indonesia with no access to work or primary education. The Liberty Society, a social business established by a former Miss Indonesia finalist, is giving some women the tools to change their situation
Inspired by a growing trend in the U.S., some villagers in Indonesia have set up free libraries to foster the love of reading and learning among local children
Two experts told BenarNews last week – citing security sources whom they declined to identify – that the trio and one other Uyghur convict had been deported to China, where authorities are believed to have held close to 2 million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in internment camps, which the United States and several other nations have sharply criticized.