Usman Hamid, head of Amnesty International in Indonesia who protested against Suharto during the New Order era, warned of the past returning. "Activists were kidnapped and some have not returned home.

"That's their target, despite strong criticism by the public: strengthening the role of the army in the civilian government," Usman Hamid, executive director of Amnesty International Indonesia, told ...

Indonesia's parliament passed revisions to the country's military law on Thursday, allocating more civilian posts for ...

An Indonesian TikToker has been sentenced to almost three years in prison after reportedly 'talking' to a picture of Jesus on ...

Amnesty International Indonesia’s Executive Director Usman Hamid said Monday that the “sentence is a shocking attack on Ratu Thalisa’s freedom of expression,” and that the EIT law should ...

The Minister of Law stated that the amnesty candidates are not yet final; the number may decrease or increase.

Activists have called for press freedom to be protected in Indonesia and demanded an investigation after a magazine critical of the government was sent a pig's head and decapitated rats.

The House is set to pass the law Thursday in a plenary council after a committee overseeing military approved the changes, which will allow armed forces personnel to hold more civilian posts.

Allowing the military to be more involved in civilian affairs could also lead to abuse of power, human rights violations, and impunity, said Usman Hamid of Amnesty International Indonesia.

JAKARTA - Activists have called for press freedom to be protected in Indonesia and demanded an investigation after a magazine ...