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Indonesian president regrets past rights abuses in country

He said the government was trying to "rehabilitate" the victims' rights "without negating the judicial resolution”

Powerful quake hits off Indonesia, rattles islands

The epicenter of the quake was 427 kilometers south of the Indonesian island of Ambon at a depth of 95 kilometers

Nearly 200 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia in latest boat arrival

Four vessels carrying Rohingya refugees have already landed in Indonesia in November and December last year

Widodo greets Indonesia’s Christians with call for stronger ties, environmental protection

Father Suparto said the president’s visit “is history … because it is only Jokowi who has ever come as president to enter our church”

Indonesia seeks to allay tourism fears over new sex law

Indonesia last week passed legislation approving jail terms of up to a year for anybody in Indonesia caught having sex outside of wedlock

Bali bombmaker released on parole from Indonesian prison: official

Umar Patek was a member of an Al Qaeda-affiliated group that detonated devices at a bar and nightclub on the Indonesian resort island in 2002

Inclusion of articles curtailing freedoms in Indonesia’s new Criminal Code hit

APHR said the new Code includes “problematic articles that could unduly restrict the right to freedom of religion or belief"

Indonesian parliament approves legislation to outlaw extra-marital sex

Rights groups had protested against the amendments, denouncing a crackdown on civil liberties and a shift towards fundamentalism

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts, forcing thousands to flee

The burst from the highest mountain on Indonesia's main island prompted authorities to raise the alert status for the volcano

Pope Francis prays for Indonesia earthquake victims

An estimated 13,000 people have been displaced by the destruction caused by the temblor as rescue workers continue emergency efforts

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