There are reports a number of university students in Jayapura have begun to wear the traditional Papuan koteka or penis gourd to campus.

People from Papua often face discrimination and suspicion from other Indonesians – often their pride in their homeland and traditional culture is mistaken as support for the region's in

Following the terrorist attacks in Surabaya and Riau about two weeks ago, worries related to religious radicalism have been thrust to the forefront of concerns here in Indonesia.

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – Leaders and lecturers of Semarang State University (Unnes) signed on Tuesday an integrity pact in their effort to stop the spread of radical teachin

Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The 10 November Institute of Technology (ITS) in Surabaya, East Java, has questioned three of its lecturers for allegedly supporting the disbanded Islam

Jakarta (Antara) – Head of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) Budi Gunawan revealed that 39 percent of college students have been exposed to radical ideas.

Mukhlis Dinillah, Bandung – Padjadjaran University (Unpad) students are protesting the use of Mobile Brigade (Brimob) paramilitary police as security on campus.

Petunia – Students planning to convey concerns their about the commercialisation of education to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo at the Hasanuddin University (Unhas) in the South Sulawes

Diatyka Widya Permata Yasih and Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir – The fall of the authoritarian New Order regime in 1998 heralded new opportunities for Indonesian social science.

Amid fears of rising Islamic radicalism in the world's largest Muslim-majority country Indonesia, authorities are targeting the nation's universities.

Celestina Soares – The representative Mria Dadi Magno from the Timor-Leste National Youth Council (CNJTL) said this is a proud moment for young people as so far there has been no youth policy.

Safrin La Batu, Jakarta – Wary about the spread of radical and intolerant ideologies on campuses, students and lecturers from universities nationwide are set to make a simultaneous declaration agai

Jakarta – Speaking before representatives of universities from across the country who had gathered in Bali on Tuesday, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called up all universities to take a firm s

Moses Ompusunggu, Jakarta – Research, Technology and Higher Education Minister Mohamad Nasir has called on universities in West Java to step up their efforts to prevent the spread of radical teachi

Kate Lamb – It was a dull day in music class that ignited a rebellion in three Indonesian teenage girls.

Ihsan Dalimunthe – Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs (menkopolhukam) Wiranto insists that the government will no longer be carefree about deviant ideologies coming onto

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – The Research and Technology and Higher Education Ministry is preparing a regulation to control the spread of radical views on campuses.

Jakarta/Kendari – A consumeristic, hedonistic lifestyle has depoliticized university students in Indonesia, preventing them from thinking critically about social and political problems that beset t

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The Association of Papuan Students in Java and Bali has demanded Yogyakarta Sultan Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X apologize from statement he made that accused Papuan st

Jayapura – The blockading of the campus of Cenderawasih University in Waena, Abepura Jayapura, Papua, from Monday to Thursday by its students has resulted in a strike by its 615 lecturers and 321 a

Dominic Berger – On the night of 22 March 2011, bricks smashed the windows of a McDonald's branch in Makassar – A note was left by the attackers: 'We are aware of what you multinational

Non-student protesters should stop using the Cenderawasih University (Uncen) campus in Jayapura, Papua, as a place to hide if they are being pursued by local police during rallies, acco

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Zaky Pawas & Ulin Yusron – Eleven students from Pamulang University have been arrested after a violent protest against the presence of National Police Depu

Jakarta – The police said on Friday they were questioning 11 people in relation to their alleged involvement in a campus riot on Thursday at Pamulang University in South Tangerang.

Multa Fidrus, Tangerang – Students and police officers clashed during a demonstration at a university in Pamulang, South Tangerang, on Thursday.

Teluk Gelam, South Sumatra – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has turned to an unlikely source to help the nation deal with a number of its serious problems, including terrorism – the

Hundreds of students from a private high school in East Jakarta run by one of the country's largest Muslim organizations demanded the resignation of their principal on Monday.

Arghea Desafti Hapsari, Jakarta – More than anything else, the youth pledge taken by Indonesia's young leaders 82 years ago stressed the importance of living in unity in a nation with

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Poor research funding and quality are the biggest constraints to turning the country's universities into world-class institutions, a discussion heard here Thurs

Police and security forces in East Timor are braced for a further day of protests outside the National University in Dili.

Dili – Police in East Timor's capital fired tear gas Monday to disperse students protesting a plan by lawmakers to buy themselves new cars with state funds, authorities said.

Dili – East Timorese and UN anti-riot police arrested at least 16 students Tuesday during a second day of protests at the national university against a plan to import cars for lawmakers

Dili – The East Timor Students Forum is threatening hunger strikes because its members feel deceived by the National Parliament about the agreement to purchase luxury motor vehicles bei

Tito Belo, Dili – About a thousand students rallied outside East Timor's parliament on Wednesday to protest against a decision to buy 65 Toyota Land Cruisers – one for each member of pa

Jakarta – Six mixed youth organizations declared Tuesday the establishment of a cooperation body for Indonesia in an attempt to encourage people to work toward the country's prosperity.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Dozens of people were injured and scores of cars vandalized in a bloody clash between two disputing parties wanting to lead the foundation responsible for runni

Banten – Students at the State Islamic Institute of Sultan Maulana Hasanudin (IAIN SMH) staged a rally Thursday at its Serang campus to demand improved education quality and the elimina

Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi – Hundreds of students from various universities in Southeast Sulawesi protested at the provincial council building Wednesday, demanding council members reje

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – Eight years after bringing down an authoritarian regime, the once thriving student movement is now in disarray.

Jakarta – There are only a few post-graduate students having dinner at around 7 p.m., in a cafeteria in a state university in Depok, some one hour south of Jakarta.

Max Lane – On April 5, the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) issued a resolution calling for the closure of the huge Freeport mine, a demand that had been raised by student protesters at a

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Istana Negara, Jakarta
Fax: 00 6221 385-5481

17 March, 2006

Dear Mr President,

Ian Pearson MP
Minister of State
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
London SW1A 1AA

17 March 2006

Dear Mr Pearson,

Ahmad Alheid, Menado – Dozens of students from a number of organisations in the North Sulawesi city of Menado held a demonstration opposing the Asia Africa Conference on Friday April 22

Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta – Dozens of students from the Indonesian Youth Front for Struggle (Front Perjuangan Pemuda Indonesia, FPPI) held an action supporting the Asia Africa Confere

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Bandung – At least 15 students in Bandung have begun a hunger strike on Wednesday, as prolonged street protests against the fuel price hike fall on deaf ears.

Palembang (South Sumatra) – Dozens of Palembang students protested on Tuesday against the central government's plan to raise fuel prices in the near future.

Gunawan Mashar, Jakarta – For the umpteenth time, on Wednesday February 23 students from the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar have again hijacked fuel tankers.

Jambi – A lecturer said here on Friday that some student groups have hidden agendas for staging protests in the province ahead of the direct elections of regional administrations.