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Black Sabbath Guitarist Pleads with Indonesia to Have Mercy on Australian Drug Smugglers
Tony Iommi is the latest heavy metal hero to lend his voice to the campaign to spare the lives of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, who face imminent death by firing squad.
Jokowi's Motives are Being Questioned as Chan and Sukumaran Transfer for Execution
Indonesian president Joko Widodo has been accused of selectively choosing drug death statistics that have the greatest impact to serve his political aims.
Australian Police Responsible for Imminent Executions of Two Australians on Indonesian Death Row, Says Lawyer
Convicted drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will face the firing squad this month, the pair learned Friday.
Police Combing Indonesian Island for the Country's 'Most Wanted' Terror Leader
Abu Wardah Santoso is believed to be the first Indonesian to have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, and is suspected of receiving international recruits and support from the terror group.
There are Continued Calls for Freedom as Villages Burn in West Papua
Two Indonesian officers were killed on January 1. Now West Papuans are collectively paying the price.
'It Must Be Stopped': Indonesia's New President Vows to End the World's Worst Deforestation
Joko Widodo has pledged to halt the illegal clearing for palm oil plantations that is devastating the remote rainforests of Sumatra after responding to a petition to come and see the damage for himself.
Indonesia Is Looking for an Island to Resettle Asylum Seekers
After Australia declared that no refugees will be resettled from Indonesia, Indonesia is devising a plan that could send thousands of them to live on a small island, with no clear path out.
When Its Army and Police Shoot at Each Other, Indonesia Fixes It by Partying Down
The institutional rivalry between Indonesia's army and a police special forces unit turned violent during a siege on Batam island... and was quickly followed by a pop concert.
Indonesia Did Terrible Things in East Timor — and Australia Doesn't Want You to Know About Them
Australia's government is fighting the release of documents that could shed light on the deaths of more than 200,000 people during Indonesia's occupation of East Timor.
'Indonesia Is Clearly in a Transition': VICE News Talks to Joshua Oppenheimer, Director of 'The Act of Killing' and 'The Look of Silence'
'The Act of Killing' offered a surreal look at the Indonesian genocide. 'The Look of Silence' is the director’s second film on the anti-communist death squads and their carnage.
High Tension’s Karina Utomo Wants to Thrash With Indonesia’s New President
Joko Widodo supports economic reform and Napalm Death.
Joko Widodo is Indonesia's Reformist President-Elect
Indonesia’s reformist president-elect, Joko Widodo, already faces challenges after being declared the winner late Tuesday night. His rival, Prabowo Subianto, plans to file an appeal alleging widespread fraud in the bitterly fought race.