Complaint: Indonesian mayor promotes anti-gay discrimination
A human rights organisation is protesting an anti-LGBT initiative by the mayor of the West Javan city of…
7 anti-LGBT purges: We can stop them?
A common thread ties together the anti-LGBT crackdowns in Egypt, Tanzania, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Indonesia and the Russian republic…
Indonesian Muslim leader urges boycott of pro-LGBT Starbucks
A leader of Indonesia’s second-largest Muslim organization has called for a boycott of the Starbucks coffee chain because…
Commentary: Indonesian police fuel anti-LGBT hysteria
Indonesia’s national police force should immediately investigate recent raids by local law enforcement on gatherings of gay men,…
LGBT repression grows in Indonesia, with 141 arrests, public caning
Indonesia has ramped up its repression of LGBT people, with a public caning yesterday in Aceh province and…
Indonesian police push anti-LGBT militant Islamic agenda
Indonesian police are working with militant Islamists to curtail the human rights of LGBT Indonesians, Human Rights Watch…
Conservative Indonesians vs. LGBTI rights
LGBTI Indonesians often are at odds with conservative Muslims in their quest for recognition of their human rights.…
In Indonesia, ongoing threats to LGBTI human rights
The human rights of LGBTI Indonesians remain under threat from police, politicians and religious leaders, despite activists’ protests.…
Asia-Pacific: Inadequate funds for HIV help for gays
The Jakarta Post in Indonesia, reported yesterday on the recent report by the World Health Organisation that urges…