Public flogging is a common punishment for certain victimless crimes in the Aceh province. Human Rights Watch has condemned the practice as "barbaric" and called for it to end. On Thursday, an ...

A 24-year-old Indonesian woman has discovered that she attended her husband’s earlier wedding when she was a child, years before the two later married.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — An emotionally and physically abusive marriage of 11 years led Rani Miranti to join a fight club that has trained her in martial arts, enabling her to stand up against violence.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hendrika Mayora Victoria Kelan, right, is the only known transgender Indonesian to ever hold public office. Hendrika Mayora ...

Hundreds of women wearing pink and wielding broomsticks marched to parliament in Indonesia's capital on Wednesday to protest against police abuses and wasteful government spending. Protests in Jakarta ...

A new bus line has been created in Jakarta, Indonesia, to help women feel safe during their daily commute. The pink bus, which began operating earlier this week, was designed to help protect female ...

Within hours of the successful event — held for the second year running on the weekend before the March 8 International Women’s Day, with which it is linked — the group’s Instagram site and hashtags ...