A Christian separatist leader in Indonesia's Moluccan islands, who was detained last week, has been charged with treason, a police spokesman has said. Police in Maluku province said Alex Manuputty, ...

Update: On August 16, the two other political prisoners, Jonathan Riri and Pieter Johannes, were also transferred to Ambon prison. Indonesian authorities have moved six Moluccan political prisoners ...

Muslim protesters in Indonesia's Moluccan islands have set fire to a Christian church as tension over a controversial anniversary mounted. Indonesian security forces fired warning shots to disperse ...

Dutch-sponsored researcher Farsijana Adeney-Risakotta analysed the dynamics of the conflict between Muslims and Christians in the Molucca Islands. The anthropologist proposes that rituals play an ...

Archaeologists believe they have solved the decades-long mystery surrounding two boats depicted in north-western Arnhem Land rock art. Flinders University researchers believe the cave drawings depict ...

Update: On February 6, 2019, Ruben Saija, a Moluccan political prisoner, was released from Ambon prison after President Joko Widodo issued him a pardon. Five political prisoners remain incarcerated in ...

A newly discovered species of monitor lizard, a close relative of the Komodo dragon, has been discovered on Moluccan islands of east Indonesia. A newly discovered species of monitor lizard, a close ...