Indonesia
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · A Singaporean national, one Steven alias Tan Ching...
- News items in the archive
- 644
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Indonesia is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 644 news items on Indonesia, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- APRIL 23, 2012IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
the Federal Court upheld the death sentence on...
the Federal Court upheld the death sentence on...
- APRIL 6, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA FREES 22 INDONESIAN MAIDS ON DEATH ROW
twenty two Indonesian maids on death row in Saudi Arabia were exonerated and returned
- MARCH 2, 2012IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
a total of 203 Indonesian migrant workers are currently...
a total of 203 Indonesian migrant workers are currently known to be facing the death penalty in a number of foreign countries, Antara news agency quoted the task force as saying
FEBRUARY 27, 2012IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: SENIOR CITIZEN TO HANG FOR MURDERING FORMER WIFE
In Malaysia, the High Court sent a senior citizen to the gallows for murdering his ex-wife in
- JANUARY 14, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: TWO MIGRANT WORKERS DODGE DEATH ROW IN SAUDI ARABIA
Two Indonesian women working in Saudi Arabia have been granted reprieves from death sentences
- JANUARY 1, 2012IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is applicable for murder..
The death penalty is applicable for murder...
DECEMBER 29, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: 87 PEOPLE ON DEATH ROW
Indonesia has 87 people on death row, the Justice and Human Rights Ministry
- DECEMBER 28, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDONESIAN WOMAN GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Indonesian woman Maggie Taissya Olyvia, 27, was sentenced to death by Malaysian High Court Judicial Commissioner Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab for trafficking 656.15g of heroin and 185.14g of monoacetylmorphine at the Custom, Immigration and Quarantine Complex in
- DECEMBER 28, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
an woman was sentenced to death, in Indonesia
an woman was sentenced to death, in Indonesia
DECEMBER 27, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: THREE MIGRANT WORKERS ON DEATH ROW RELEASED
three Indonesian migrant workers facing death penalty in Saudi Arabia had been freed by the authority
- DECEMBER 12, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO MIGRANT WORKERS AWAIT DEATH SENTENCE
the government is still working to save two Indonesia migrant workers, Tuti Tursilawati and Siti Zaenab, on death row in Saudi Arabia. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had sent a pardon request to the Saudi Arabian King in October.
NOVEMBER 22, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: VIETNAMESE WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Presiding Judge Bambang Eka Putra of the Boyolali District Court in Indonesia sentenced
- OCTOBER 27, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: FIVE INDONESIAN MAIDS ON DEATH ROW
five Indonesian maids sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia are appealing for clemency.
- OCTOBER 17, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA MAID FACING DEATH SENTENCE IN SAUDI
Tuti Tursilawati, an Indonesian maid from Cikeusik village, Majalengka, in West Java, was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia after Ramadan in 2011.
- AUGUST 21, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: THREE SENT TO GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Justice Datuk Zakiah Kassim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Indonesian national Effendi, 25, and
- AUGUST 12, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDONESIAN MAN SENT TO GALLOWS FOR KILLING SOLDIER
Justice Yew Jen Kie of the Malaysian High Court in Sibu sentenced Indonesian man Rikky Rurba to the gallows for killing soldier Vincent Sabang with a knife in Tan Sri Road at on September 15, 2008.
- AUGUST 4, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. 2 INDONESIAN MAIDS ON DEATH ROW WIN REPRIEVE
two Indonesian maids sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia were pardoned, the country’s embassy in Riyadh confirmed.
- JULY 20, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: KONTRAS SAYS NO TO DEATH PENALTY IN CORRUPTION BILL
in Indonesia, the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) called on the Law and Human Rights Minister to eliminate the death penalty provision in the anti-corruption bill currently in deliberation.
JULY 8, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FEDERAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON INDONESIAN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Federal Court in Putrajaya, Malaysia, upheld the death sentence imposed on an Indonesian found
- JULY 7, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TIME RUNNING OUT FOR FOUR INDONESIANS ON DEATH ROW
a high-level task force from Jakarta will visit Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
JULY 7, 2011AustraliaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: BALI NINE RINGLEADER LOSES DEATH APPEAL
An Australian drug smuggler sentenced to death in Indonesia, one of the "Bali Nine" gang
JULY 3, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: 11 INDONESIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH
11 Indonesians have been sentenced to death in Malaysia and are now awaiting
- JUNE 30, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: ANOTHER RI MIGRANT WORKER ON DEATH ROW IN SAUDI
Indonesian migrant worker Sumartini binti Manaungi Galisung
JUNE 26, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ‘BLOOD MONEY’ PAYMENT SPARES INDONESIAN MAID FROM EXECUTION
An Indonesian maid convicted of murder in Saudi Arabia has been spared execution by beheading after the Indonesian government paid Rp 4.6 billion ($534,000) in “blood money."
- JUNE 23, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA CALLS FOR CLEMENCY FOR 23 NATIONALS FACING DEATH PENALTY IN SAUDI ARABIA
the Indonesian government called for clemency for 23 nationals
- JUNE 23, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA CLEMENCY BIDS BLOW
the prospects of Australians Schapelle Corby and Andrew Chan
- JUNE 21, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
303 INDONESIAN WORKERS FACING DEATH SENTENCE
Indonesia's Foreign Affairs Ministry revealed that apart from Ruyati binti Satubi who was recently executed in Saudi Arabia, there are 303 Indonesian defendants who have faced death sentences from 1999 to 2011.
- JUNE 18, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS INDONESIAN WOMAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
An Indonesian woman was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murdering
- MAY 11, 2011AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA DROPS DEATH SENTENCE FOR AUSTRALIAN DRUG SMUGGLER
Indonesia's Supreme Court overturned the death sentence for convicted Australian heroin smuggler Scott Anthony Rush, 25, giving him life imprisonment instead.
- APRIL 20, 2011IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN RECEIVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR SERIAL KILLINGS
Yulianto, 38, a masseuse from Kartosuro in Sukoharjo, was sentenced to death by Judge Dwiyanto of the Sukoharjo District Court in Indonesia for murder.