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
- JUNE 10, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA. 60 CITIZENS ON DEATH ROW IN INDONESIA
no fewer than 60 Nigerian nationals are on the death row over drug- related offences
- JUNE 1, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: FG APPEALS TO INDONESIA OVER TWO NIGERIANS ON DEATH ROW
the Nigerian Federal Government pleaded to Indonesia Authorities to spare the lives of two Nigerians awaiting execution in Indonesia for drug trafficking.
- APRIL 28, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN DEATH ROW PRISONER HONOURED FOR WORK AGAINST DRUGS
Indonesian Justice and Human Rights Minister Andi Mattalatta presented an award to a death row inmate for speaking out against drugs inside the prison.
- APRIL 16, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO DEATH IN MALAYSIA
an Indonesian national from Aceh province was sentenced to death by the Shah Alam high court in Selangor, Malaysia, after being found guilty of drug dealing.
- MARCH 24, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. 'BALI BOMBERS' DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL DROPPED
Islamic militants in Indonesia facing death over the 2002 Bali bombings are one
- MARCH 5, 2008AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. DEATH PENALTY LIFTED FOR 3 AUSTRALIANS
three Australians in jail in Indonesia, members of the so-called ‘Bali Nine’
- FEBRUARY 19, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA AGREES DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST CHEMICAL WEAPONS USE
the Indonesian House of Representatives endorsed a bill
- FEBRUARY 5, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
three of the Bali bombers were granted a last minute
three of the Bali bombers were granted a last minute
- JANUARY 31, 2008ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA. THREE INDONESIANS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CARRYING DRUGS
Chinese courts sentenced three Indonesian women to death for bringing
- JANUARY 12, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SAUDIS BEHEAD INDONESIAN MAID
Saudi authorities beheaded an Indonesian maid, Yanti Irianti...
- JANUARY 1, 2008IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is applicable for murder..
The death penalty is applicable for murder...
- DECEMBER 18, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesia voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Indonesia voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- NOVEMBER 6, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA DENIES CLEMENCY TO SMUGGLERS
Indonesia's president rejected clemency pleas by five foreign drug smugglers and will push ahead with their executions
- NOVEMBER 1, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: CORRUPTION AND DEATH PENALTY A RISKY MIX, SAY EXPERTS
Indonesian human rights activists joined the chorus of those condemning a ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court...
- OCTOBER 30, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY CRITICISES INDONESIA DEATH PENALTY RULING
AMNESTY CRITICISES INDONESIA DEATH PENALTY RULING
- OCTOBER 30, 2007AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG OFFENCES
the Constitutional Court of Indonesia upheld the death penalty for serious drug offences for three Australians facing execution for trying to smuggle heroin off the resort island of Bali.
- OCTOBER 10, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN A-G DENIES CHANGE OF HEART ON DEATH PENALTY
Indonesia's Attorney-General, Hendarman Supandji...
- OCTOBER 10, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN AG: EXECUTION OF BALI BOMBERS WILL BE DELAYED
INDONESIAN AG: EXECUTION OF BALI BOMBERS WILL BE DELAYED
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA. BALI BOMBERS APPEALS REJECTED
Indonesia's top court said it rejected final appeals of three Islamic militants
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA BALI BOMBER LOSES DEATH ROW APPEAL
the Indonesian Supreme Court rejected the final appeal of Amrozi bin Nurhasyim against his death sentence for his part in the 2002 Bali bombings, which killed 202 people.
- AUGUST 14, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDONESIAN WORKER IN MALAYSIA ACQUITTED DUE TO INSANITY
Adi bin Asnawi, an Indonesian worker from West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara province, was acquitted by the Seremban High Court in Negeri Sembilan State, West Malaysia.
- JUNE 22, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Indonesian Federal Court unanimously affirmed the death sentence imposed by the High Court on Abdul Rahman Akif, 53, an Indonesian textile businessman for trafficking in 4,826.9 grams of cannabis, on May 9, 1996.
- JUNE 21, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA CONSIDERS DEATH PENALTY CHANGE
The application of the death penalty in Indonesia is likely
- JUNE 7, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
EU CONDEMNS INDONESIA DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO EUROPEANS
the European Union condemned an Indonesian court for sentencing two Europeans to death for drugs offences, urging the authorities in Jakarta to abolish capital punishment.
- MAY 30, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
SEVEN FOREIGNERS GIVEN DEATH IN INDONESIA DRUGS CASE
Five Chinese nationals, a Dutchman and a Frenchman who appealed against the length of their convictions
- MAY 23, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
three Indonesians were sentenced to death for trying to smuggle...
three Indonesians were sentenced to death for trying to smuggle almost 25,500 of ecstasy tablets from Malaysia to Indonesia's nearby Batam island, judge Haruno Patriadi said.
- APRIL 28, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA EXECUTES MAN FOR MURDERING FAMILY
an Indonesian man has been executed by a firing squad for his 1999 conviction of killing a family of six, including four children, on Borneo island.
- MARCH 26, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA ATTORNEY GENERAL CRITICIZED OVER DEATH PENALTY
legal experts criticized Attorney General Saleh over his rigid stance regarding capital punishment in Indonesia.
- MARCH 20, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIAN GUARD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING JAPANESE BOSS
the Java Bandung district court in West Java, Indonesia, sentenced a man to death for murdering his Japanese employer last year.
- MARCH 15, 2007IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA PROPOSALS TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR DRUG OFFENSES REJECTED
“The Indonesian government firmly rejects proposals to abolish capital punishment for drug offences,” Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh said.