Reiner Brabar, Sorong – The Nusantara Indigenous Community Alliance (AMAN), Greenpeace Indonesia, the People's Earth Heritage Foundation (Pusaka) and the Papua-Merauke Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) have issued a joint statement titled Papua is not empty land, and stop the theft of indigenous territories in Papua, stop the National Strategic Projects.

The statement was issued following a visit by United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Albert K. Barume, who came to Papua to see and hear from the victims of violations of indigenous peoples' rights, forest destruction and the theft of customary territories under the guise of National Strategic Projects (PSN).

Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Deputy Chairperson Johanis Tanak has reminded government officials not to send pornographic WhatsApp messages because they will be caught if their phones are tapped. Tanak said the technology his agency has is more advanced than that of officials.

"Bapak-Bapak [Gentlemen], don't try to send WhatsApp messages, I apologise, that contain pornographic content. Once we tap you, we'll pick up all of this. Bapak, this represents pornography. It will all be found out by the IT technology we have", said Tanak during a KPK coordination meeting in the North Jakarta area of Ancol on Thursday July 10.

Kiki Safitri, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – National Police Chief (Kapolri) General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has received the highest award from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the world's largest labour organisation headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

The award is considered historic because this is the first time that the ITUC has awarded it to a state official, rather than a labour activist or social figure.

Hotria Mariana, Aditya Mulyawan – Thousands of women from various civil society organisations and communities gathered for a peaceful demonstration titled "One Million Women for Gaza" in Jakarta on Sunday July 6. The action marked a new phase in the solidarity movement for Palestine, focusing on a strategy to boycott products affiliated with Israeli Zionism.

The action, which was initiated by the Central Leadership of Islamic Women and the Defend Palestine Indonesian People's Alliance (ARIBP), took up the theme "Women's Economic Boycott Against Pro-Israel Products". The movement represents a shift in the strategy of struggle from mere mass action to concrete action through consumer influence.