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Yogya students say government policies can't be separated from US imperialism
Detik Jogja – June 17, 2026
Adji G Rinepta, Jogja – Hundreds of students from the Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah University Alliance (UMY) held a protest action at the Zero Kilometre Point in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta this afternoon.

The majority of them wore red jackets and crowded into the Zero Kilometre intersection until road access was closed off by police.
Students in Surabaya demand end to ineffective programs, return of TNI to defence role
CNN Indonesia – June 17, 2026
Surabaya – Students protesting a number of government policies crowded on to Jalan Gubernur Suryo to hold a demonstration in front of the Grahadi State Building (governor's office) in Surabaya, East Java, on Wednesday June 17.

The students came from various campuses across Surabaya including the Airlangga University (Unair), the East Java Veteran National Development University (UPN), the Surabaya State University (Unesa) and the Surabaya Muhammadiyah University (Umsura), as well as the Surabaya Student Executive Council (BEM) Alliance and other student organisations.
Makassar students hold theatrical action depicting death of Indonesian Republic
CNN Indonesia – June 17, 2026
Makassar – The Student Executive Council (BEM) from the Makassar State University (UNM) in South Sulawesi believes the Republic of Indonesia is currently in a state of decline due to President Prabowo Subianto's numerous policies that are not pro-people.

The students held a demonstration in front of the UNM campus, blocking roads by high jacking a container truck and burning used tyres, causing traffic a jam on Jalan AP Pettarani.
Student in Medan protest wasteful government programs, military expansion
CNN Indonesia – June 17, 2026
Medan – Dozens of students from the Medan branch of the Indonesian National Student Movement (GMNI) in North Sumatra held a demonstration in front of the Medan city Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) building on Wednesday June 17.

The protesters carried posters and banners with demands related to the rising price of basic commodities, the high cost of living and an evaluation of several government policies.
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Drunken Republic
Going down
Kompas Newspaper – May 20, 2026
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has been widely ridiculed over remarks made during a speech in Nganjuk, East Java, in which he said that the decline in the rupiah's exchange rate does not directly affect rural communities.
Protecting women activists
Kompas Editorial – May 13, 2026
Women activists in Indonesia are currently facing multiple attacks across various platforms. Attacks against them are no longer limited to physical spaces, but have also spread to the cyber realm.
Difficult game
Kompas.id – May 2, 2026
Indonesia's online tax reporting system Coretax – which was launched back in January 2025 – remains so complex and glitchy that even Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa admits he could not complete his own annual tax return without assistance.
Terror
Kompas Newspaper – March 18, 2026
Civil society groups have denounced the acid attack against human rights defender Andrie Yunus as a brutal (biadab) and cowardly act aimed at silencing government critics, saying they will not bow down to any intimidation threatening their work.
Military alert
Kompas.id – March 14, 2026
Democracy and civil supremacy took a troubling turn on March 1 when Indonesian Military (TNI) commander General Agus Subiyanto placed the armed forces on high alert for an indefinite period, citing the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
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Civil Society Coalition rejects lightning fast enactment of Police Law revisions
CNN Indonesia – June 9, 2026

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Police Reform rejects the rushed ratification of the Draft Law on the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia (RUU Polri).

Student demo at parliament highlights environmental exploitation in Papua
CNN Indonesia – June 5, 2026

Jakarta – Dozens of students from the Student Executive Councils (BEM) of State Islamic Religious Universities throughout Indonesia held a demonstration in front of the gates to the parliamentary complex in Jakarta on Friday June 5.

UN experts criticise military trial for soldiers in Andrie Yunus acid attack
Wahana News – June 4, 2026

Ardan Pratama, Jakarta – International attention has been directed at Indonesia after United Nations (UN) experts said they believe that the "personal vendetta" narrative in the acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus has the potential to obscure the search for the mastermind behind the attack, which

Indonesian students in London hold joint screening of Pesta Babi
Jubi Papua – May 30, 2026

Dodunias A. Mampioper, Jayapura – Even though the documentary film Pig Feast: Colonialism in Our Time (Pesta Babi: Kolonialisme di Zaman Kita) can be accessed directly and watched for free on YouTube, this has not dampened the enthusiasm of people to hold joint viewings (nobar) and discussions, incl

Screams from the dark room: GSF activist recounts torture by Israeli military
Kompas.com – May 29, 2026

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) activist As'ad Aras recounted one of the dark rooms where GSF activists were tortured after being captured by Israeli soldiers.

SAFENet reveals rising trend in intimidation, attacks on critical group
Kompas.com – May 25, 2026

Baharudin Al Farisi, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) Executive Director Nenden Sekar Arum has revealed that the trend of limiting freedom of expression in digital space continues to increase.