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Indonesia Bergerak declaration and the concerns of youth
Kompas.id – October 29, 2025
Hidayat Salam – Amidst the momentum of the commemoration of Youth Pledge Day on Tuesday October 28, dozens of Indonesian citizens from Indonesia Bergerak (Indonesia Moving), ranging from students to the diaspora, visited the Republic of Indonesia Consulate General (KJRI) in Melbourne, Australia, where the "Indonesia Bergerak Declaration" document was handed over to Consulate staff.

And it was not just in Melbourne, similar movements were organised by the Indonesian diaspora and students in 43 cities across 23 countries.
Government offers Rp5 million for positive news on Prabowo's free meals program
Kompas – October 28, 2025
Kiki Safitri, Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Nanik Sudaryati Deyang, has promised to provide incentives for organisers of the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) in regions who succeed in creating positive and viral content about the MBG program on social media.

"As a form of appreciation for the creativity of regional organisers, there is a personal incentive of 5 million rupiah [US$3] for regional content that goes viral on social media", said Deyang in an official statement on Tuesday October 28.
Historians, activists reject plan to name Suharto national hero
CNN Indonesia – October 27, 2025
Jakarta – A number of historians and civil society groups have criticised the proposal that the late 2nd President of the Republic of Indonesia, Suharto, be awarded the title of national hero.

University of Gaja Mada (UGM) historian Sri Margana said that a national hero, according to the legal definition, must not have any moral or political defects during their life. According to Margana, this is not the first time that the name of the New Order (Orba) ruler has been proposed as a national hero, and it was rejected for that reason.
Court rejection of activists' pre-trial motion normalises silencing of dissent
Amnesty Press Release – October 27, 2025
Responding to the verdict of the South Jakarta District Court judge on the pre-trial motion by a number of activists against the legal actions of the Metro Jaya Jakarta Regional Police (Polda), Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid, said:

"The sole pre-trial judge at the South Jakarta District Court was unfair in considering the evidence presented by the suspects. The judge also paid little attention to the growing sense of injustice in society. This decision could normalise the suppression of freedom of expression. The judge is the final supervisor of any alleged legal process that violates the principle of a fair trial.
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Kompas.id – August 31, 2025
President Prabowo Subianto bestowed civilian honours and awards upon more than 140 figures last week in a presentation ceremony that not only tarnished and devalued state honours but also highlighted the disconnect between the political elite and ordinary Indonesians.
Plenary meeting
Kompas.id – August 24, 2025
According to parliamentary watch-dog Forum of Concerned Citizens for Indonesia's Parliament (Formappi), the recent increase in allowances for members of the House of Representatives (DPR) is not proportional to their performance.
Structural poverty
Kompas Newspaper – August 23, 2025
The House of Representatives (DPR) is facing widespread public anger over a 50 million rupiah (US$3,067) monthly housing allowance for each lawmaker which analysts say is out of touch with the economic hardships faced by most ordinary Indonesians.
Battle over memory
Jakarta Post – August 19, 2025

Tama Salim – When I was growing up in the 1990s, history was something to be memorized, not understood. Like most Indonesian schoolchildren of my generation, I was taught a single, sanitized version of the national past.

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Tempo – August 11, 2025

The Indonesian Military (TNI) under the administration of President Prabowo Subianto is growing bigger. The Army (TNI AD) now has 21 Regional Military Commands (Kodam) from the previous 15 throughout Indonesia.

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Prabowo's 1st year marked by decline in democracy, human and civil rights: YLBHI
Kompas.com – October 19, 2025

Irfan Kamil, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Chairperson Muhammad Isnur has criticised the upholding of human rights and democracy in the first year of the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice Pre

Papuan journalists call for justice 1 year after firebombing of Jubi media office
Jubi Papua – October 16, 2025

Silpester Kasipka, Jayapura – The Papuan Journalist Justice and Safety Advocacy Coalition (KAKKJ) held a peaceful action in front of the Jubi media editorial offices on Jalan SPG Taruna Bakti in Waena, Jayapura city, on Thursday October 16.

Rewarding soldiers who disappeared 98 activists vulgar, excessive: Observer
Kompas.com – October 14, 2025

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Robertus Belarminus, Jakarta – The Rose Team (Tim Mawar), which was a small team created by the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) Command Group IV in 1998, apparently still leaves traces to this day.

Former political prisoners support formation of Political Prisoners Union
Joint Statement – October 9, 2025

On October 4, as many as 27 detainees at the Metro Jaya Regional Police (Polda) Detention Centre in Jakarta formed a union called the Indonesian Political Prisoners Union (Serikat Tahanan Politik, STP). They formed the union after one of the detainees experienced torture at the detention centre.

Musicians, people's movement declares solidarity with detained activists
Kontras Press Release – October 7, 2025

Jakarta – A number of inter-band musicians and people's movement networks have declared their solidarity with the pro-democracy activists who are still being detained by police, four of which are Delpedro Marhaen, Syahdan Husein, Muzaffar S

60 years after 1965 mass killings: No justice and crimes repeated
Kontras Press Release – October 6, 2025

60 years ago, Lieutenant General Suharto and the Army under his command began the massacre and extermination of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI). The reason was that the PKI was accused of carrying out the murder of several of Army generals and a coup against the Indonesian government.