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Bandung students mark Black September with 'Indonesia Emergency' action
Pikiran Rakyat – September 12, 2026
Mochammad Iqbal Maulud – Students from various universities affiliated with the West Java chapter of the All-Indonesia Student Executive Board (BEM SI) staged a protest titled "Indonesia in a State of Emergency" (Indonesia Gawat Darurat) on Friday September 11.

Cantered at the intersection of Jalan Ir. H. Djuanda (Dago) and Cikapayang in Bandung, the demonstration caused traffic in the area to become congested.
Amnesty condemns military education program for those arrested at August 27 demos
IDN Times – September 11, 2026
Dini Suciatiningrum, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia strongly condemns the military education and training (diklat) program policy for citizens and students arrested following the August 27 protests in Jakarta.

Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid emphasised that sending citizens and students to military barracks simply for participating in a demonstration sends the wrong message to the public – that the right to express opinions through demonstrations is something wrong.
Coalition calls for investigation into firebomb attack on Papua Komnas HAM office
Suara Papua – September 10, 2026
Jayapura – The Papua Law Enforcement and Human Rights Coalition (KPHHP) is urged the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, to immediately order the National Police Chief (Kapolri) to thoroughly investigate the Molotov cocktail attack on the Papua Representative Office of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) in Jayapura, Papua, as well as previous acts of terror targeting the Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua), the Jubi editorial office and journalist Victor Mambor.

The call was issued by KPHHP in press release number 021/SP-KPHHP/IX/2026 dated September 9, 2026.
How reactionary civilian militia are cultivated to stifle dissent in Yogya
Arah Juang – September 9, 2026
Ki Ageng Begawan Reksa – On the afternoon of Tuesday September 1, hundreds of students organised under the Gajah Mada University (UGM) Student Alliance and joined by various civil society elements marched from Wisma Kagama to the Gramedia Intersection on Jalan Jenderal Sudirman in Yogyakarta, Central Java.

This action was a form of solidarity with victims of the repression that occurred in Jakarta during the protests on August 27, as well as a critique of the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka. The crowd arrived around 5.30 pm carrying banners listing their demands, and the protest proceeded in an orderly fashion until nightfall.
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Drunken Republic
More debt
Kompas.id – August 22, 2026
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's ambition to achieve 8 percent economic growth in his first term and to elevate Indonesia to high-income status by 2045 appear to be increasingly unrealistic in the face of mounting debt to fund unproductive programs and interest payments eating into government revenue.
World peace
Kompas.id – August 15, 2026
The government is in damage control after a 69-page academic paper has gone viral that lists President Prabowo Subianto as one of its authors, and argues that the country's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program should receive the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
The unemployed
Kompas.id – August 15, 2026
The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported last week that the unemployment rate had fallen to 4.65 percent in May, the lowest since 1994. Experts however say the real challenge is creating higher-quality jobs and ensuring university graduates possess the skills employers need.
The mirror doesn't lie
Kompas.id – August 8, 2026
Responding to the latest Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) survey which found that public satisfaction with President Prabowo Subianto’s performance had fallen to 51.1 percent, a Tempo English editorial commented that "in politics, polls are like mirrors. Some use them to groom their image, while others choose to shatter the glass when the reflection turns unpleasant".
Black Dutchman
Kompas.id – August 1, 2026
The Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) has condemned President Prabowo Subianto's statement equating journalists, observers and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with the term "londo ireng" (Black Dutchman).
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Public satisfaction with Prabowo government continues to decline: Survey
Kompas.com – August 31, 2026

Febrianto Adi Saputro, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – According to a Poltracking Indonesia survey, public satisfaction with the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka reached 55.1 percent

End militarisation, demonstrators are not enemies of the state
YLBHI Press Release – August 27, 2026

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform condemns the involvement of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in securing the August 27 demonstrations in Jakarta.

One year since August 28 Tempest, roots of discontent remain the same
Amnesty Press Release – August 27, 2026

While the root of the problem of state policies that sparked mass protests in August 2025 has not changed much to date, the state's response to the protests still leads to the choice of a repressive approach in August 2026, said Amnesty International Indonesia today (27/08) in relation to a year since

ULMWP leadership reaches agreement to reconcile and reunite in Vanuatu
Suara Papua – August 25, 2026

Jayapura – Leaders of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and representatives of the Vanuatu government gathered again in Port Villa, Vanuatu, on August 22. During the meeting, the parties agreed to reconcile and reunite within the ULMWP in November 2026 in Vanuatu.

Amnesty says Constitutional Court ruling on insulting president inconsistent
Media Indonesia – August 19, 2026

M Ilham Ramadhan Avisena – Amnesty International Indonesia (AII) believes the Constitutional Court's (MK) ruling regarding the article on insulting the president and vice president still poses a threat to freedom of expression.

Reclaim Independence student protest in Jakarta blocked by police
Kompas.com – August 18, 2026

Student protesters say that as many as 24 bus drivers were threatened and intimidated so they would not transport University of Indonesia Student Executive Council (BEM UI) protesters to the Hotel Indonesia (HI) traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Tuesday August 18.