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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.

He said each GSF activist was put into the room one by one, then tortured, regardless of age or gender.
Teachers association criticises Prabowo's order for all students to learn French
CNN Indonesia – May 29, 2026
Jakarta – The Education and Teachers Association (P2G) has criticised President Prabowo Subianto's instruction for all schools in Indonesia to start requiring French as a subject.

P2G Coordinator Satriwan Salim believes that the president's instructions were unclear and only seemed like diplomatic pleasantries, because the desire was conveyed without a clear grounds or reason.
Closure of religious service in Bantul violates religious freedom says Amnesty
Kompas.com – May 28, 2026
Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid has condemned the forced disbandment of a congregation service held by the Prosperous Mission Church (GSM) in Bantul, Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY), on Sunday May 24.

"We strongly condemn the forced disbandment of Christian worship in Bantul", he said in a written statement on Tuesday May 26.
Deployment of TNI to combat street crimes in Jakarta criticised as wrong, excessive
CNN Indonesia – May 25, 2026
Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has criticised the move to involve members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in combatting the problem of street muggings in the Jakarta area.

Coalition representative Ardi Manto Adiputra, director of Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial), believes that the plan to deploy combat battalions by the Jakarta Regional Military Command (Kodam Jaya) constitutes a misguided and excessive policy.
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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.
Joining a club
Kompas.id – February 21, 2026
The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is urging President Prabowo Subianto to withdraw from US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace (BoP), citing concerns over its implications for Jakarta's foreign policy.
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28 years of reformasi, the shadow of militarism amid economic crisis
Coalition Statement – May 21, 2026

Twenty-eight years after reformasi – the political reform process that began in 1998 – Indonesia is showing increasingly serious signs of democratic decline.

Amnesty reveals campaign to silence critics by labelling them as 'foreign agents'
Jawa Pos – May 20, 2026

Syahrul Yunizar – Amnesty International's latest report has revealed findings related to a coordinated disinformation campaign. The aim of the campaign is to label government critics as foreign agents. The targets range from vocal activists to journalists.

TNI statement on Pesta Babi film threatens freedom of expression: LBH Papua
Suara Papua – May 18, 2026

Sorong – The Papua Legal Aid Foundation (LBH Papua) believes that the statement issued by the XVII/Cenderawasih Regional Military Command (Kodam) about the documentary film Pesta Babi (Pig Feast) potentially exceeds the authority of military and t

Former KPK investigator slams military court hearing Andrie Yunus case
CNN Indonesia – May 12, 2026

Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) senior investigator Novel Baswedan has strongly criticised the legal proceedings in the case of the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) activist

Closure of Pesta Babi film screenings violates freedom of expression
YLBHI Press Release – May 10, 2026

Jakarta – The ban on the screening of the film "Pesta Babi" (Pig Feast) is a clear violation of the 1945 Constitution, a violation of the right to freedom of expression and the public's right to obtain and access works of art and information.

Advocacy group slams military trial into Andrie Yunus acid attack as a farce
CNN Indonesia – May 7, 2026

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) says that the trial hearing a case against four Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers over their involvement in an acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator