Indonesia

May 2025

News/Indonesia
IDN Times – May 4, 2025

Bramanta Putra, Kediri – The press freedom index in Indonesia continues to decline every year and cases of violence against the press continue to occur.

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – May 4, 2025

Poki: I'm not afraid! I'm a tough kid. Nyem... nyem...

Parents: Is Poki dreaming? Is she delirious?

Cat: A monolog?

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – May 4, 2025

Kid 1: Mom's surviving, she isn't trapped by online credit (pinjol), amazing!!!

Kid 2: Cool!!!

Shop keeper 1: It's been three months already, you've taken 50kg of rice. When are you going to pay!!!

Shop keeper 2: You've taken flour, eggs, soy sauce, butter, tea, coffee, sugar, you always respond with later, later!!

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – May 4, 2025

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has asked President Prabowo Subianto not to stop at statements of support for the Draft Law on Aset Forfiture (RUU Perampasan Aset) and is calling on the preside

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – May 2, 2025

Reza Rifaldi, Sari Hardiyanto, Makassar – Hundreds of students from various student alliances in the city of Makassar, South Sulawesi (Sulsel), held a demonstration to commemorate National Education Day (Hardiknas) on Friday May 2.

Statements/Indonesia
Amnesty Statement – May 2, 2025

Responding to a series of incidents of excessive use of force and police violence against students, journalists and medical personnel during demonstrations commemorating International Labour Day (May Day) in a number of cities on May 1, Amnesty International Indonesia Depu

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CNN Indonesia – May 2, 2025

Jakarta – International Labour Day or May Day was commemorated in Jakarta on Thursday May 1. This year's May Day actions in Jakarta were held in two separate places, namely at the National Monument (Monas) and in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) build

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – May 2, 2025

Jakarta – A rally commemorating International Labour Day or May Day in the Central Java provincial capital of Semarang on May 1 was marred by chaos. Several people were also arrested by police.

Statements/Indonesia
Kontras Statement – May 1, 2025

Every May, the public is trapped in the romanticism of the 1998 reformasi (reform) movement – a moment that is considered as a milestone in the reform of the political and legal system after the resignation of Suharto from the New Order's reins of power.

News/Indonesia
Tribun Timur – May 1, 2025

Muslimin Emba, Makassar – On Thursday May 1, labour groups began to throng into the fly over area at the intersection of Jalan AP Pettarani and Arip Sumoharjo in Panakkukang sub-district, Makassar city, South Sulawesi. They were holding a demonstration to commemorate International Labour Day.