Indonesia

March 2025

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – March 25, 2025

Jakarta – The ratification of the Draft Law on the Indonesian Military (RUU TNI) on March 20 was followed by a wave of demonstrations around the country. Actions by civil society groups continued on March 23-24 with several rallies continuing into evening which were marred by repressive actions by the police.

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – March 25, 2025

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – The wave of protest actions against revisions to the TNI Law (UU TNI) are continuing to occur in a number of regions in Indonesia. The demonstrations are being held by those who reject this new TNI Law despite the fact that the revisions were ratified by the House of

Analysis/Indonesia
Tempo – March 24, 2025

Ika Ningtyas, Inge Klara Safitri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said recently that there are foreign forces who want to sew disunity in Indonesia through non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the mass media. The statement was made during a speech at the anniversary of the

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – March 23, 2025

Terong (Eggplant): Choose me, Mrs, Mr! I can help out a lot I'm multi-functional!!! He, he, he...

I can cook, clean, sweep up, mop the floor, go shopping, manage the garden, maintain security and so on!!!

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – March 23, 2025

Poki: Your foods being cut down, okay! Efficiency

Cat: I'll soon be scrawny

Poki: Quiet! The important thing is you just go along with it! Not carry on about it later

Cat: It is indeed difficult to talk to your boss, never mind if the boss is also armed...

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – March 23, 2025

Jakarta – The Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) believes that cases of violence and terror against journalists are becoming increasingly worrying. This is evident from AJI's records, which shows that there were 22 cases of terror and violence against journalists in the first three months of 2025 al

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – March 22, 2025

Firda Janati, Ambaranie Nadia Kemala Movanita, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Director Usman Hamid is urging the state, including law enforcement authorities, to conduct an investigation after the Tempo editorial office was again terrorised.

Statements/Indonesia
Amnesty Statement – March 21, 2025

Responding to the rampant terror, intimidation and violence against protesters rejecting the ratification of the revised TNI Law (UU TNI) in Jakarta and several other cities in Indonesia, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – March 21, 2025

Medan – Aside from Jakarta, demonstrations by students and civil society activists rejecting the enactment of the Draft Law on the Indonesian Military (RUU TNI) also took place in various other cities across Indonesia -- from the far west to the far east.

News/Indonesia
Viva – March 20, 2025

Bayu Nugraha, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto says that the government will continue to advance Indonesia through various development efforts, one of which is downstreaming.