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October 2019

Widodo at Pancasila Youth 10th Convention in Jakarta – October 26, 2019 (Biro Setpres Istana)
News/Indonesia
Suharto era thugs warn against attempts to disrupt Widodo government
CNN Indonesia – October 26, 2019
Newly appointed Attorney General ST Burhanuddin (left) in Jakarta – October 25, 2019 (KBR)
News/Indonesia
New Attorney General puts dampener on prosecution of past rights cases
KBR – October 25, 2019
Activists hold 605th Thursday action in front of State Palace – October 10, 2019 (Antara)
News/Indonesia
Activists doubt Mahfud’s appointment will resolve past human rights cases
KBR – October 25, 2019
Screen shot from CCTV at KPK showing alleged evidence tampering (Indonesialeaks)
News/Indonesia
Police halt ‘Red Book’ investigation day after top cop’s cabinet appointment
KBR – October 25, 20
Placard reads ‘Jokowi and Prabowo are Just the Same’ (Kumparan)
Analysis/Indonesia
Election boycott activists disappointed, but not surprised by new cabinet
CNN Indonesia – October 25, 2019
Cartoons/Indonesia
Weathering the storm
Kompas – October 23, 2019
Koman receives ACFID award in Sydney – October 23, 2019 (ACFID)
News/West Papua
Papua activist Veronica Koman receives human rights award in Australia
Suara.com – October 23, 2019
Prabowo (centre) and PA 212 leaders at Ulama Meeting – December 2018 (CNN)
News/Indonesia
Gerindra back peddles on pledge to bring FPI leader Rizieq Shihab home
Suara.com – October 23, 2019
Protesters raise Morning Star flag in front of Presidential Palace – August 28, 2019 (Komaps)
News/West Papua
Papua treason suspects submit pre-trail suit over procedural violations
Kompas.com – October 22, 2019
BEM SI students rally near the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta – October 21, 2019 (CNN)
News/Indonesia
Students return to the streets, highlight Widodo’s human rights record
CNN Indonesia – October 21, 2019
Central Jakarta on Widodo’s inauguration in 2014 (left) and 2019 (right)
News/Indonesia
Closed roads and security, not celebrations, mark Widodo’s inauguration
Kompas.com – October 20, 2019
Amnesty International Executive Director Usman Hamid. (CNN Indonesia)
News/Indonesia
Jokowi, lawmakers and police have joined forces to cripple the KPK: Amnesty
CNN Indonesia – October 20, 2019
Workers repair LBH Medan offices after molotov cocktail attack – October 19, 2019 (Istimewa)
News/Indonesia
Firebomb attack on LBH office may be linked to anti-government protests
Detik News – October 20, 2019
Protest action supporting Novel Baswedan’s fight for justice (Tribune)
News/Indonesia
Asked about unsolved KPK investigator attack, Jokowi talks about cabinet instead
Kompas.com – October 18, 2019
Screen shot from CCTV video recording showing evidence tampering (IndonesiaLeaks)
News/Indonesia
Video released showing alleged evidence tampering in case implicating top cop
KBR – October 17, 2019
BEM SI protest at the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta – October 17, 2019 (Detik)
News/Indonesia
Threats, bans deflate student protests as new KPK law comes into effect
Detik News – October 17, 2019
Veronica Koman (centre) and Australian parliamentarians – October 16, 2019 (Twitter)
News/West Papua
Fugitive lawyer Veronica Koman meets with Australian parliamentarians
CNN Indonesia – October 17, 2019
Seven young people reading out the Munir TPF report in Medan – October 16, 2019 (Detik)
News/Indonesia
Event hears report on Munir assassination claimed missing by government
Detik News – October 16, 2019
Banner reads ‘Reject Violence against Journalists’
News/Indonesia
Violence against journalists a real threat during Jokowi’s next term: AJI
Kompas.com – October 15, 2019
Syafruddin speaking to reporters – October 15, 2019 (Suara)
News/Indonesia
Minister warns civil servants they’re not allowed to criticise government
Tempo – October 15, 2019
Freedom of expression has declined under Jokowi’s watch (CNN)
News/Indonesia
Freedom of expression has declined under Jokowi’s watch: Elsam
CNN Indonesia – October 16, 2019
Arieska Kurniawaty speaking to Kompas at Walhi office – October 15, 2019 (Kompas)
News/Indonesia
Sexual violence bill not a priority because doesn’t benefit lawmakers: Activists
Kompas.com – October 15, 2019
Students stand their ground against police during protest in September (CNN)
News/Indonesia
Demos banned during Jokowi’s inauguration, any protests will be illegal
CNN Indonesia – October 14, 2019
Students and police face off during protest in Jakarta (CNN)
News/Indonesia
37 campuses threaten sanctions if students join anti-government demos
CNN Indonesia – October 14, 2019
Housewives protest in front of Metro Jaya police headquarters – October 13, 2019 (Detik)
News/Indonesia
Housewives rally in solidarity with students killed by security forces
Detik News – October 13, 2019
Veronica Koman and Michelle Bachelet in Sydney – October 8, 2019 (Facebook)
News/West Papua
Fugitive Papua activist Veronica Koman meets with UN Rights Commissioner
Kompas.com – October 11, 2019
Islamic Defenders Front rally during Jakarta elections – November 4, 2016 (Citra)
News/Indonesia
Widespread use of political buzzers started with 2012 Jakarta elections
Kompas.com – October 11, 2019
Candle lit vigil in front of the KPK building -- October 11, 2019 (Kompas)
News/Indonesia
Candle lit vigil held to remember those killed in student protests
Kompas.com -- October 11, 2019
Student at demo holds poster reading ‘Rest in Peace KPK 2002-2019’ (Detik)
News/Indonesia
Student executives to protest at Jokowi’s inauguration on October 20
Detik News – October 9, 2019
Students after meeting with Moeldoko at State Palace – October 3, 2019 (Detik)
News/Indonesia
With 5 days left, students wait for response from Jokowi on KPK Law
Detik News – October 9, 2019
LSI members explaining results of latest survey – October 6, 2019 (Detik)
News/Indonesia
Survey finds public trust Jokowi but not House, want KPK law annulled
Detik News – October 6, 2019
Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan (CNN)
News/Indonesia
Luhut confused over anti-Jokowi demos when people like Trump respect him so
CNN Indonesia – October 6, 2019
Papua activist Surya Anta (Kompasiana)
News/West Papua
Detained Papua activist Surya Anta seriously ill, still in isolation cell
CNN Indonesia – October 5, 2019
Student protest against ratification of KPK Law (KBR)
News/Indonesia
Coalition parties warn that Jokowi could be impeached for annulling KPK law
KBR – October 4, 2019
President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo (CNN)
Analysis/Indonesia
KPK Law polemic: Will Jokowi side with the political parties or the people?
CNN Indonesia – October 3, 2019
Police fire teargas at students in Jakarta – September 2019 (Pojok Satu)
News/Indonesia
Students give Jokowi two weeks to annul KPK Law, or more and bigger demos
CNN Indonesia – October 3, 2019
YPKP 65 and 1965 survivors at security ministry office in Jakarta (CNN)
News/Indonesia
1965 survivor give list of witnesses, location of 346 mass graves to AGO
CNN Indonesia – October 3, 2019
Cartoons/Indonesia
Problematic laws
Kompas – October 2, 2019
Rally demanding House immediately ratify sexual violence bill (KBR)
News/Indonesia
Arguments for sexual violence bill delays fabricated: Women activists
KBR – October 1, 2019
Puan Maharani being sworn in as new DPR speaker – October 1, 2019 (Tribune)
News/Indonesia
New House speaker says laws opposed by students to be priority legislation
Detik News – October 1, 2019

September 2019

United Liberation Movement for West Papua Chairperson Benny Wenda (ULMWP)
News/West Papua
Jokowi says he’s ready to meet with pro-independence Papuan figures
CNN Indonesia – September 30, 2019
Widodo and KSPI President Said Iqbal at State Palace – September 30, 2019 (CNN)
News/Indonesia
Amid anti-government protests, trade union elite pledge support for Jokowi
CNN Indonesia – September 30, 2019
Mujahid 212 Save the NKRI protest action in Jakarta – September 28, 2019 (CNN)
News/Indonesia
Islamicists demand Jokowi’s resignation, reject criminalising marital rape
CNN Indonesia – September 28, 2019
News/West Papua
‘My arrest minor compared with what’s happening in Papua’: Filmmaker
CNN Indonesia – September 28, 2019
News/Indonesia
Activists arrested, taken away at night reminiscent of Suharto dictatorship
Kompas.com – September 27, 2019
Police beat student during protest in Makassar – September 24, 2019 (Antara)
News/Indonesia
Cancelling dialogue with students, Jokowi meets with volunteers instead
Kompas.com – September 27, 2019
Widodo meets with DPR leaders at State Palace (Detik)
News/Indonesia
Under mounting pressure Jokowi, House open to graft law annulment
Detik News – September 27, 2019
Police spray protesters with water in front of DPR building (Pamarta Nusantara)
News/Indonesia
Corrupted Reformasi: Witness to clashes between students and police
Tirto.id – September 26, 2019
12 Dark Years of LGBTI Persecution in Indonesia (KBR)
News/Indonesia
New report details 12 years of persecution against LGBT community in Indonesia
KBR – September 25, 2019
Indonesian Corruption Watch researcher Kurnia Ramadhana (CNN)
News/Indonesia
Refusing to repeal KPK Law revisions, Jokowi’s graft commitment questioned
CNN Indonesia – September 25, 2019