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February 2020

Cartoons/Indonesia

Social media paradox

Kompas – February 11, 2020

News/West Papua

Suryanta asks court if police help with bus, food was assisting an act of treason

Tempo – February 11, 2020

News/West Papua

Court hears Red-and-White Militia leader reported Papua treason case to police

Tempo – February 4, 2020

News/West Papua

Cop testifies at Jakarta Six trial, says defendants flew Morning Star flag

Tempo – February 4, 2020

January 2020

News/Indonesia

Student journalists receive press freedom award for lesbian love story battle

KBR – January 31, 2020

News/Indonesia

Human rights have worsened 100 days into Widodo’s second term: YLBHI

Java Post – January 29, 2020

News/West Papua

Court rejects Jakarta Six’s demurrer, orders prosecutor to continue case

CNN Indonesia – January 27, 2020

News/West Papua

Jakarta Six’s lawyer tells court defendants acted according to the law

Tempo – January 21, 2020

News/West Papua

Prosecutor says Jakarta Six being prosecuted to ‘safeguard national unity’

Tempo – January 20, 2020

News/West Papua

Ignoring judge’s warning, Papuan defendants wear penis gourds in court

CNN Indonesia – January 20, 2020

News/West Papua

Jakarta Six perform traditional Papuan song before start of treason trial

Tempo – January 20, 2020

News/Indonesia

‘13 years of Kamisan a reminder that government is perpetuating impunity’

CNN Indonesia – January 16, 2020

December 2019

News/Indonesia

Police main perpetrators of violence against journalists in 2019: AJI

KBR – December 23, 2019

News/Indonesia

Police arrest three farmers for protesting during oil refinery visit by Widodo

CNN Indonesia – December 22, 2019

News/Indonesia

Rights group counters Mahfud’s claim of ‘no rights violations under Jokowi’

CNN Indonesia – December 13, 2019

Commemoration of International Human Rights Day in Jakarta – December 10, 2019 (Detik)

News/Indonesia

On Human Rights Day, Kontras says human rights in 2019 has gone backward

Detik News – December 10, 2019

Police disburse student rally in front of parliament with water cannon – September 26, 2019 (Detik)

News/Indonesia

Rights group Kontras finds 1,056 cases violating freedom of assembly

CNN Indonesia – December 7, 2019

Cartoons/Indonesia

Civil surveillance

Kompas – December 4, 2019

Papuan students hold rally demanding referendum in Ambon – December 1, 2019 (Kompas)

News/West Papua

Police break up Papuan student rally in Ambon calling for referendum

Kompas.com – December 1, 2019

November 2019

Papuan pro-independence rally in Jakarta – August 15, 2017 (CNN)

News/West Papua

Indonesian police ban activities celebrating OPM anniversary on December 1

CNN Indonesia – November 27, 2019

Veronica Koman speaking in Australia (ABC Australia)

News/West Papua

Jakarta wants Papua lawyer back over scholarship issue, not incitement charges

Detik News – November 19, 2019

Internet freedom index in Indonesia worsens in 2019 (Pixabay)

News/Indonesia

Freedom House: Internet freedom index in Indonesia worsens in 2019

KBR – November 6, 2019

Analysis/Indonesia

Jokowi, the neo-New Order and the dark clouds hanging over civil liberties

CNN Indonesia – November 5, 2019

Djayadi Hanan explaining results of LSI survey – November 3, 2019 (CNN)

News/Indonesia

Survey finds more people afraid of speaking out since Widodo came to office

CNN Indonesia – November 4, 2019

President Joko Widodo visiting Papua (Presidential Secretariat)

News/West Papua

Under Widodo’s watch, press freedom in Papua lowest in the country

CNN Indonesia – November 4, 2019

October 2019

Student protest at Horse Statue in Central Jakarta – October 21, 2019 (CNN)

News/Indonesia

Curbing student activism reminiscent of Suharto’s ‘normalisation of campus’

CNN Indonesia – October 30, 2019

Student protest against problematic draft laws – October 24, 2019 (Kumparan)

News/Indonesia

6,128 people had freedom of expression violated, 51 killed in 2019: YLBHI

Kumparan – October 27, 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

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

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

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

September 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

Widodo (left) with Laoly and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung – September 2, 2019 (Antara)

News/Indonesia

Ignoring criticism, government pushes ahead with flawed Criminal Code

KBR – September 5, 2019

Veronica Koman pictured with West Papuan woman – Undated (Tempo)

News/West Papua

Incitement charges against rights lawyer intended to create climate of fear

Kompas.com – September 4, 2019

Labour Movement with the People march in Jakarta (Buruh)

Statements/West Papua

End the violence, racism and anti-democratic acts by the state in Papua

GEBRAK – September 3, 2019

Morning Star flag flown at rally in front of State Palace – August 28, 2019 (Tribune)

News/West Papua

Advocates say calling for a referendum, flying Morning Star flag not treason

KBR – September 3, 2019

Police arresting Surya Anta at food court in Jakarta – August 31, 2019 (Buruh)

News/West Papua

What’s so dangerous about flying the Morning Star flag, asks YLBHI

CNN Indonesia – September 1, 2019

August 2019

Papuan students hold solidarity action in Medan – August 19, 2019 (CNN)

News/West Papua

Solidarity actions in Medan, Bandung slam racist attacks against Papuans

CNN Indonesia – August 19, 2019

Islamic Defenders Front member at Papuan dormitory in Surabaya – August 17, 2019 (CNN)

News/West Papua

74 years after independence, Indonesia still not free from racism: LBH Papua

KBR – August 19, 2019

Plain-clothed police arrest workers planning to protest at DPR – August 16, 2019 (Antara)

News/Indonesia

LBH slams Jokowi regime’s ‘undemocratic’ response to peaceful labour rally

CNN Indonesia – August 18, 2019

Gebrak protest against ‘labour reforms’ in Jakarta – August 16, 2019 (CNN)

News/Indonesia

Police intimidate and arrest workers planning rally at national parliament

CNN Indonesia – August 16, 2019

Scene outside Papuan dormitory in Surabaya – August 16, 2019 (CNN)

News/West Papua

Papuan dormitory attacked in Surabaya, protesters in Ternate assaulted

CNN Indonesia – August 16, 2019

Police break up AMP protest in Malang - August 15, 2019 (Tribune)

News/West Papua

Papuan student rally in Malang marking New York agreement ends in clash

Merdeka – August 15, 2019