News

July 2025

West Papua
Suara Papua – July 10, 2025

Reiner Brabar, Sorong – The Nusantara Indigenous Community Alliance (AMAN), Greenpeace Indonesia, the People's Earth Heritage Foundation (Pusaka) and the Papua-Merauke Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) have issued a joint statement titled Papu

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – July 10, 2025

Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Deputy Chairperson Johanis Tanak has reminded government officials not to send pornographic WhatsApp messages because they will be caught if their phones are tapped.

Indonesia
Kompas.com – July 10, 2025

Kiki Safitri, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – National Police Chief (Kapolri) General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has received the highest award from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the world's largest labour organisation headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Indonesia
Kompas.com – July 9, 2025

Hotria Mariana, Aditya Mulyawan – Thousands of women from various civil society organisations and communities gathered for a peaceful demonstration titled "One Million Women for Gaza" in Jakarta on Sunday July 6.

West Papua
Jubi Papua – July 7, 2025

Anggi Sagita, Jayapura – United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Albert Kwokwo Barume, personally heard the heartfelt cries of Papuan indigenous peoples (OAP) during an informal two-day visit to Jayapura, Papua Province on July 4-5.

Indonesia
Kompas.com – July 7, 2025

Singgih Wiryono, Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – A factual witness testifying during a formal review of Law Number 3/2025 on the Indonesian Military (TNI), Usman Hamid, has revealed that more than three articles were changed during revisions to the law.

Aceh
CNN Indonesia – July 7, 2025

Banda Aceh – A number of residents from the Aceh People's Alliance have opposed and challenged the establishment of Territorial Development Battalions in five areas and have asked the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) to return the management of the Blang Padang land donated for religious use (wakaf) to the Baiturrahman Grand

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – July 2, 2025

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition against Impunity interrupted a working meeting between Minister of Culture Fadli Zon and House of Representatives (DPR) Commission X at the parliament complex in Jakarta on Wednesday July 2.

June 2025

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – June 30, 2025

Jakarta – The Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) has condemned the forced disbandment by local residents of activities at a Christian student retreat in Cidahu, Sukabumi, West Java.

West Papua
Suara Papua – June 29, 2025

Jayapura – A series of terror acts have again befallen Papuan students who are studying in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya.

Indonesia
Tempo – June 28, 2025

Hammam Izzuddin, Suseno, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has provided three critical notes for the National Police (Polri) ahead of its 79th anniversary or Bhayangkara Day on July 1.

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – June 26, 2025

Jakarta – Protesters from the Civil Society Coalition Against Impunity held a demonstration in front of the Ministry of Culture building in Jakarta on Thursday June 26 in which they rejected the discourse on awarding the title of national hero to the 2nd President of the Republic of Indonesia, Suharto, and criticised

Indonesia
Tempo – June 25, 2025

Hanin Marwah, Ahmad Faiz, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Entity Foundation (YLBHI) has criticised the Indonesian Military's (TNI) plan to investigate the mastermind behind the petition against the Draft TNI Law (RUU TNI) and the Dark Indonesia movement.

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – June 24, 2025

Bandung – Police raided a gay party event held at a villa in the Puncak area of Bogor, West Java, on Sunday June 22. During the raid, 75 people were arrested.

Indonesia
Jubi Papua – June 20, 2025

Jayapura – The Papuan Student Alliance or AMP, which is located at the Kamasan dormitory in Yogyakarta, Central Java, was sent four packages containing a chicken carcass, chicken droppings, garbage and provocative messages.

Indonesia
Kompas.com – June 20, 2025

Kiki Safitri, Robertus Belarminus, Jakarta – Deputy Social Affairs Minister (Wamensos) Agus Jabo Priyono has stressed that the involvement of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in the People's School principals retreat is not a form of militarisation of education.

Indonesia
Inplus News – June 20, 2025

Jakarta – Hundreds of people from the Free Palestine Network (FPN) held a demonstration in front of the United States Embassy in Jakarta on Friday afternoon June 20. This action was a form of protest against Washington's military support for Israeli aggression in the Palestinian territories.

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – June 19, 2025

Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia held a demonstration in front of the US Embassy building in Jakarta on Thursday June 19 rejecting the genocide against the people of Gaza in Palestine.

Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – June 18, 2025

Surabaya – Three students in Blitar, East Java, were arrested during a visit by Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka to the area on Wednesday June 18. The three are members of the Blitar Indonesian Islamic Student Movement (PMII) branch leadership.

West Papua
Suara Papua – June 17, 2025

Jayapura – Nine United Nations Special Procedure Mechanism special rapporteurs have written a letter to the Indonesian government and the company PT Global Papua Abadi, which is involved in the Merauke National Strategic Project (PSN) in South Papua.