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Protesters urge Prabowo to form finding team to probe Andrie Yunus acid attack
Kompas.com – April 17, 2026
Adhyasta Dirgantara, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition held a protest action at the entrance to the Presidential Palace Complex in Central Jakarta on Friday April 17.

They were asking Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to form a Joint Fact-Finding Team (TGPF) to investigate in the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) activist Andrie Yunus.
Many irregularities revealed 33 days after acid attack on Andrie Yunus
CNN Indonesia – April 16, 2026
Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has revealed a number of irregularities that have not been resolved publicly 33 days since the attempted murder of its deputy coordinator Andrie Yunus.

Kontras Coordinator Dimas Bagus Arya stated that the legal process taking place internally within the military is not in accordance with the commitment and promises initially made by the Indonesian Military (TNI) to resolve the case in an accountable and transparent manner.
Student rally at Constitutional Court demands Adrie Yunus case be tried in public court
CNN Indonesia – April 14, 2026
Jakarta – a student alliance held an action in front of the Constitutional Court (MK) urging that the case of the acid attack against Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus be processed in a public court.

Action coordinator Yassar from the group Democracy and Legal Social Concern believes that the acid attack case represents a serious momentum for the Constitutional Court to find in favour of a judicial review case number 260/PUU-XXIII/2025.
Survey finds 53% of respondents say people afraid to talk politics
Kompas.com – April 12, 2026
Baharudin Al Farisi, Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – As many as 53 percent of respondents to an Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) poll believe that the public is always or often afraid to discuss politics.

The component on the state of freedom was included in the LSI survey titled "Evaluation and Public Commitment to [the state ideology] Pancasila", which was presented by LSI Executive Director Djayadi Hanan in Cikini, Central Jakarta, on Sunday April 12.
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Kompas Newspaper – March 18, 2026
Civil society groups have denounced the acid attack against human rights defender Andrie Yunus as a brutal (biadab) and cowardly act aimed at silencing government critics, saying they will not bow down to any intimidation threatening their work.
Military alert
Kompas.id – March 14, 2026
Democracy and civil supremacy took a troubling turn on March 1 when Indonesian Military (TNI) commander General Agus Subiyanto placed the armed forces on high alert for an indefinite period, citing the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
Joining a club
Kompas.id – February 21, 2026
The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is urging President Prabowo Subianto to withdraw from US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace (BoP), citing concerns over its implications for Jakarta's foreign policy.
Wait a moment
Kompas Newspaper – February 18, 2026
Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says the government is endlessly promising to impoverish corruptors through the Draft Law on Asset Forfeiture (RUU Perampasan Aset), but this is never followed up by any concrete steps to actually pass the law.
Roof tiles
Kompas.id – February 7, 2026
President Prabowo Subianto says he wants all zinc roofs on residential houses across the country to be replaced with tiles because zinc roofs tend to be hotter and more prone to rust compared to clay tiles.
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Most Indonesians disagree with Board of Peace, US-Israeli attack on Iran: Survey
CNN Indonesia – April 2, 2026

Jakarta – The results of a joint survey show that a majority of Indonesian citizens disagree with Indonesia's foreign policy move to join the Board of Peace (BoP).

Groups advocating justice in acid attack case facing threats and intimidation
CNN Indonesia – March 31, 2026

Jakarta – The advocacy and legal team in the case of the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus has stated that they are now facing a serious escalation of threats.

TNI intel chief resignation seen as manoeuvre to protect acid attack mastermind
CNN Indonesia – March 26, 2026

Jakarta – The civil society organisation Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) says the resignation of Lieutenant General Yudi Abrimantyo as the head of the Indonesian Military's (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) is a manoeuvre to protect the intellectual

KNPB says bombing sign of organised operation to silence Papuan activists
Suara Papua – March 18, 2026

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Prabowo's threat to 'sort out' critical observers a threat to civil freedom
Amnesty Press Release – March 16, 2026

Responding to the president who stated that he would sort out (menerbitkan) observers who were unpatriotic and do not like the success of his government, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid, said:

Acid attack on Kontras activist Adrie Yunus an attack on the movement as a whole
Civil Society Coalition – March 13, 2026

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition condemns and strongly criticises the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus in the early hours of Friday, March 13 in the Salemba area of Central Jakarta.