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Republic Conference National Consolidation in Jakarta envisages a better Indonesia
Kompas.id – June 28, 2026
Norbertus Arya Dwiangga Martiar, Jakarta – After being held in the East Java city of Yogyakarta, a National Consolidation of the Republic Conference or Konsolnas KR has also been held in Jakarta.

Despite initial challenges, the event served as a platform for civil society organisations and individuals from various backgrounds to develop ideas for the betterment of the Republic of Indonesia. The forum also discussed the platform, design and pioneering leadership for the Konsolnas KR in the Jakarta area.
MBG: A blank cheque from the state for the oligarchy
Kompas.com – June 27, 2026
WT. Daniealdi – The corruption case uncovered at the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is not simply a matter of misuse of funds by a few officials.

Behind this case, something far more important has been revealed: how a massive public welfare program can be transformed into an arena for rent-seeking by various groups with access to power.
Following deaths, Coalition urges end to militarisation of cooperatives training program
CNN Indonesia – June 27, 2026
Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform mourns the news of the deaths of five prospective managers of Village Cooperatives/Sub-district Cooperatives (KDKMP) and the Red and White Fisher People's Cooperatives (KNMP) while undergoing basic military training (latsarmil) at Indonesian Military (TNI) facilities in several locations.

According to the Coalition, this is a tragedy resulting from the serious consequences of a flawed policy regarding the military's approach to civilian space. They are urging an evaluation and halt to the militarisation of civilian spaces and programs.
Poverty increasing because growth based on extractive economic model
Walhi Press Release – June 26, 2026
Jakarta – Responding to President Prabowo Subianto's statement on Tuesday June 23 at the closing of the 2026 Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) National Congress in Bangkalan, East Java, regarding his surprise at the anomaly of 5 percent economic growth accompanied by an increase in poverty.

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) emphasised that this situation is not a coincidence or an economic mystery. On the contrary, it is a logical consequence of an extractive economic model that damages the environment and robs people of their living space.
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Overseas junkets
Kompas.id – June 6, 2026
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's frequent overseas junkets are drawing growing scrutiny with many starting to questioning the transparency, urgency and tangible benefits they bring as the country grapples with a weakening rupiah, mass layoffs and a spate of high-profile corruption cases.
Going down
Kompas Newspaper – May 20, 2026
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has been widely ridiculed over remarks made during a speech in Nganjuk, East Java, in which he said that the decline in the rupiah's exchange rate does not directly affect rural communities.
Protecting women activists
Kompas Editorial – May 13, 2026
Women activists in Indonesia are currently facing multiple attacks across various platforms. Attacks against them are no longer limited to physical spaces, but have also spread to the cyber realm.
Difficult game
Kompas.id – May 2, 2026
Indonesia's online tax reporting system Coretax – which was launched back in January 2025 – remains so complex and glitchy that even Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa admits he could not complete his own annual tax return without assistance.
Terror
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.
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Civil Society Coalition rejects lightning fast enactment of Police Law revisions
CNN Indonesia – June 9, 2026

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Police Reform rejects the rushed ratification of the Draft Law on the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia (RUU Polri).

Student demo at parliament highlights environmental exploitation in Papua
CNN Indonesia – June 5, 2026

Jakarta – Dozens of students from the Student Executive Councils (BEM) of State Islamic Religious Universities throughout Indonesia held a demonstration in front of the gates to the parliamentary complex in Jakarta on Friday June 5.

UN experts criticise military trial for soldiers in Andrie Yunus acid attack
Wahana News – June 4, 2026

Ardan Pratama, Jakarta – International attention has been directed at Indonesia after United Nations (UN) experts said they believe that the "personal vendetta" narrative in the acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus has the potential to obscure the search for the mastermind behind the attack, which

Indonesian students in London hold joint screening of Pesta Babi
Jubi Papua – May 30, 2026

Dodunias A. Mampioper, Jayapura – Even though the documentary film Pig Feast: Colonialism in Our Time (Pesta Babi: Kolonialisme di Zaman Kita) can be accessed directly and watched for free on YouTube, this has not dampened the enthusiasm of people to hold joint viewings (nobar) and discussions, incl

Screams from the dark room: GSF activist recounts torture by Israeli military
Kompas.com – May 29, 2026

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) activist As'ad Aras recounted one of the dark rooms where GSF activists were tortured after being captured by Israeli soldiers.

SAFENet reveals rising trend in intimidation, attacks on critical group
Kompas.com – May 25, 2026

Baharudin Al Farisi, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) Executive Director Nenden Sekar Arum has revealed that the trend of limiting freedom of expression in digital space continues to increase.