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Marking IWD, Labour Party rally demands enactment of domestic workers bill
Koran Perdjoeangan – March 7, 2026
Jakarta – International Women's Day (IWD) 2026 was marked by a protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta on Saturday March 7.

During the demonstration, which was organised by the Labour Party through its women's wing, Marsinah, the voices of domestic workers (PRT) once again reverberated demanding the ratification of the Draft Law on the Protection of Domestic Workers (RUU PPRT).
'Weekend of Resistance' rally urges Prabowo to leave Board of Peace
Mantik News – March 6, 2026
Jakarta – Protesters from the "Weekend of Resistance" movement held a demonstration in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Central Jakarta on Friday March 6, 2026.

During the action, the protesters strongly criticised President Prabowo Subianto over the Indonesian government's stance on the United States and Israel's attack on Iranian territory.
Activists demand restoration, compensation after court finds them not guilty
CNN Indonesia – March 6, 2026
Jakarta – Lokataru Foundation Director Delpedro Marhaen is asking the state to restore the honour and dignity of himself and his three colleagues after a panel of judges at the Central Jakarta District Court handed down a verdict of not guilty.

When giving a post-trial statement after the judges read out the verdict, Marhaen specifically mentioned the name of the Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, who since the case of alleged incitement was launched, has asked him to be cooperative.
Police and military cannot be above the law
Amnesty Press Release – March 5, 2026
Responding to the unlawful killing of a teenager by a police officer in Makassar and an Indonesian Military (TNI) member's abuse of a civilian in South Tangerang, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

"We express our condolences to the families of the victims. We condemn all police and military violence everywhere. The authorities must not be above the law.
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Drunken Republic
Holy night
Kompas.id - December 21, 2025
Cities across Indonesia will not be celebrating New Year with their usual fanfare, choosing instead subdued celebrations as a gesture of solidarity with communities devastated by floods and landslides in Sumatra that have killed more than 1,000 people.
Lots of homework
Kompas Newspaper – December 20, 2025
When the Constitutional Court handed down a ruling on November 13 prohibiting active police officers from holding civilian posts, many assumed that this would put an end to the legal loopholes allowing thousands of officers to serve in government ministries and state agencies.
Official permit
Kompas.id – December 14, 2025
Trend Asia says the disappearance of millions of hectares of forest in Sumatra is linked to the issuance of forest use permits over the past decade. This was revealed following the massive hydrological disaster that hit Sumatra in late November claiming nearly 900 lives.
Leaves
Kompas.id – December 7, 2025
Barely a week after the massive hydrological disaster that hit several regions in Sumatra, which has been widely blamed on mining and palm oil concessions, President Prabowo Subianto has again touted the importance of planting palm oil for bio-fuel.
New recipe
Kompas.id – November 30, 2025
Speaking during an event at the National Police headquarters in Jakarta on October 29, President Prabowo Subianto said he does not consider himself to be an authoritarian leader and that he is open to criticism.
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Jakarta protest slams US-Israeli attack on Iran, accuses Prabowo of siding with US
Ahlulbait Indonesia – March 3, 2026

Jakarta – A number of student and youth organisations held a peaceful demonstration in Jakarta on Tuesday February 3 condemning the attacks by Israel and the United States on Iran and accusing the government of President Pra

Reject the US and Zionist Israel's imperialist war against Iran
Socialist Union Statement – March 1, 2026

On February 28 at approximately 5 am Eastern Time (ET), the United States and Israel launched a coordinated attack on Iran. The operation reportedly targeted dozens of military facilities and strategic installations across the country.

Two year sentence demanded for activists confirms 'operation to silence' criticism
Amnesty Press Release – February 27, 2026

Responding to the sentence demands of the public prosecutor against Delpedro Marhaen and his three colleagues in the incitement case related to the August 2025 mass protests being heard at the Central Jakarta District Court, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director

Freeport contract extension will prolong ecological, humanitarian crisis in Papua
Suara Papua – February 24, 2026

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) says that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Indonesian government and Freeport McMoRan Inc to extend its mining contract until 2061, which was signed in the US on Wednesday February 18, has the potential

End Donald Trump's attacks on the Cuban people
Solidarity Statement – February 20, 2026

United States President Donald Trump is trying to create famine in Cuba. Mass starvation and suffering of the Cuban people are the aims of Trump's latest emergency executive order banning Cuba, an island nation, from importing oil or any energy resources it needs to survive.

YLBHI slams Prabowo's attendance at Board of Peace meeting in Washington
Aktual.com – February 20, 2026

Eka Permadhi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) has condemned the attendance of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the inaugural Board of Peace (BoP) meeting in Washington D.C. on February 19.