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10-year-old student's tragic suicide a product of structural poverty
Amnesty Press Release – February 4, 2026
Responding to the death of an elementary school student in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) after their family was unable to buy notebooks and pens, Amnesty International Indonesia's Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

"What happened in NTT is a product of structural poverty. We express our deepest condolences to the family of the deceased. This is a heartbreaking human tragedy. It's a harsh blow to a state that has failed to protect human rights.
More mass layoffs predicted this year, experts warn of growing social burden
Kompas.id – February 3, 2026
Caecilia Mediana, Jakarta – The risk of layoffs (PHK) is expected to continue to expand in 2026 potentially holding back new hiring. This situation will increase the social burden on society.

According to LinkedIn's Global Market Labour 2026 report (January 2026), global hiring is predicted to be 20 percent below pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels. Job transitions have also fallen to their lowest level in a decade.
Prabowo claims he's confused why people criticise free school meals program
Kompas.com – February 3, 2026
Baharudin Al Farisi, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recounted a visit by experts from the United States who came to see him to research the free nutritional meals (MBG) program.

"Just the other day, experts from the White House, were studying our MBG. Three (or) four months ago, I received a delegation from the Rockefeller Institute who visited me", Prabowo explained at the 2026 National Coordination Meeting at the Sentul International Convention Centre (SICC) in Bogor regency, West Java, on Monday February 2.
Papua police accused of protecting perpetrators behind Jubi media firebombing
Suara Papua – February 2, 2026
Maria Baru, Sorong – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) is urging the Papua Regional Police (Polda Papua) to immediately solve the October 16, 2024 Molotov cocktail terror attack against the Jubi editorial office in Jayapura.

Fifteen months after the attack, the Papua police have again come under scrutiny after failing to publicly identify the perpetrators of the Molotov cocktail terror attack.
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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.
Job scam
Kompas Newspaper – November 29, 2025
Indonesia's job market showed renewed strain in August with unemployment ticking higher as tens of thousands lost their jobs and young workers once again bore the brunt of the slowdown.
Jobs for cops
Kompas.id – November 21, 2025
The Constitutional Court's November 13 ruling prohibiting active police officers from holding civilian government positions has sparked controversy over how to deal with the officers currently occupying posts in numerous ministries and state agencies.
Meeting the requirements
Kompas.id – November 9, 2025
Responding to criticism over the proposal to name former president Suharto a national hero, Cultural Minister Fadli Zon has claimed that there is no evidence linking then general Suharto to the 1965-66 mass killings in Indonesia.
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Press freedom, violence against journalists worsening under Prabowo's watch: AJI
Suara Papua – January 28, 2026

Jayapura – Journalists in Indonesia continue to face challenges in carrying out their journalistic duties. The Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has released its preliminary 2026 report, revealing some alarming facts.

Prabowo blindly following Trump by joining Board of Peace says Amnesty
JPNN – January 27, 2026

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia regrets Indonesia's decision to join the Board of Peace initiated by United States President Donald Trump.

Plan to draft disinformation and foreign propaganda bill must stop immediately
Amnesty Press Release – January 23, 2026

Responding to the government's plan to formulate a Draft Law (RUU) on Combating Disinformation and Foreign Propaganda, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid, said:

Restoration of Sumatra cannot stop at revoking the licences of 28 companies
Walhi Press Release – January 20, 2026

Jakarta – The revocation of 28 company permits in Sumatra is the first step towards restoring the rights of the people and the environment in Sumatra.

Jatam reveals big names linked to companies behind Sumatra flood disaster
Suara Bangka – January 19, 2026

The flood and landslide disasters that hit Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra starting on November 25, 2025, killed 1,190 and left 141 people still missing as of January 17.

Activist's probationary sentence 'prison without bars' says Amnesty
Kompas.com – January 16, 2026

Hanifah Salsabila, David Oliver Purba, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid believes that Laras Faizati's probationary sentence of one year of supervision is the same as imprisonment without bars.