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Vice President Gibran meets with student representatives, this is what they conveyed
Detik News – June 15, 2026
Taufiq Syarifudin, Jakarta – Student representatives from Bung Karno University (UBK) and MH Thamrin University who were demonstrating at the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta, have been able to meet with Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka. They conveyed their demands for action directly to Gibran.

"Student comrades also conveyed their aspirations, be it their complaints from the regions, be it complaints on a national scale, they conveyed them constitutionally in front of the vice president", said action coordinator Muhammad Abdi Maludin after the meeting at the Vice President's Palace on Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan in Central Jakarta on Monday June 15.
Student protest in Makassar highlights free meals program, unproductive spending
CNN Indonesia – June 15, 2026
Makassar – Students from the Alauddin Makassar State Islamic University (UIN) in South Sulawesi have demonstrated demanding that the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka carry out restructuring for cabinet efficiency and cut unproductive bureaucratic spending items in order to save the posture of the state budget (APBN) for the benefit of the people.

During the protest action, which was held under the flyover on Jalan Urip Sumoharjo and Jalan AP Pettarani, the students blocked road access by high jacking a container truck which was used as a place to deliver speeches and the burning of used tyres.
Surabaya People's Challenge Alliance protests MBG, revisions to Police Law
CNN Indonesia – June 15, 2026
Surabaya – Protesters calling themselves the Surabaya People's Challenge Alliance held a demonstration in front of the Grahadi State building in Surabaya, East Java, on Monday June 15. The action was held as a form of protest against a number of government policies that are considered detrimental to society.

According to CNN Indonesia's monitoring at the location, the crowd, most of whom were dressed casually, unfurled posters and banners with a tone of protest. They also took turns delivering speeches.
Students in Medan demands halt to MBG program, pledge to create 19 million jobs
CNN Indonesia – June 15, 2026
Medan – A demonstration by hundreds of students from the University of North Sumatra (Sumut) in front of the North Sumatra Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) took up a number of demands directed at the government ranging from reevaluating the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program, budget transparency, to job creation.

The protesters came carrying banners containing demands and criticisms of government policies. When they arrived at the location, they were greeted by police officers standing guard in front of the DPRD building.
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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.
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.
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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).

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CNN Indonesia – June 5, 2026

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Wahana News – June 4, 2026

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Kompas.com – May 29, 2026

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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.