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Call to end to obligatory military training following death of civil servant
CNN Indonesia – September 27, 2026
Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is urging the Ministry of Defence (Kemenhan) and the Ministry of for Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (PAN-RB) to stop the practice of requiring state civil servants (ASN) and civil servants (PNS) to take part in Basic Military Reserve Component Training (Latsarmil Komcad).

The call emerged after the death of an ASN from the Ministry of Creative Economy (Kemenekraf), Vanreko Varkas Bagaskara (28), while undergoing Komcad Latsarmil at the Pasgat 1 Parako Brigade field at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta on Saturday September 26.
The dangers behind the rhetoric of the 2026 Agrarian Reform Law
Kompas.com – September 25, 2026
Jannus TH Siahaan – The passing of the Agrarian Reform Law by the House of Representatives' (DPR) during a plenary session on September 22 has been hailed as marking a new chapter in national land law.

The government and parliament claim this new regulation as a monumental achievement because we now have a legal instrument that is touted as being capable of resolving long-standing land conflicts and at the same time restructuring land tenure to prevent continued domination by a handful of corporate entities.
Workers threaten larger protests if House fails to fix draft Labour Law
Kompas.com – September 24, 2026
Ridho Danu Prasetyo, Andi Muttya Keteng Pangerang, Jakarta – The Indonesian Workers' Struggle Grand Coalition (KBPBI) has threatened to stage a protest with much larger numbers if the House of Representatives (DPR) and the government do not seriously revise the draft Bill on Labour Protection.

Confederation of All Indonesian Workers Unions (KSPSI) President Andi Gani Nena Wea claimed that the protesters filling the streets of Jakarta today represents only a small fraction of the total labour force.
Marking 27 years since Semanggi II Tragedy, students demand investigation
Kompas.com – September 24, 2026
Isna Rifka Sri Rahayu, Tri Susanto Setiawan, Depok – Students from the University of Indonesia Faculty of Engineering (FTUI) staged a symbolic protest on Thursday September 24 dubbed #HITAMKANUI ("Blacken UI") to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the Semanggi II Tragedy.

During the action, the students demanded that the government conduct a thorough investigation into the Semanggi II Tragedy which occurred on September 24, 1999, and identify those responsible for the incident.
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Fired or on fire
Kompas Newspaper – September 1, 2026
The National Police Criminal Investigation Directorate (Bareskrim) has revealed the modus operandi of suspects involved in forest and land fires across nine regions. Police found that most suspects intentionally set fire to the land to reduce the cost of clearing plantation areas.
Nine dragons
Kompas.id – August 30, 2026
As the 2026 Economic Census nears its August 31 deadline, the government has come under fire following concerns over inaccuracies in the data used to determine people's income levels with numerous cases going viral on social media of people losing government assistance after being reclassified to a higher decile.
More debt
Kompas.id – August 22, 2026
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's ambition to achieve 8 percent economic growth in his first term and to elevate Indonesia to high-income status by 2045 appear to be increasingly unrealistic in the face of mounting debt to fund unproductive programs and interest payments eating into government revenue.
World peace
Kompas.id – August 15, 2026
The government is in damage control after a 69-page academic paper has gone viral that lists President Prabowo Subianto as one of its authors, and argues that the country's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program should receive the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
The unemployed
Kompas.id – August 15, 2026
The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported last week that the unemployment rate had fallen to 4.65 percent in May, the lowest since 1994. Experts however say the real challenge is creating higher-quality jobs and ensuring university graduates possess the skills employers need.
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Workers deeply disappointed with draft Labour Law, threaten mass protests
Kompas – September 16, 2026

Tria Sutrisna, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Grand Coalition of Indonesian Workers' Struggle is disappointed with the draft Employment Protection Law (RUU) prepared by the House of Representatives (DPR).

Coalition calls for investigation into firebomb attack on Papua Komnas HAM office
Suara Papua – September 10, 2026

Jayapura – The Papua Law Enforcement and Human Rights Coalition (KPHHP) is urged the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, to immediately order the National Police Chief (Kapolri) to thoroughly investigate the Molotov cocktail attack on the Papua Representative Office of the National Commission on Hu

How reactionary civilian militia are cultivated to stifle dissent in Yogya
Arah Juang – September 9, 2026

Ki Ageng Begawan Reksa – On the afternoon of Tuesday September 1, hundreds of students organised under the Gajah Mada University (UGM) Student Alliance and joined by various civil society elements marched from Wisma Kagama to the Gramedia Intersection on Jalan Jenderal Sudirman in Yogyakarta, Central Java.

22 years since Munir's murder, KASUM demands rights body conclude probe
KASUM Statement – September 8, 2026

The Solidarity Action Committee for Munir (KASUM) has submitted an open formal notice (somasi) with the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) regarding the undue delay in the pro-justitia investigation into alleged gross human rights violations concerning the murder o

KNPB questions Jakarta's claim UN Rights Commission Papua visit 'on track'
Nadi Papua – September 6, 2026

Yohanes Gobai, Jayapura – West Papua National Committee (KNPB) International Spokesperson Victor Yeimo has questioned the certainty of the planned visit by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Papua following the Indonesian government's statement that t

Supreme Court, Judicial Commission urged to examine appeal in acid attack case
Kompas.com – September 5, 2026

Tria Sutrisna, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is urging the Supreme Court (MA) and the Judicial Commission (KY) to examine the entire legal process, including the recent appeal court ruling in the case of the acid