Latest News
Acid attack victim Andrie Yunus pushes for independent fact finding team in letter
CNN Indonesia – April 7, 2026
Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator for External Affairs, Andrie Yunus, has written a letter urging civil society to push for the formation of a Joint Fact-Finding Team (TGPF) to investigate the acid attack against him.

The letter, written on April 3 and 5, was read out by the National Solidarity for Andrie Yunus, a group made up of several national figures at the Kontras offices in Central Jakarta on Tuesday April 7.
Students setup tent in front of Komnas HAM to demand justice in Andrie Yunus case
CNN Indonesia – April 6, 2026
Jakarta – A student alliance has setup a tent in front of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) offices in Jakarta urging a thorough investigation into the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus, which was committed by members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS).

The Merpati Collective Alliance stated that the protest titled "A Tent for Andrie, A Stretcher for Democracy" was in response to the lack of clarity regarding the handling of Yunus' case by the TNI’s Military Police Centre (Puspom), despite the investigation having been underway for a month.
Makassar students demand arrest of mastermind behind Audrie Yunus acid attack
CNN Indonesia – April 6, 2026
Makassar – Hundreds of students from various organisations in Makassar, South Sulawesi (Sulsel), held a solidarity action in support of activist and acid attack victim Andrie Yunus. They demanded the immediate arrest of the intellectual masterminds behind the case.

The students held the protest action beneath the Makassar flyover by unfurling banners featuring images of Yunus and burning used tyres. The student protest brought traffic on Jalan A.P. Pettarani and Jalan Urip Sumoharjo in Makassar to a complete standstill.
Thousands protest at US Embassy over Israeli killing of Indonesia peacekeepers
Berita Satu – April 5, 2026
Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Thousands of Muslims protested in front of the United States (US) Embassy in Central Jakarta on Sunday morning April 5.

The action followed the death of three Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers in an Israeli attack while carrying out a UN peacekeeping mission in South Lebanon.
More News »
Drunken Republic
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.
Joining a club
Kompas.id – February 21, 2026
The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is urging President Prabowo Subianto to withdraw from US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace (BoP), citing concerns over its implications for Jakarta's foreign policy.
Wait a moment
Kompas Newspaper – February 18, 2026
Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says the government is endlessly promising to impoverish corruptors through the Draft Law on Asset Forfeiture (RUU Perampasan Aset), but this is never followed up by any concrete steps to actually pass the law.
Roof tiles
Kompas.id – February 7, 2026
President Prabowo Subianto says he wants all zinc roofs on residential houses across the country to be replaced with tiles because zinc roofs tend to be hotter and more prone to rust compared to clay tiles.
More Drunken Republic »

Subscribe

Find us on FacebookFind us on Facebook

News Service Indoleft News Service

Rss News FeedRSS News Feeds

Featured
Acid attack on Kontras activist Adrie Yunus an attack on the movement as a whole
Civil Society Coalition – March 13, 2026

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition condemns and strongly criticises the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus in the early hours of Friday, March 13 in the Salemba area of Central Jakarta.

Marking IWD, women's alliance urges state to end oppression of women's bodies
Wow Babel – March 9, 2026

The Indonesian Women's Alliance (API) held an action and art performance on Sunday March 8 to commemorate International Women's Day (IWD) 2026.

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.

Board of War: The US and Israel's false peace strategy
YLBHI Press Release – March 5, 2026

"The Israeli and American attacks on Iran is part of a violation of international law, it is also part of a crime against humanity (a gross human rights violation).

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.