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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.

At the same time, the US deployed significant forces to the region: two aircraft carriers and their battle groups, more than 150 military aircraft, and tens of thousands of personnel stationed in at least 13 bases in the Middle East.
The oligarchy, capitalism and green illusions destroying Papua: Walhi
Suara Papua – February 28, 2026
Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – The Papua Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has issued a strong critique stating that Papua is being pushed to the brink of ecological destruction by a coalition of oligarchs, capitalism and the state, hiding behind the narrative of investment and green development.

Walhi Papua Executive Director Maikel Primus Peuki referred to the relationship between the oligarchy and capitalism as an "illicit love affair between power and capital", which is systematically sacrificing the forests and indigenous communities for the sake of accumulating profits.
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 Usman Hamid said:

"The prosecutor is sending the wrong message that voicing criticism is a criminal act. This claim also justifies the 'silencing operation' scheme by the state against critics, which civil society has already warned about.
Activist charged with incitement questions justice for taxi driver killed by police
CNN Indonesia – February 27, 2026
Jakarta – Lokataru Foundation Director Delpedro Marhaen has questioned the legal proceedings against the police officers who killed an online motorbike taxi driver (ojek) named Affan Kurniawan, who was run over by a police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) tactical vehicle during a demonstration in Jakarta last August.

Marhaen asserted that there should be no discriminatory treatment in the law enforcement process.
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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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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.

August 2025 protest report finds indications of massive operation to silence activists
Kompas.id – February 19, 2026

Nino Citra Anugrahanto – The mass arrest of protesters in August 2025 is considered to be have been a large-scale operation to silence pro-democracy activists.

Government criticised for giving geothermal project to Israeli affiliated company
Hidayatullah.com – February 17, 2026

Ahmad – The policy of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Bahlil Lahadalia, of awarding a geothermal project concession in Telaga Ranu, West Halmahera, to PT Ormat Geothermal Indonesia, a subsidiary of Ormat Technologies, has sparked criticism from several groups.

Jokowi washing his hands of past mistakes by supporting KPK Law revisions: ICW
Kompas.com – February 16, 2026

Haryanti Puspa Sari, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has criticised a statement by the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who said he supports the Corruption Eradication Commission Law (UU KPK) bein

Prabowo claims TNI generals have never committed rights violations
Kompas.com – February 13, 2026

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Danu Damarjati – President Prabowo Subianto says that top generals from the Indonesian Military (TNI) have been accused by the West of human rights violations, even though this is not the case.