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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:

"The government's plan to formulate a RUU on Combating Disinformation and Foreign Propaganda, which was marked by the release of an academic draft from the Ministry of Law, is a move the urgency of which is appropriate for us to question.
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.

The accumulation of capital activities (extractive industry companies) in forestry, palm oil plantations, mining and other sectors has resulted in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra experiencing a significant decline in environmental carrying and supportive capacity.
BEM students at UI terrorised, Amnesty urges state to find mastermind
Harian Bogor Raya – January 20, 2026
Herawati Nurlia – Amnesty International Indonesia has highlighted the series of incidents of terror and threats that have befallen activists from the University of Indonesia Student Executive Council (BEM UI).

The human rights institution believes that these incidents are not just related to an internal campus conflict, but a direct threat to freedom of expression and democratic space for the student movement.
Survey finds majority say Sumatra disaster caused by human factor, not weather
CNN Indonesia – January 20, 2026
Jakarta – The results of a Median survey show that the majority of respondents stated that human factors were the cause of the flash floods that hit a number of areas in Sumatra late last year.

This survey was a poll of social media users. The data was collected on January 9-13 with a target sample of one thousand respondents.
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Drunken Republic
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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Survey finds majority across all age groups support direct regional elections
Kompas.com – January 14, 2026

Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Jakarta – Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) has released the results of a poll showing that the majority of Generation Y or Millennials reject the election of regional heads (Pilkada) via Regional Representative Councils (DPRD).

One year of free meals program – cronies profit, children poisoned: ICW
NU Online – January 9, 2026

Suci Amaliyah, Jakarta – One year since its launch, the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program still faces serious problems.

Don't be lulled into false pride as president of the UN Human Rights Council
Amnesty Press Release – January 9, 2026

Responding to Indonesia's election as President of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Amnesty International Indonesia's Executive Director Usman Hamid, said:

End US imperialist military aggression, release Venezuelan President Maduro
GEBRAK Statement – January 8, 2026

On Saturday January 3 at 2 am local time, the United States (US) imperialists launched military attacks on the Venezuelan capital of Caracas along with El Higuerote, Miranda, La Guaira and Aragua. The attack was accompanied by the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

Regulation on TNI's role in combating terrorism threatens human rights, democracy
Liputan6.com – January 7, 2026

Ady Anugrahadi, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform strongly rejects the draft Presidential Regulation (Perpres) on the Duties of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in Combating Acts of Terrorism, which has recently been circulating publically.

Hundreds of GEBRAK protesters rally at US Embassy in solidarity with Venezuela
BPN KPR – January 6, 2026

Beni, Jakarta – Hundreds of protesters from the Labour Movement with the People (GEBRAK) held a demonstration in front of the United States Embassy in Central Jakarta on Tuesday January 6.