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Police criticised for arresting activists instead of finding actors behind August riots
CNN Indonesia – October 25, 2025
Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) General Chairperson Muhamad Isnur has criticised law enforcement agencies over the demonstrations last August.

Isnur reflected on the recent wave of demonstrations from August 25 to 31 which ended in chaos and resulted in 10 deaths. According to Isnur, to this day law enforcement agencies have been unable to reveal the actors behind the riots.
Pro-independence group KNPB calls for international intervention in Papua
Suara Papua – October 23, 2025
Jayapura – The dire conditions facing refugees in conflict areas that continue to be ignored by the government, as well as the increasing number of military operations that have resulted in civilian casualties, require the attention of all parties as well as the need for international intervention.

This was among several points raised at a press conference by the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in delivering a statement of its position and demands regarding the situation in Papua on Tuesday October 21.
Remove Suharto from list of names proposed for title of national hero
Amnesty Press Release – October 22, 2025
Responding to the inclusion of the name of the second president of the Republic of Indonesia, Suharto, on the list of candidates for the title of national hero, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

"The attempt to make Suharto a national hero is the greatest betrayal of the people's mandate since 1998. If this proposal is followed up, reformasi (the political reform process that began with Suharto's resignation in 1998) could potentially end at the hands of the Prabowo administration. Suharto fell due to public protests that gave birth to reformasi. Therefore, awarding Suharto the title of national hero could be seen as the end of reformasi itself.
Coalition criticises yet another light sentence for soldiers who kill civilians
CNN Indonesia – October 22, 2025
Jakarta – A number of organisations affiliated with the Civil Coalition for Security Reform have criticised the light sentences given to soldiers involved in cases of abuse that resulted in the death of the victims.

Light sentences were given in the fatal shooting of a rental company boss in Jakarta and the assault of a junior high school student in Medan which resulted in his death. These cases were tried at both the Supreme Court (MA) and the military courts at the appeals level.
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Family service
Kompas.id – August 31, 2025
President Prabowo Subianto bestowed civilian honours and awards upon more than 140 figures last week in a presentation ceremony that not only tarnished and devalued state honours but also highlighted the disconnect between the political elite and ordinary Indonesians.
Plenary meeting
Kompas.id – August 24, 2025
According to parliamentary watch-dog Forum of Concerned Citizens for Indonesia's Parliament (Formappi), the recent increase in allowances for members of the House of Representatives (DPR) is not proportional to their performance.
Structural poverty
Kompas Newspaper – August 23, 2025
The House of Representatives (DPR) is facing widespread public anger over a 50 million rupiah (US$3,067) monthly housing allowance for each lawmaker which analysts say is out of touch with the economic hardships faced by most ordinary Indonesians.
Battle over memory
Jakarta Post – August 19, 2025

Tama Salim – When I was growing up in the 1990s, history was something to be memorized, not understood. Like most Indonesian schoolchildren of my generation, I was taught a single, sanitized version of the national past.

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Tempo – August 11, 2025

The Indonesian Military (TNI) under the administration of President Prabowo Subianto is growing bigger. The Army (TNI AD) now has 21 Regional Military Commands (Kodam) from the previous 15 throughout Indonesia.

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Prabowo's 1st year marked by decline in democracy, human and civil rights: YLBHI
Kompas.com – October 19, 2025

Irfan Kamil, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Chairperson Muhammad Isnur has criticised the upholding of human rights and democracy in the first year of the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice Pre

Papuan journalists call for justice 1 year after firebombing of Jubi media office
Jubi Papua – October 16, 2025

Silpester Kasipka, Jayapura – The Papuan Journalist Justice and Safety Advocacy Coalition (KAKKJ) held a peaceful action in front of the Jubi media editorial offices on Jalan SPG Taruna Bakti in Waena, Jayapura city, on Thursday October 16.

Rewarding soldiers who disappeared 98 activists vulgar, excessive: Observer
Kompas.com – October 14, 2025

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Robertus Belarminus, Jakarta – The Rose Team (Tim Mawar), which was a small team created by the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) Command Group IV in 1998, apparently still leaves traces to this day.

Former political prisoners support formation of Political Prisoners Union
Joint Statement – October 9, 2025

On October 4, as many as 27 detainees at the Metro Jaya Regional Police (Polda) Detention Centre in Jakarta formed a union called the Indonesian Political Prisoners Union (Serikat Tahanan Politik, STP). They formed the union after one of the detainees experienced torture at the detention centre.

Musicians, people's movement declares solidarity with detained activists
Kontras Press Release – October 7, 2025

Jakarta – A number of inter-band musicians and people's movement networks have declared their solidarity with the pro-democracy activists who are still being detained by police, four of which are Delpedro Marhaen, Syahdan Husein, Muzaffar S

60 years after 1965 mass killings: No justice and crimes repeated
Kontras Press Release – October 6, 2025

60 years ago, Lieutenant General Suharto and the Army under his command began the massacre and extermination of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI). The reason was that the PKI was accused of carrying out the murder of several of Army generals and a coup against the Indonesian government.