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Protesters sing 'Heal the World' at Defend Palestine action in Jakarta
Detik News – October 12, 2025
Taufiq Syarifudin, Jakarta – A number of people held a Defend Palestine action at the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta on Sunday October 12. They continue to call for Palestinian independence through these actions.

Based on Detik's monitoring at the location at 9.15 am, the protesters appeared to be crowding around the Horse Statue area towards Gambir train station or on Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan. They were busy singing the song "Heal the World" by Michael Jackson.
Following motorcycle taxi drivers, police to employ mobile coffee sellers as spies
Kompas.com – October 11, 2025
Mohamad Bintang Pamungkas, Jakarta – Mobile coffee sellers in Jakarta now have a new role as part of the city's security strategy. Jakarta Metro Jaya Regional Police (Kapolda) Chief Inspector General Asep Edi Suheri says that traders can not only sell coffee, but can also be the "eyes and ears" of the police in the field.

The statement was made during lunch activity event and distribution of social assistance (bansos) for street vendors at Silang Park in the southern part of the National Monument (Monas) in Gambir, Central Jakarta, on Thursday October 10.
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.

The union is chaired by Gejayan Calling (Gejayan Menggil) activist Syahdan Husein. He was named a suspect on suspicion of incitement related to the August demonstration and has been detained since early September 2025
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 Salim and Khariq Anhar. They were detained because they were deemed to have committed "incitement" during the demonstration last August.

The musicians present included Manson (MENTHOSA), Cholil Mahmud (Greenhouse Effect), Eka Annash (The Brandal), and Delpi (Dongker). In addition to this, also present was the Labour Movement with the People (GEBRAK) and a number of other civil society networks. A total of around 30 people came to act as guarantors as well as show moral support for the detainees.
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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.

More Kodam
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.

One Piece
Kompas.id – August 10, 2025

Ahead of Indonesia's 80th anniversary of independence, social media has been flooded with images of flags from the Japanese anime One Piece flying on houses and vehicles instead of the national red-and-white flag.

Growth anomaly
Kompas Newspaper – August 9, 2025

The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) has expressed doubts over the credibility of the National Statistics Agency's (BPS) second-quarter economic growth figure of 5.12 percent, calling it an "anomaly" that does not reflect the real economic situation.

Adulterated officials
Kompas.id – July 20, 2025

Speaking during a working meeting at the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission IV in Jakarta, Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman said that the country has suffered losses amounting to 99.35 trillion rupiah due to adulterated rice (beras oplosan) circulating in the market.

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Prabowo's UN speech total opposite of actual foreign and domestic policy
Amnesty Press Release – September 24, 2025

Responding to a speech by the President of Indonesia at the 80th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) in New York, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

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Jubi Papua – September 22, 2025

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Defence Ministry criticised for comparing TNI deployment with US under Trump
Kompas.com – September 19, 2025

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Surabaya police seize leftist books that 'could influence people's thinking'
CNN Indonesia – September 18, 2025

Surabaya – The East Java Regional Police and its officers have confiscated 11 books from protesters involved in demonstrations that turned violent in Surabaya and Sidoarjo on August 29-31.

Civil Society Coalition criticises deployment of TNI to guard parliament
Detik News – September 16, 2025

Lisye Sri Rahayu, Jakarta – Defence Minister Sjafri Shamsuddin has confirmed that he has approved the deployment of the Indonesian Military (TNI) to guard the House of Representatives/Peoples' Consultative Assembly (DPR/MPR) building in Senayan, Jakarta.

Rights watchdog director reports being terrorised, case documents missing
CNN Indonesia – September 10, 2025

Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) Director Ardi Manto Adiputra reported alleged acts of terror against him to the Jakarta Metro Jaya Regional Police on Tuesday September 9.