Jakarta – The project to rewrite Indonesian history initiated by the Ministry of Culture has attracted the attention of a number of historians. It is hoped that the rewrite will not to ignore the dark chapters of Indonesian history, especially related to gross human rights violations that have been committed by the state.

The Minister of Culture (Menbud) Fadli Zon has said that the Indonesian history rewrite will not change the history of the 1965 massacre, which are often referred to as G30S-PKI (30 September Movement-Indonesian Communist Party) or the October One Movement (Gestok).

Jakarta – National University (Unnas) historian Andi Achdian is questioning the government's decision through the Ministry of Culture to revise the history of the Republic of Indonesia.

According to Achdian, it is uncommon for democratic states to write the history of their country. Usually, he said, the country's history is written and interpreted by historians, and not an official state program or project. Usually, he said, the writing of an official history is only done by authoritarian states.

Singgih Wiryono, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has alluded to West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi's policy of sending troublesome students to Indonesian Military (TNI) barracks for guidance.

This was conveyed by a Coalition member from the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), Zainal, when submitting a judicial review of Law Number 3/2025 on the TNI with the Constitutional Court (MK) on Wednesday May 7.

Jakarta – Minister of Culture Fadli Zon said that an official project to rewrite Indonesian history would not change the history of the 1965 massacre, often referred to as the G30S/PKI (September 30 Movement/Indonesian Communist Party) or the 1st October Movement (Gestok).

Zon claimed that there is no controversy regarding the bloody history of the 1965 affair that caused millions of people to die as a result of the political event.