The Solidarity Action Committee for Munir (KASUM) condemns the state's indifference to the arsenic poisoning of Munir Said Thalib. They have wasted years leading up to the 21st anniversary of the case on September 7.

Munir was a courageous and consistent human rights defender in Indonesia. In the current situation, a figure like Munir is needed to address the widespread demonstrations that occurred last August, which rejected pro-elite policies but resulted in the deaths of citizens, from an online motorcycle taxi driver to university students.

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) rejects the charges against activists who have been arrested for allegedly inciting students and children to take part in demonstration at the end of August.

TAUD criticised the police's use of Article 76H under Law Number 35/2014 on Child Protection. "So friends, what our clients did does not mean inciting children", said Sekar Banjaran Aji at the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) offices in Jakarta on Saturday September 6.

Jakarta – Protesters consisting of students, academics and civil society activists held a peaceful demonstration titled "The National People's Picnic" in front of the parliament building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Friday September 5.

They wanted to call in the 17+8 People's Demands in the context of demanding accountability from the government and the House of Representatives (DPR). The deadline for the 17 short-term demands is today.

Ridho Danu Prasetyo, Faieq Hidayat, Jakarta – The All Indonesia Student Executive Council (BEM SI) held a protest action in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Thursday September 4.

The action, which was joined by students from various campuses, was titled "Save Indonesia" and took up 13 demands.