Armed Forces & Military Operations

March 2026

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – March 31, 2026

Jakarta – The advocacy and legal team in the case of the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus has stated that they are now facing a serious escalation of threats.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – March 26, 2026

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) is calling for the immediate disclosure of the military chain of command behind the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – March 26, 2026

Jakarta – The civil society organisation Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) says the resignation of Lieutenant General Yudi Abrimantyo as the head of the Indonesian Military's (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) is a manoeuvre to protect the intellectual

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – March 24, 2026

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) believes that the alleged involvement of members of the Indonesian Military's (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) in the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Vict

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – March 18, 2026

Shela Octavia, Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is calling for the four soldiers suspected of throwing acid on human rights activist Andrie Yunus to be prosecuted in a general court, not a military court.

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – March 14, 2026

Father: Our country's on a military alert? What up?

Poki: Why are we on alert? Is it war?

Father: But we're not currently at war. On alert against what threat?

Poki: Perhaps we're on alert over the threat of chili prices [going up] for the [Lebaran] holidays?

Statements/Indonesia
Amnesty Press Release – March 10, 2026

Responding to the rearrest of an activist who had only just been released from detention in Bandung, West Java, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – March 9, 2026

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is urging the president and the House of Representatives (DPR) to revoke a telegram issued by Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander General

Statements/Indonesia
Amnesty Press Release – March 5, 2026

Responding to the unlawful killing of a teenager by a police officer in Makassar and an Indonesian Military (TNI) member's abuse of a civilian in South Tangerang, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

News/Indonesia
School Media News – March 5, 2026

Jakarta – United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs have issued a warning to the government of the Republic of Indonesia regarding the Draft Presidential Regulation (Ranperpres) on the role of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in combating terrorism.