Indonesia

June 2025

Statements/Indonesia
Amnesty Statement – June 13, 2025

In a joint statement the Civil Society Coalition Against Impunity, which is made up of a number of civil society organisations and individuals, strongly condemned a statement made by the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, Fadli Zon, regarding the May 1998 affair.

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Kompas.com – June 13, 2025

Firda Janati, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid says that the statement by Minister of Culture Fadli Zon that there were no rapes during the May 1998 riots in Jakarta is a fatal error.

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CNN Indonesia – June 13, 2025

Surabaya – The East Java Regional Police (Polda) Cyber Directorate has arrested four people suspected of being involved in a same sex network or gay group on social media.

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Kompas.com – June 10, 2025

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for the Security Sector Reform has criticised the Army's (TNI AD) plan to recruit 24,000 privates (tamtama) as a move that injures the spirit of reformasi – the political reform process that began in 199

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TAUD Press Release – June 5, 2025

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) provided assistance on June 3 and 4 to 14 protesters who were arbitrarily arrested by the police at a May Day 2025 rally in front of the parliament building in Jakarta on 1 May.

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CNN Indonesia – June 3, 2025

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) says that the naming of 14 people as suspects, which is part of the investigation related to the May Day demonstration in front of the parliament building on May 1, is a form of criminalisation.

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AKSI Petition – June 2, 2025

Imagine if Indonesian history was only written from the perspective of and for the benefit of those in power. The stories of the victims, survivors and missing people would no longer be told. When the rulers publish an "official history", it is not impossible that the stories of the victims are considered "wild history".

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Suara Papua – June 2, 2025

Sorong – The Nusantara Indigenous Community Alliance (AMAN) together with a number of representatives of indigenous peoples from various parts of Indonesia have reported cases of criminalisation, intimidation and the seizure of indigenous territories directly to Dr. Albert K.

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Kompas.com – June 2, 2025

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto says that foreign parties are funding non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in order to pit people against each other in Indonesia.

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Tribun News – June 1, 2025

Rahmat Fajar Nugraha, Jakarta – Nusantara Trade Union Confederation (KSPN) General Chairperson Ristadi has highlighted the many domestic factories that have closed down or gone bankrupt because the products they produce cannot compete with cheap illegal goods from abroad.