Indonesia

October 2026

Statements/Indonesia
Amnesty Press Release – October 23, 2026

In response to the use of excessive force and violence by security personnel against protesters demonstrating over forest and land fires (karhutla) in various locations, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

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Kompas.com – October 22, 2026

Pandi Ramedhan, Tri Susanto Setiawan, Jakarta – A protest by students from the State University of Jakarta (UNJ) on Jalan Pemuda in East Jakarta turned chaotic when demonstrators set tyres on fire on Thursday October 22.

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CNN Indonesia – October 22, 2026

Surabaya – A number of civil society groups in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya collectively calling themselves the Surabaya Aware Alliance (Aliansi Surabaya Sadar) held a demonstration on Thursday afternoon October 22 to mark the two-year anniversary of the administration of President Prabowo Subia

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Kompas.com – October 21, 2026

Haryanti Puspa Sari, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) rejects the proposal by National Economic Council (DEN) Chairperson Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan to exclude state losses from the definition of corruption.

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Kompas.com – October 21, 2026

Muhammad Isa Bustomi, Jakarta – Eleven Greenpeace Indonesia activists arrested after unfurling protest banners on the Welcome Statue Monument at the Hotel Indonesia (HI) traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Tuesday October 20 have been released.

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Kompas.com – October 21, 2026

Muhammad Isa Bustomi, Jakarta – A number of protest actions marking two years of the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka were held in Jakarta on Tuesday October 20.

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CNN Indonesia – October 20, 2026

Jakarta – Students from various campuses in Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Makassar will hold simultaneous demonstrations today, Tuesday October 20, to coincide with two-years of the leadership of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

Statements/Indonesia
Amnesty Press Release – October 19, 2026

During the first two years of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's administration, the government posted a red report card in promoting and protecting human rights.

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Kompas.com – October 17, 2026

Baharudin Al Farisi, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has raised the issue of military justice reform following a Constitutional Court (MK) ruling that the Military Justice Law conflicts with the 1945 Constitution.

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Suara Papua – October 17, 2026

Jayapura – In response to diplomatic developments in the Pacific region, a coalition of Papuan civil society organisations has issued a joint statement urging the Indonesian government to immediately grant independent, safe and unconditional access for international monitoring in the Land of Papua.