Indonesia

May 2026

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – May 21, 2026

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid says that the Israeli military's arrest of Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) 2.0 volunteers violates human rights.

Statements/Indonesia
Coalition Statement – May 21, 2026

Twenty-eight years after reformasi – the political reform process that began in 1998 – Indonesia is showing increasingly serious signs of democratic decline.

Statements/Indonesia
YLBHI Press Release – May 21, 2026

Hearts of Palestine (HOPE), which is made up of several civil society organisations, groups and individuals, strongly condemns the actions of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in intercepting and detaining civilian vessels, kidnapping and holding hostage civilians involved in the G

News/Indonesia
Detik News – May 21, 2026

Brigitta Belia Permata Sari, Jakarta – A Kamisan (Thursday) action coinciding with the 28th anniversary of reformasi – the political reform process that began in 1998 – touched on a number of human rights issues, from alleged human rights violations in

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas Newspaper – May 20, 2026

Josi: Waduhhh, how come it keeps going down?!

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has been widely ridiculed over remarks made during a speech in Nganjuk, East Java, in which he said that the decline in the rupiah's exchange rate does not directly affect rural communities.

News/Indonesia
Jawa Pos – May 20, 2026

Syahrul Yunizar – Amnesty International's latest report has revealed findings related to a coordinated disinformation campaign. The aim of the campaign is to label government critics as foreign agents. The targets range from vocal activists to journalists.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – May 18, 2026

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) officially reported alleged violations of the code of ethics and behavioural guidelines by the panel of judges at the Jakarta II-08 Military Court, which is currently hearing the case of the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas Editorial – May 13, 2026

Women with megaphone: Don't get tired of speaking out, women are powerful.

Placards read: Women's rights and Human Rights, Resist.

Women activists in Indonesia are currently facing multiple attacks across various platforms. Attacks against them are no longer limited to physical spaces, but have also spread to the cyber realm.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – May 12, 2026

Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) senior investigator Novel Baswedan has strongly criticised the legal proceedings in the case of the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) activist

News/Indonesia
Kompas – May 11, 2026

Febryan Kevin Candra Kurniawan, Faieq Hidayat, Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus has refused to attend the trial of four soldiers at the Jakarta II-09 Military Court who are accused of dousing him with acid on M