Indonesia

May 2026

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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.

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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

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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

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CNN Indonesia – May 7, 2026

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) says that the trial hearing a case against four Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers over their involvement in an acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator

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Kompas.com – May 2, 2026

Ruby Rachmadina, Tri Susanto Setiawan, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) has stated that 51 people who were detained during an International Labour Day (May Day) protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta

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Kompas.id – May 2, 2026

Click here – too slow. Press this button – I can't press it. 

Father: If you fail, start again from the beginning

Mother: This is indeed made to be difficult

Poki: What game you playing? Looks difficult.

Father: Filling out Coretax

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Berita Satu – May 1, 2026

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia is urging the government to cancel plans to form a team of assessors to determine the status of human rights defenders. This policy is considered to have the potential to limit civil space and is contrary to basic human rights principles.

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IDN Times – May 1, 2026

Herlambang Jati, Yogyakarta – Various elements of society from workers to students held an action demanding workers' welfare during a commemoration of Labor Day in front of the Yogyakarta Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD) on Friday May 1.

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CNN Indonesia – May 1, 2026

Surabaya – The commemoration of International Labour Day or May Day 2026 in the city of Surabaya, East Java, was divided on Friday May 1.

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Kompas.com – May 1, 2026

Putu Ayu Pratama Sugiyo, Malang – The commemoration of Labor Day in Malang, East Java, on Friday May 1 presented a different atmosphere from the usual May Day demonstrations.