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September 2021

News/West Papua
Police claim armed, pro-independence groups threat to Papua national games
Tribune News – September 5, 2021

Igman Ibrahim, Jakarta – The Indonesian police have mapped out the main potential threats against the 20th National Games (PON XX) which will be held in Papua next October.

June 2021

Analysis/Indonesia
The arrest of 'street thugs' and the ritual of 'Yes Sir'
CNN Indonesia – June 16, 2021

Jakarta – Recent moves by police to aggressively arrest preman (street thugs, petty criminals) in various cities around the country will not be able to resolve the age old problem of p

April 2021

News/West Papua
Investigation finds Malang police chief order to shoot Papuans violated discipline
CNN Indonesia – April 22, 2021

Jakarta – The results of an investigation by the police's professionalism and security affairs division (Propam) has found that Malang municipal police chief Senior Commissioner Leonardus Simarmata

News/Indonesia
Jokowi's call to impoverish corruptors just a gimmick: Graft watchdog
CNN Indonesia – April 19, 2021

Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) investigator Wana Alamsyah says that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's call to impoverish corruptors in order to recover state losses is nothing more than

News/Indonesia
Police launch TV Polri and Radio Polri to 'get closer to the public'
Kompas.com – April 12, 2021

Maharani, Jakarta – Indonesian police (Polri) chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo launched TV Polri and Radio Polri at the national police public relations division building in Jak

News/Indonesia
Government initiatives to resolve past rights cases have all come to nothing: Kontras
Kompas.com – April 9, 2021

Tatang Guritno, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says that since 2015 the government has formed numerous bodies and mooted various ideas to resolve cas

News/Indonesia
Epidemiologist criticises Jokowi's double standards over wedding reception
Suara.com – April 5, 2021

Bangun Santoso and Stephanus Aranditio – It was not just President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

News/Indonesia
Graft watchdog says BLBI case termination a result of KPK Law revisions
Kompas.com – April 3, 2021

Irfan Kamil, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) believes that the termination of the investigation into the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Support (BLBI) funds corruption case involving Sjamsul N

March 2021

News/Indonesia
State losses due to corruption rose four-fold in 2020 says corruption watchdog
Kompas.com – March 22, 2021

Tatang Guritno, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says that state financial losses as a consequence of corruption increased four-fold in 2020.

News/Indonesia
Amnesty slams police over badge awards for reporting crimes on social media
Detik News – March 17, 2021

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has criticised the "badge awards" program anno