Protests & Popular Resistance

April 2025

News/Indonesia
Tribun News – April 15, 2025

Danang Triatmojo, Jakarta – N, one of the participants at the village action (aksi kamping) has stated that he and several other civil society activists would continue to set up tents in front of the House of Representatives' (DPR) Pancasila Gate in Jakarta for as long as possible until their demands are met.

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – April 13, 2025

Poki: Ahh, it's nice to wake up. The day is clear the future is bright. It's not dark.

Parent: Poki! wake up! It's 6 in the evening fool!

Poki: What?

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – April 11, 2025

Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) recorded that hundreds of people fell victim to violence and were arrested by the Indonesian Military (TNI) and Indonesian Police (Polri) during the Dark Indonesia (#IndonesiaGelap

News/Indonesia
Tempo – April 9, 2025

Eka Yudha Saputra, Ninis Chairunnisa, Jakarta – All Indonesia Student Executive Board (BEM SI) coordinator Herianto has responded to insinuations made by President Prabowo Subianto about protest actions by the Dark Indonesia (#IndonesiaGelap)

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – April 8, 2025

Jakarta – Civil society activists have provided a number of notes in response to a desire expressed by President Prabowo Subianto to meet with figures or initiators of the hashtags Dark Indonesia (#IndonesiaGelap) and Just Run Away (

News/Indonesia
Viva – April 8, 2025

Dedy Priatmojo, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has again highlighted the "Dark Indonesia" campaign that has gone viral on social media recently as a response to the economic-political unrest under the administration of Prabowo and Vice President 

News/Indonesia
Kompas – April 7, 2025

Rahel Narda Chaterine, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has asked all parties to be objective in viewing demonstrations criticising government policies.

March 2025

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – March 28, 2025

Jakarta – An action by the Voices of Indonesian Mothers movement has highlighted the violence by the authorities against students during the protest actions rejecting the revisions to the Indonesian Military Law (UU TNI) in various regions, including Jakarta.

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – March 26, 2025

Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Advocacy Division Chairperson Zainal Arifin says that as of Wednesday March 26 there were 51 regions in Indonesia where demonstrations were held rejecting the TNI Law (UU TNI).

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – March 25, 2025

Jakarta – The ratification of the Draft Law on the Indonesian Military (RUU TNI) on March 20 was followed by a wave of demonstrations around the country. Actions by civil society groups continued on March 23-24 with several rallies continuing into evening which were marred by repressive actions by the police.